| Descriptor English: | Geriatrics | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Geriatría
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Geriatria | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Gériatrie | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Gerontology |
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| Tree number(s): |
H02.403.355 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005853 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The branch of medicine concerned with the physiological and pathological aspects of the aged, including the clinical problems of senescence and senility. |
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| Annotation: | specialty; when permitted for "geriatric diseases": Manual 28.9.1 |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics ED education ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation LJ legislation & jurisprudence MT methods OG organization & administration SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends |
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| Related: |
Aged
MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 5993 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D005853 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2009/07/06 |
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DISCIPLINES AND OCCUPATIONS
Health Occupations [H02]Health Occupations
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Geriatrics
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Gerontology
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| Concept UI |
M0009197 |
| Scope note | The branch of medicine concerned with the physiological and pathological aspects of the aged, including the clinical problems of senescence and senility. |
| Preferred term | Geriatrics |
| Concept UI |
M0009198 |
| Preferred term | Gerontology |
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