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Descriptor English: Halfway Houses
Descriptor Spanish: Casas de Convalecencia
Descriptor centros de convalecencia
Entry term(s) centros de recuperación
Scope note: Residencias especializadas para personas que no requieren hospitalización pero que no están suficientemente bien como para funcionar plenamente en la comunidad sin supervisión, protección y apoyo profesional.
Descriptor Portuguese: Casas para Recuperação
Descriptor French: Foyers de post-cure
Entry term(s): Halfway House
House, Halfway
Houses, Halfway
Tree number(s): J03.775.450
VS3.002.010.003
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006208
Scope note: Specialized residences for persons who do not require full hospitalization, and are not well enough to function completely within the community without professional supervision, protection and support.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
OG organization & administration
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Public MeSH Note: 67
History Note: 67(65)
DeCS ID: 6361
Unique ID: D006208
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1967/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/16
Halfway Houses - Preferred
Concept UI M0009758
Scope note Specialized residences for persons who do not require full hospitalization, and are not well enough to function completely within the community without professional supervision, protection and support.
Preferred term Halfway Houses
Entry term(s) Halfway House
House, Halfway
Houses, Halfway



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