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Descriptor English: Hospitals, Special
Descriptor Spanish: Hospitales Especializados
Descriptor hospitales especializados
Scope note: Hospitales que prestan asistencia para una única categoría de enfermedad con instalaciones y personal orientados a un servicio específico.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hospitais Especializados
Descriptor French: Hôpitaux spécialisés
Entry term(s): Hospital, Special
Special Hospital
Special Hospitals
Tree number(s): N02.278.421.556
VS3.002.001.009
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006782
Scope note: Hospitals which provide care for a single category of illness with facilities and staff directed toward a specific service.
Annotation: coordinate IM with medical specialty & hospital ownership term (e.g., HOSPITALS, COUNTY) (IM or NIM) if pertinent; specify geographic location if pertinent; sanatoria & sanitaria (often used interchangeably) can go here but consider also HEALTH RESORTS; note SANITARIA, TUBERCULOSIS see HOSPITALS, CHRONIC DISEASE is available
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
OG organization & administration
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Entry Combination: veterinary:Hospitals, Animal
Previous Indexing: Hospitals (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68
Entry Version: HOSP SPECIAL
Related: Tertiary Care Centers MeSH
DeCS ID: 6937
Unique ID: D006782
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Hospitals, Special - Preferred
Concept UI M0010614
Scope note Hospitals which provide care for a single category of illness with facilities and staff directed toward a specific service.
Preferred term Hospitals, Special
Entry term(s) Hospital, Special
Special Hospital
Special Hospitals



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