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MeSH Heading: Home Health Aides
Tree Number(s): M01.526.485.067.350; N02.360.067.350
Unique ID: D018576
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018576
Annotation: coord IM with specific home health care (IM)
Scope Note: Persons who assist ill, elderly, or disabled persons in the home, carrying out personal care and housekeeping tasks. (From Slee & Slee, Health Care Terms. 2d ed, p202)
Entry Term(s): Home Care Aides; Homemaker-Home Health Aides
NLM Classification #: WY 115
Previous Indexing: Home Care Services (1967-1994); Nurses' Aides (1966-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/04/19
Revision Date: 2018/06/29

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Home Health Aides MeSH Descriptor Data 2024