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MeSH Heading: Oncology Nursing
Tree Number(s): H02.478.676.605; N02.421.533.600
Unique ID: D009859
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009859
Annotation: use ONCOLOGY NURSING for the nursing specialty; use NEOPLASMS/nurs for the patient
Scope Note: A nursing specialty concerned with the care provided to cancer patients. It includes aspects of family functioning through education of both patient and family.
Entry Term(s): Cancer Nursing; Nursing, Oncologic; Oncologic Nursing; Oncological Nursing
NLM Classification #: WY 156
Previous Indexing: Neoplasms/nursing (1975-1984); Specialties, Nursing (1971-1984)
Public MeSH Note: 85
History Note: 85
Date Established: 1985/01/01
Date of Entry: 1984/04/11
Revision Date: 2015/06/29

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

economics (EC)

education (ED)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

methods (MT)

organization & administration (OG)

standards (ST)

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Concept UI: M0015302
Scope Note: A nursing specialty concerned with the care provided to cancer patients. It includes aspects of family functioning through education of both patient and family.
Terms: Oncology Nursing Preferred Term
Term UI T840050
Date04/08/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2014); Nursing, Oncologic
Term UI T029241
Date04/11/1984
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Oncologic Nursing
Term UI T029242
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1985); Oncological Nursing
Term UI T029243
Date04/11/1984
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Cancer Nursing
Term UI T844983
Date05/31/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2014)

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