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MeSH Heading: Home Care Services
Tree Number(s): N02.421.143.524; N02.421.539.089
Unique ID: D006699
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006699
Annotation: coordinate with specific home care
Scope Note: Community health and NURSING SERVICES providing coordinated multiple services to the patient at the patient's homes. These home-care services are provided by a visiting nurse, home health agencies, HOSPITALS, or organized community groups using professional staff for care delivery. It differs from HOME NURSING which is provided by non-professionals.
Entry Version: HOME CARE SERV
Entry Term(s): Care Services, Home; Domiciliary Care; Home Care; Home Health Care; Services, Home Care
Public MeSH Note: 67; was HOME CARE SERVICE 1966
Online Note: use HOME CARE SERVICES to search HOME CARE SERVICE 1966
History Note: 67; was HOME CARE SERVICE 1966
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/12/07
Revision Date: 2021/05/12

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Concept UI: M0010496
Scope Note: Community health and NURSING SERVICES providing coordinated multiple services to the patient at the patient's homes. These home-care services are provided by a visiting nurse, home health agencies, HOSPITALS, or organized community groups using professional staff for care delivery. It differs from HOME NURSING which is provided by non-professionals.
Terms: Home Care Services Preferred Term
Term UI T020247
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Domiciliary Care
Term UI T020244
Date01/12/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Services, Home Care
Term UI T020245
Date03/06/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Care Services, Home
Term UI T020246
Date03/06/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996)

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