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MeSH Heading: Hospitals
Tree Number(s): N02.278.421
Unique ID: D006761
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006761
Annotation: /legis = LEGISLATION, HOSPITAL or HOSPITALS (IM) + JURISPRUDENCE (IM); note specific hosp depts & specific types of hosp available; hosp admission, discharge & readmiss are available as PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE & PATIENT READMISSION (see notes under each); specify geog: Manual 36.19
Scope Note: Institutions with an organized medical staff which provide medical care to patients.
Entry Version: HOSP
See Also: Economics, Hospital; Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; Hospital Administration
Entry Combination: economics:Economics, Hospital; instrumentation:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; legislation & jurisprudence:Legislation, Hospital; organization & administration:Hospital Administration
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2001/07/25

Entry Combination: economics:Economics, Hospital; instrumentation:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; legislation & jurisprudence:Legislation, Hospital; organization & administration:Hospital Administration
Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

supply & distribution (SD)

trends (TD)

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