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Social Work Department, Hospital MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Social Work Department, Hospital
Tree Number(s)
N02.278.216.500.968.730
N04.452.442.452.422.730
Unique ID
D012948
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012948
Scope Note
Hospital department responsible for administering and providing social services to patients and their families.
Entry Version
SOCIAL WORK DEP HOSP
Entry Term(s)
Hospital Social Work Department
NLM Classification #
W 322
Previous Indexing
Hospital Departments (1968-1983)
Social Work (1978-1983)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS 1984-90
History Note
91(84); was see under HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS 1984-90
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2019/07/09
Social Work Department, Hospital Preferred
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