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MeSH Heading: Critical Illness
Tree Number(s): C23.550.291.625
Unique ID: D016638
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016638
Annotation: IM GEN only; do not index with specific dis of critically ill patient unless particularly discussed & then NIM with no qualif; /‌ther: consider also CRITICAL CARE
Scope Note: A disease or state in which death is possible or imminent.
Entry Term(s): Critically Ill
NLM Classification #: QZ 140
Previous Indexing: Critical Care (1975-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/01/24
Revision Date: 1999/11/08

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

economics (EC)

epidemiology (EP)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

rehabilitation (RH)

therapy (TH)

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