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MEDICAL SCIENCES > MEDICAL CARE

Preferred term

MEDICAL CARE  

Definition

  • COVERS ALL ASPECTS OF MEDICAL CARE GIVEN TO OR RECEIVED BY A PATIENT, INCLUDING EXAMINATIONS, DIAGNOSIS, MONITORING AND TREATMENT.

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Entry terms

  • HEALTH CARE
  • MEDICAL TREATMENT

Scope note

  • DO NOT CONFUSE WITH 'HEALTH SERVICES' WHICH IS USED FOR HEALTH CARE PROVISION AT A NATIONAL OR REGIONAL LEVEL. FOR SPECIFIC TYPES OF MEDICAL TREATMENT SEE THE TERM 'MEDICAL TREATMENT METHODS' OR ITS NARROWER CONCEPTS.

History note

  • TERM CREATED JANUARY 2003

Identifier

  • urn:ddi:int.cessda.elsst:17d374f5-a930-4a1a-869a-12a748283d94:3

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Date issued

  • 2022-09-20

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In other languages

  • LÉKAŘSKÁ PÉČE

    Czech

  • SUNDHEDSPLEJE

    Danish

  • BEHANDLING
  • MEDISCHE ZORG

    Dutch

  • SAIRAANHOITO

    Finnish

  • POTILAAN HOITO
  • SOINS MÉDICAUX

    French

  • TRAITEMENT MÉDICAL
  • PATIENTENVERSORGUNG (ALLGEMEIN)

    German

  • ΙΑΤΡΙΚΗ ΠΕΡΙΘΑΛΨΗ

    Greek

  • ΙΑΤΡΙΚΗ ΦΡΟΝΤΙΔΑ
  • ΦΡΟΝΤΙΔΑ ΥΓΕΙΑΣ
  • EGÉSZSÉGÜGYI ELLÁTÁS

    Hungarian

  • LÆKNISHJÁLP

    Icelandic

  • SVEIKATOS PRIEŽIŪRA

    Lithuanian

  • MEDICININĖ PRIEŽIŪRA
  • MEDISINSK PLEIE

    Norwegian

  • MEDISINSK BEHANDLING
  • ASISTENȚĂ MEDICALĂ

    Romanian

  • ÎNGRIJIRE MEDICALĂ
  • TRATAMENT MEDICAL
  • ZDRAVSTVENA OSKRBA

    Slovenian

  • ATENCIÓN MÉDICA

    Spanish

  • ASISTENCIA MÉDICA
  • SJUKVÅRD

    Swedish

  • MEDICINSK BEHANDLING

URI

https://elsst.cessda.eu/id/3/17d374f5-a930-4a1a-869a-12a748283d94

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