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Abstract
Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2).
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Narrower headings
- Chronic Brain Damage
- Chronic Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury
- Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Granulomatous Disease
- Chronic Hepatitis
- Chronic Idiopathic Jaundice
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy
- Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder
- Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia
- Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Chronic Pancreatitis
- Chronic Periodontitis
- Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia
- Chronic Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
- Chronic Renal Insufficiency
- Chronic Urticaria
- Chronic Wasting Disease
- Lymphocytic Chronic B-Cell Leukemia
- Multiple Chronic Conditions
- Myelogenous Chronic BCR-ABL Positive Leukemia
- Myeloid Chronic Atypical BCR-ABL Negative Leukemia
- Myelomonocytic Chronic Leukemia
- Neutrophilic Chronic Leukemia
- Post-Infectious Disorders
- Subdural Chronic Hematoma
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Synonyms
9 entry terms
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Diseases
- Chronic Illnesses
- Disease, Chronic
- Illness, Chronic
- Chronic Condition
- Chronically Ill
- Chronic Conditions
- Condition, Chronic
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15 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug therapy, economics, epidemiology, ethnology, history, legislation & jurisprudence, mortality, nursing, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, therapy, trends, veterinary.
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Indexing Annotation
IM general only; usually NIM with specific disease IM
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Chronic Disease. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002908. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002908
- Chronic Disease. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_condition
- Chronic Disease. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q383126