Health Care

Chronic Disease Hospitals

Hospitals which provide care to patients with long-term illnesses.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Hospitals which provide care to patients with long-term illnesses.

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Synonyms

15 entry terms
  • Hospitals, Chronic Disease
  • Chronic Disease Hospital
  • Hospital, Chronic Disease
  • Hospitals, Tuberculosis
  • Sanitaria, Tuberculosis
  • Sanitoria, Tuberculosis
  • Hospital, Tuberculosis
  • Sanitarias, Tuberculosis
  • Sanitorias, Tuberculosis
  • Tuberculosis Hospital
  • Tuberculosis Hospitals
  • Tuberculosis Sanitaria
  • Tuberculosis Sanitarias
  • Tuberculosis Sanitoria
  • Tuberculosis Sanitorias

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate IM with hospital ownership term (e.g., HOSPITALS, COUNTY; HOSPITALS, PROPRIETARY; etc.) (IM or NIM) if pertinent; entry term HOSPITALS, TUBERCULOSIS: coordinate with TUBERCULOSIS; specify geographic location if pertinent

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History Note

91(77); was see under HOSPITALS, SPECIAL 1977-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Hospitals, Special (1968-1977)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Chronic Disease Hospitals. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006763. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006763
  2. Chronic Disease Hospitals. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70448381