Disciplines and Occupations

Patient Education as Topic

The teaching or training of patients concerning their own health needs.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The teaching or training of patients concerning their own health needs.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Education of Patients
  • Education, Patient
  • Patient Education

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

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

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with the Publication Type PATIENT EDUCATION HANDOUT

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History Note

2008(1963)

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  1. H02w.403w.720w.750w.380w.680w
  2. N02.421.726.407w.680w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Patient Education as Topic. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010353. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010353
  2. Patient Education as Topic. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patient_education
  3. Patient Education as Topic. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7144988