Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Patient Admission

The process of accepting patients. The concept includes patients accepted for medical and nursing care in a hospital or other health care institution.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

The process of accepting patients. The concept includes patients accepted for medical and nursing care in a hospital or other health care institution.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Admission, Patient
  • Admissions, Patient
  • Patient Admissions
  • Voluntary Admission
  • Admission, Voluntary
  • Admissions, Voluntary
  • Voluntary Admissions

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, legislation & jurisprudence, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

78

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Previous Indexing

  • Hospitalization (1966-1977)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. E02w.760w.400w.600
  2. N02.421.585w.400w.600

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NLM Classification

WX 158

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Patient Admission. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010343. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010343
  2. Patient Admission. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70453055