Named Groups

Patients

Individuals participating in the health care system for the purpose of receiving therapeutic, diagnostic, or preventive procedures.

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Abstract

Individuals participating in the health care system for the purpose of receiving therapeutic, diagnostic, or preventive procedures.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Patient
  • Clients
  • Client

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

general only, irrespective of disease; patients as people or as a social, sociological, psychological, etc., group; do not confuse the patient with the disease: the "tuberculotic patient" equals TUBERCULOSIS and not also PATIENTS

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History Note

/education was used for indexing 1966-79; was in Cat G & M 1963-67

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  1. M01w.643w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Patients. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010361. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010361
  2. Patients. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patient
  3. Patients. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181600