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Persons > Patients

Preferred term

Patients  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Client
  • Clients

Note

  • 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

Scope note

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

History note

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

In other languages

  • potilaat

    Finnish

  • potilas
  • terveydenhuollon asiakas
  • terveydenhuollon asiakkaat
  • Patienter

    Swedish

  • Klienter
  • Vårdtagare

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010361

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