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Preferred term

Social Support  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Care, Social
  • Social Care

Note

  • human only

Scope note

  • Support systems that provide assistance and encouragement to individuals with physical or emotional disabilities in order that they may better cope. Informal social support is usually provided by friends, relatives, or peers, while formal assistance such as COMMUNITY SUPPORT is provided by churches, groups, etc.

History note

  • 91(83); was see under SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT 1983-90

In other languages

  • sosiaalinen tuki

    Finnish

  • sosiaalinen tukiverkosto
  • yhteiskunnallinen tuki
  • yhteiskunnallinen tukiverkosto
  • Socialt stöd

    Swedish

  • Psykosocialt stöd
  • Sociala nätverk

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012944

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