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Persons > Terminally Ill

Preferred term

Terminally Ill  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • the terminal patient himself; care of the terminal patient = TERMINAL CARE

Scope note

  • Persons with an incurable or irreversible illness at the end stage that will result in death within a short time. (From O'Leary et al., Lexikon: Dictionary of Health Care Terms, Organizations, and Acronyms for the Era of Reform, 1994, p780)

History note

  • 97

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019452

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