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Descriptor English:
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Medical Indigency
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Indigencia Médica
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Indigência Médica
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Synonyms English:
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Indigencies, Medical
Indigency, Medical
Medical Indigencies
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Tree Number:
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N01.824.460
N03.219.780
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Definition English:
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The condition in which individuals are financially unable to access adequate medical care without depriving themselves and their dependents of food, clothing, shelter, and other essentials of living. |
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See Related English:
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Medically Uninsured
Uncompensated Care
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History Note English:
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68; was INDIGENT CARE 1963-67
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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23310
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Unique Identifier:
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D008489
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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