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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Homebound Persons
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Personas Imposibilitadas
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Pacientes Domiciliares
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Synonyms English:
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Home Bound Persons
Home-Bound Person
Home-Bound Persons
Homebound Person
House Bound Persons
House-Bound Person
House-Bound Persons
Person, Home-Bound
Person, Homebound
Person, House-Bound
Persons, Home-Bound
Persons, Homebound
Persons, House-Bound
Shut Ins
Shut-In
Shut-Ins
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Tree Number:
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M01.276
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Definition English:
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Those unable to leave home without exceptional effort and support; patients (in this condition) who are provided with or are eligible for home health services, including medical treatment and personal care. Persons are considered homebound even if they may be infrequently and briefly absent from home if these absences do not indicate an ability to receive health care in a professional's office or health care facility. (From Facts on File Dictionary of Health Care Management, 1988, p309) |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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IM; homebound elderly: coord IM with AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER or FRAIL ELDERLY (IM) only when aged is point of article
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History Note English:
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95
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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32193
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Unique Identifier:
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D018577
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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