Biomaterial Database

Who needs palliative care? 1998

I J Higginson

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010166	Palliative Care	Care alleviating symptoms without curing the underlying disease. (Stedman, 25th ed)	Palliative Treatment,Palliative Supportive Care,Palliative Surgery,Palliative Therapy,Surgery, Palliative,Therapy, Palliative,Care, Palliative,Palliative Treatments,Supportive Care, Palliative,Treatment, Palliative,Treatments, Palliative
D005194	Family Practice	A medical specialty concerned with the provision of continuing, comprehensive primary health care for the entire family.	Family Practices,Practice, Family,Practices, Family
D006738	Hospices	Facilities or services which are especially devoted to providing palliative and supportive care to the patient with a terminal illness and to the patient's family.	Hospice
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D019058	Community Networks	Organizations and individuals cooperating together toward a common goal at the local or grassroots level.	Community Care Networks,Community Health Networks,Care Network, Community,Care Networks, Community,Community Care Network,Community Health Network,Community Network,Health Network, Community,Health Networks, Community,Network, Community,Network, Community Care,Network, Community Health,Networks, Community,Networks, Community Care,Networks, Community Health
D020380	Needs Assessment	Systematic identification of a population's needs or the assessment of individuals to determine the proper level of services needed.	Assessment of Health Care Needs,Determination of Health Care Needs,Educational Needs Assessment,Assessment of Healthcare Needs,Determination of Healthcare Needs,Assessment, Educational Needs,Needs Assessment, Educational,Needs Assessment, Healthcare,Needs Assessments,Needs Assessments, Educational,Needs Assessments, Healthcare