[Refractory diseases. 1. Primary care in refractory diseases].
1977
T Murase
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D011321
Primary Nursing
The primary responsibility of one nurse for the planning, evaluation, and care of a patient throughout the course of illness, convalescence, and recovery.
Primary Nursing Care,Care, Primary Nursing,Nursing Care, Primary,Nursing, Primary
D002908
Chronic Disease
Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2).