Matching facilities to needs of long-term patients.
1966
J M Mackintosh
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D012046
Rehabilitation
Restoration of human functions to the maximum degree possible in a person or persons suffering from disease or injury.
Habilitation
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).