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Health Occupations > Medicine > Palliative Medicine

Preferred term

Palliative Medicine  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A branch of medicine concerned with preventing and relieving the suffering of patients in any stage of disease. Its focus is on comprehensive care and improving the quality of all areas of the patient's life.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Medicine, Palliative
  • Palliative Care Medicine

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DLLHMFRX-0

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