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Persons > Terminally Ill

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Terminally Ill  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Persons with an incurable or irreversible illness at the end stage that will result in death within a short time. (From O'Leary et al., Lexikon: Dictionary of Health Care Terms, Organizations, and Acronyms for the Era of Reform, 1994, p780)

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