medical care

Scope Note

Regimen and care of sick persons (e.g., diet, rest, isolation); apparatus and paraphernalia of medical care (e.g., clinical thermometers, bed pans); general availability of medical advice, treatment, and care (e.g., organization, finance, services); etc. This category is intended for general information on medical care.

Identifier

Broader Term

• 750 sickness

Related Terms

• 431 gift giving
• 574 visiting and hospitality
• 732 disabilities
• 734 invalidism
• 740 health and welfare