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HASSET Thesaurus

Concept information

HEALTH > ILL HEALTH > CHRONIC ILLNESS

Preferred term

CHRONIC ILLNESS  

Definition

  • CHRONIC DISEASES ARE PERMANENT OR REQUIRE LONG-TERM CARE, MAY LEAVE RESIDUAL DISABILITY OR NON-REVERSIBLE PATHOLOGY AND MAY REQUIRE REHABILITATION.

Broader concept

Related concepts

Entry terms

  • CHRONIC DISEASES
  • CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS
  • CHRONIC ILLNESSES
  • LONG TERM ILLNESS
  • LONG-TERM ILLNESS

History note

  • TERM CREATED JUNE 1999. PREVIOUSLY THE TERM 'DISEASES' WOULD HAVE BEEN USED.

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Definition source

  • OLMD

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/84065f11-6463-4951-b5fd-d1a811d7836e

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