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HEALTH > ILL HEALTH > DEBILITATIVE ILLNESS

Preferred term

DEBILITATIVE ILLNESS  

Definition

  • ILLNESS THAT LIMITS, OR PREVENTS ALTOGETHER, THE SUFFERER'S PERFORMANCE OF CUSTOMARY PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ACTIVITIES

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • DEBILITATING CONDITION
  • DEBILITATING DISEASE
  • DEBILITATING ILLNESS
  • DEBILITATIVE CONDITION
  • DEBILITATIVE DISEASE
  • RESTRICTIVE ILLNESS

History note

  • TERM CREATED 1999. PREVIOUSLY THE BROADER CONCEPT 'ILLNESS' WOULD HAVE BEEN USED.

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/f8755b2e-68ea-4b6d-8f97-4361ed34fa65

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