Health Care Activity
long-term care
long·term care
Subclass of:
patient care
Definitions related to long-term care:
  • (extended care) Care over a long period of time, usually for a chronic condition or disability, requiring periodic, intermittent, or continuous care.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Care over an extended period, usually for a chronic condition or disability, requiring periodic, intermittent, or continuous care.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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