"Hospitals, Special" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Hospitals which provide care for a single category of illness with facilities and staff directed toward a specific service.
| Descriptor ID |
D006782
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.278.421.556
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hospitals, Special" by people in Profiles.
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Dumont AS, Jabbour PM. Comprehensive stroke centers: eliminating an apparent disparity in stroke care on weekends versus weekdays? Stroke. 2011 Sep; 42(9):2380-2.
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Lakhani P, Langlotz CP. Documentation of nonroutine communications of critical or significant radiology results: a multiyear experience at a tertiary hospital. J Am Coll Radiol. 2010 Oct; 7(10):782-90.
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Blackstone EA, Fuhr JP. Specialty hospitals: the economics and policy issues they pose. J Health Care Finance. 2007; 34(2):1-9.
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Rovner BW. What is therapeutic about special care units?: the role of psychosocial rehabilitation. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 1994; 8 Suppl 1:S355-9.