"Long-Term Care" 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.
Care over an extended period, usually for a chronic condition or disability, requiring periodic, intermittent, or continuous care.
| Descriptor ID |
D008134
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.476 N02.421.585.476
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Long-Term Care" by people in Profiles.
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COVID-19 in Community-Based LTCFs: Successful Strategies for Abatement at One VA Healthcare System. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 03; 69(3):606-607.
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Coordinated outreach for veterans in long-term care facilities by an integrated Veterans Affairs healthcare system during the COVID-19 pandemic. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 06; 42(6):783-784.
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Reply to Ruth Palan Lopez, PhD, GNP-BC. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 06; 68(6):1167-1168.
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Reply to Wachholz and Jacinto. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 06; 68(6):1169-1170.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Geriatrics and Long-Term Care: The ABCDs of COVID-19. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 05; 68(5):912-917.
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Sepsis in Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities: Challenges in Diagnosis and Management. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 11; 67(11):2234-2239.
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Bayesian evidence and epidemiological implications of environmental contamination from acute respiratory infection in long-term care facilities. Epidemiol Infect. 2018 05; 146(7):832-838.
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Norovirus Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 05; 64(5):1097-103.
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Infectious Diarrhea: Norovirus and Clostridium difficile in Older Adults. Clin Geriatr Med. 2016 08; 32(3):509-22.
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Tuberculosis in Older Adults. Clin Geriatr Med. 2016 08; 32(3):479-91.