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Descriptor English:
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Catastrophic Illness
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Enfermedad Catastrófica
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Doença Catastrófica
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Synonyms English:
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Catastrophic Illnesses
Illness, Catastrophic
Illnesses, Catastrophic
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Tree Number:
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C23.550.291.250
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Definition English:
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An acute or prolonged illness usually considered to be life-threatening or with the threat of serious residual disability. Treatment may be radical and is frequently costly. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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usually GEN & IM; if a specific catastrophic illiness, coord NIM with specific dis (IM)
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See Related English:
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Insurance, Major Medical
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History Note English:
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82
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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28562
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Unique Identifier:
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D002388
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 LILACS
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