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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Health Care Costs
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Costos de la Atención en Salud
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Custos de Cuidados de Saúde
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Synonyms English:
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Medical Care Costs
Treatment Costs
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Tree Number:
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N03.219.151.400
N05.300.375
SP1.011.117.138.034
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Definition English:
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The actual costs of providing services related to the delivery of health care, including the costs of procedures, therapies, and medications. It is differentiated from HEALTH EXPENDITURES, which refers to the amount of money paid for the services, and from fees, which refers to the amount charged, regardless of cost. |
Indexing Annotation English:
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actual cost of providing care: do not confuse with HEALTH EXPENDITURES (the amount paid for the service) or with FEES AND CHARGES (the amount charged regardless of cost); do not confuse with COST OF ILLNESS which is a personal cost (psychol, social, etc.) as well as a monetary cost for services
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See Related English:
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Health Expenditures
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History Note English:
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92
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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30057
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Unique Identifier:
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D017048
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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