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health and social care
health care quality, access, and evaluation
health services research
health professionals and healthcare organizations
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health care quality, access, and evaluation
health services research
health professionals and healthcare organizations
managed care
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health care management
health care facilities, manpower, and services
health services
patient care
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campaigns, elections and electoral behavior
campaigns, elections, and the law
health care
primary care
Preferred term
ambulatory care
Definition
- Ambulatory care is medical care provided on an outpatient basis or care delivered to people who are not confined to a hospital. The care provided in an ambulatory setting includes diagnostic services, observation, surgical services, and rehabilitation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Care Management; Ambulatory Care]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/ambulatory_care
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