Day Care
| Definition: |
Institutional health care of patients during the day. The patients return home at night. |
| Notes: |
care to patients hospitalized only during day-time hours; for children in day-care schools use CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS or SCHOOLS, NURSERY |
| Previously Indexed: |
Halfway Houses (1966-1967),Outpatient Clinics, Hospital (1966-1967) |
Day Care Definitions and Terms
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