MeSH definition : Privately endowed or public charities or institutions receiving and supporting the
aged or infirm poor. They sometimes functioned as centers of health care before the
establishment of formal hospitals. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed
& Dr. James H. Cassedy, NLM History of Medicine Division); Privately endowed or publicly funded institutions receiving and supporting the aged
or infirm poor. They sometimes functioned as centers of health care before the establishment
of formal hospitals.;
Privately endowed or public charities or institutions receiving and supporting the
aged or infirm poor. They sometimes functioned as centers of health care before the
establishment of formal hospitals. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed
& Dr. James H. Cassedy, NLM History of Medicine Division) Privately endowed or publicly funded institutions receiving and supporting the aged
or infirm poor. They sometimes functioned as centers of health care before the establishment
of formal hospitals.
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