Quaternary care

Quaternary care

Quaternary care refers to advanced levels of medicine which are highly specialized and not widely used. Experimental medicine, service-oriented surgeries and other less common approaches to treatment and diagnostics consist of the bulk of quaternary care. The term is an extension of tertiary care, which is more common and less specific.

ee also

* Primary care
* Secondary care
* Tertiary care


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