| Descriptor English: | Firearms | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Armas de Fuego
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Armas de Fogo | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Armes à feu | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Guns Rifles Shotguns |
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| Tree number(s): |
J01.637.870.350 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005389 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Small-arms weapons, including handguns, pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, etc. |
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| Annotation: | ballistics goes here only if pertinent to nature of firearm; wound ballistics goes under BALLISTICS, WOUND see WOUNDS, GUNSHOT & FORENSIC MEDICINE if pertinent |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence SN statistics & numerical data ST standards |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 87 |
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| History Note: | 87 |
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| Related: |
Wounds, Gunshot
MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 19168 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D005389 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1987/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1986/04/18 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2018/06/29 |
Firearms
- Preferred
Shotguns
- Narrower
Guns
- Related but not broader or narrower
Rifles
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0008507 |
| Scope note | Small-arms weapons, including handguns, pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, etc. |
| Preferred term | Firearms |
| Concept UI |
M0008510 |
| Preferred term | Shotguns |
| Concept UI |
M0008508 |
| Preferred term | Guns |
| Concept UI |
M0008509 |
| Preferred term | Rifles |
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