DeCS

Descriptor English:

Disabled Persons

Descriptor Spanish:

Personas con Discapacidad

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	personas con discapacidad
Entry term(s)	discapacitados físicos minusválidos minusválidos físicos personas con discapacidades personas con minusvalías
Scope note:	Personas con minusvalías físicas o mentales que afectan o limitan sus actividades cotidianas y que pueden requerir alojamientos especiales.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Pessoas com Deficiência

Descriptor French:

Personnes handicapées

Entry term(s):

Disabilities, People with
Disabilities, Persons with
Disability, Persons with
Disabled Person
Disabled, Physically
Handicapped
Handicapped, Physically
People with Disabilities
People with Disability
Person, Disabled
Persons with Disabilities
Persons with Disability
Persons, Disabled
Physically Challenged
Physically Disabled
Physically Handicapped

Tree number(s):

M01.150

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006233

Scope note:

Persons with physical or mental disabilities that affect or limit their activities of daily living and that may require special accommodations.

Annotation:

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; includes both physical and mental disability; emotionally disabled = MENTAL DISORDERS or specifics; /educ permitted but is probably EDUCATION, SPECIAL or MAINSTREAMING (EDUCATION)

Allowable Qualifiers:

CL classification
ED education
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SN statistics & numerical data

Public MeSH Note:

98; see DISABLED 1993-97; see HANDICAPPED 1963-92

History Note:

98(63)

Entry Version:

DISABLED

Dental Care for Disabled MeSH
Early Intervention, Educational MeSH
Education, Special MeSH
Employment, Supported MeSH
Mainstreaming, Education MeSH
Rehabilitation MeSH
Self-Help Devices MeSH

Concept UI	M0009786
Scope note	Persons with physical or mental disabilities that affect or limit their activities of daily living and that may require special accommodations.
Preferred term	Disabled Persons
Entry term(s)	Disabilities, People with Disabilities, Persons with Disability, Persons with Disabled Person Handicapped People with Disabilities People with Disability Person, Disabled Persons with Disabilities Persons with Disability Persons, Disabled

Concept UI	M0009787
Preferred term	Physically Handicapped
Entry term(s)	Disabled, Physically Handicapped, Physically Physically Disabled

Concept UI	M0009788
Preferred term	Physically Challenged

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