| Descriptor English: | Prisoners | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Prisioneros
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Prisioneiros | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Prisonniers | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Detained Person Detained Persons Hostage Hostages Imprisoned Individuals Incarcerated Individuals Inmates Person, Detained Prisoner |
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| Tree number(s): |
M01.729 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011329 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Persons deprived of their liberty; those held is against their will, or who are kept in confinement or custody. |
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| Annotation: | differentiate from CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; entry term HOSTAGES: coord with VIOLENCE only if particularly discussed |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification ED education HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence PX psychology SN statistics & numerical data |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Prisons (1966-1972) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 74 |
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| History Note: | 74(73) |
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| DeCS ID: | 11766 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D011329 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1974/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2023/05/31 |
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NAMED GROUPS
Persons [M01]Persons
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Prisoners
- Preferred
Hostages
- Narrower
Detained Persons
- Related but not broader or narrower
| Concept UI |
M0017587 |
| Scope note | Persons deprived of their liberty; those held is against their will, or who are kept in confinement or custody. |
| Scope note | Persons deprived of their liberty; those held is against their will, or who are kept in confinement or custody. |
| Preferred term | Prisoners |
| Entry term(s) |
Imprisoned Individuals Incarcerated Individuals Inmates Prisoner |
| Concept UI |
M0017588 |
| Scope note | Persons deprived of their liberty; those held is against their will, or who are kept in confinement or custody. |
| Preferred term | Hostages |
| Entry term(s) |
Hostage |
| Concept UI |
M000764813 |
| Preferred term | Detained Persons |
| Entry term(s) |
Detained Person Person, Detained |
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