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Descriptor English: Refugees
Descriptor Spanish: Refugiados
Descriptor refugiados
Entry term(s) asilado
asilados
personas desplazadas
personas desplazadas internamente
refugiado acogido al convenio
refugiado acogido al mandato
refugiado acogido al protocolo
refugiado de hecho
refugiado estatutario
refugiado in situ
refugiado político
refugiado reconocido
refugiado regresado
refugiados políticos
solicitante de asilo
solicitante de asilo político
solicitantes de asilo
solicitantes de asilo político
Scope note: Personas que huyen a un lugar seguro, especialmente los que huyen a un país o potencia extranjera para escapar de un peligro, persecución o penuria económica en su propio país o residencia habitual.
Descriptor Portuguese: Refugiados
Descriptor French: Réfugiés
Entry term(s): Asylum Seeker
Asylum Seeker, Political
Asylum Seekers
Asylum Seekers, Political
Convention Refugee
De Facto Refugee
De Jure Refugee
Displaced Person
Displaced Person, Internally
Displaced Persons
Displaced Persons, Internally
Internally Displaced Person
Internally Displaced Persons
Mandate Refugee
Person, Displaced
Persons, Displaced
Political Asylum Seeker
Political Asylum Seekers
Political Refugee
Political Refugees
Protocol Refugee
Recognized Refugee
Refugee
Refugee Sur Place
Refugee, Political
Refugees, Political
Returnee
Seeker, Asylum
Seekers, Asylum
Seekers, Political Asylum
Statutory Refugee
Tree number(s): M01.755
SP3.522.561.200.735
SP8.665.912.703
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012036
Scope note: Persons fleeing to a place of safety, especially those who flee to a foreign country or power to escape danger, persecution, or economic distress in their own country or habitual residence.
Annotation: specify geographic location if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
ED education
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
Related: Right to seek Asylum DeCS
DeCS ID: 12458
Unique ID: D012036
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/03/04
Refugees - Preferred
Concept UI M0018710
Scope note Persons fleeing to a place of safety, especially those who flee to a foreign country or power to escape danger, persecution, or economic distress in their own country or habitual residence.
Preferred term Refugees
Entry term(s) Asylum Seeker
Asylum Seeker, Political
Asylum Seekers
Asylum Seekers, Political
Convention Refugee
De Facto Refugee
De Jure Refugee
Mandate Refugee
Political Asylum Seeker
Political Asylum Seekers
Political Refugee
Political Refugees
Protocol Refugee
Recognized Refugee
Refugee
Refugee Sur Place
Refugee, Political
Refugees, Political
Returnee
Seeker, Asylum
Seekers, Asylum
Seekers, Political Asylum
Statutory Refugee
Displaced Persons - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000645270
Preferred term Displaced Persons
Entry term(s) Displaced Person
Displaced Person, Internally
Displaced Persons, Internally
Internally Displaced Person
Internally Displaced Persons
Person, Displaced
Persons, Displaced



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