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Descriptor English: Riots
Descriptor Spanish: Tumultos
Descriptor disturbios
Entry term(s) tumultos
Scope note: Forma de comportamiento violento de multitudes que expresa la liberación emocional de resentimientos y prejuicios, y suelen revelar quejas hacia el sistema social.
Descriptor Portuguese: Tumultos
Descriptor French: Émeutes
Entry term(s): Riot
Tree number(s): I01.880.735.140.652
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012305
Scope note: A form of violent crowd behavior which expresses the emotional release of resentments and prejudices, usually relevant to grievances toward the social system.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
EH ethnology
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PC prevention & control
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Emergency Service, Hospital (1966-1968)
Race Relations (1968)
Social Conditions (1966-1968)
Social Problems (1968)
Public MeSH Note: 70
History Note: 70(69)
Related: Violence MeSH
DeCS ID: 12718
Unique ID: D012305
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Date Established: 1970/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1993/06/05
Riots - Preferred
Concept UI M0019125
Scope note A form of violent crowd behavior which expresses the emotional release of resentments and prejudices, usually relevant to grievances toward the social system.
Preferred term Riots
Entry term(s) Riot



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