| Descriptor English: | Temperance | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Templanza 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Temperança | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Modération | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | Temperances | ||||||
| Tree number(s): | F01.914 | ||||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013695 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Habitual moderation in the indulgence of a natural appetite, especially but not exclusively the consumption of alcohol. | ||||||
| Annotation: | ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE is also available | ||||||
| Allowable Qualifiers: | CL                                                            classification EC economics ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence PX psychology SN statistics & numerical data TD trends | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 14073 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D013695 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | BJ 1533.M7 | ||||||
| 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: | 2013/07/08 | 
                        
                                                                    
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                | Concept UI | M0021142 | 
| Scope note | Habitual moderation in the indulgence of a natural appetite, especially but not exclusively the consumption of alcohol. | 
| Preferred term | Temperance | 
| Entry term(s) | Temperances | 
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