Descriptor English: | Wills | ||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Testamentos
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Testamentos | ||||
Descriptor French: | Testaments | ||||
Entry term(s): |
Inheritance Inheritances |
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Tree number(s): |
I01.880.604.583.927 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014918 | ||||
Scope note: | Legal documents that are declarations of individuals' wishes regarding the disposal of their property or estate after death; esp: written instruments, legally executed, by which dispositions are made of estates. LIVING WILLS are written declarations regarding prolongation of life by extraordinary means. |
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Annotation: | do not confuse entry term INHERITANCE with HEREDITY |
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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 |
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DeCS ID: | 15318 | ||||
Unique ID: | D014918 | ||||
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: | 2002/07/03 |
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ANTHROPOLOGY, EDUCATION, SOCIOLOGY, AND SOCIAL PHENOMENA
Social Sciences [I01]Social Sciences
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Wills
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Inheritance
- Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI |
M0022978 |
Scope note | Legal documents that are declarations of individuals' wishes regarding the disposal of their property or estate after death; esp: written instruments, legally executed, by which dispositions are made of estates. LIVING WILLS are written declarations regarding prolongation of life by extraordinary means. |
Preferred term | Wills |
Concept UI |
M0022979 |
Preferred term | Inheritance |
Entry term(s) |
Inheritances |
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