| Descriptor English: | Aged | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Anciano
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Idoso | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Sujet âgé | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Elderly |
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| Tree number(s): |
M01.060.116.100 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000368 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. |
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| Annotation: | almost always check tag: NIM no qualifiers; see Manual Chapter 9; differentiate from AGING, a physiological process, & AGE FACTORS & AGE DISTRIBUTION, statistical concepts |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
PH physiology PX psychology SN statistics & numerical data |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 1966; was see under GERIATRICS 1963-65 |
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| History Note: | 1966; was see under GERIATRICS 1963-65 |
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| Related: |
Health Services for the Aged
MeSH Homes for the Aged MeSH Housing for the Elderly MeSH Pensions MeSH Retirement MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 20174 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D000368 | ||||||
| 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: | 2018/02/28 |
Aged
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0000563 |
| Scope note | A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. |
| Preferred term | Aged |
| Entry term(s) |
Elderly |
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