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Descriptor English:

etiology

Descriptor Spanish:

etiología

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	etiología
Scope note:	Usado con enfermedades para agentes causales incluidos los microorganismos. Incluye factores ambientales y sociales y hábitos personales como factores contribuyentes. Incluye la patogénesis.

Descriptor Portuguese:

etiologia

Descriptor French:

étiologie

Entry term(s):

causality
causes
pathogenesis

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/Q000209

Scope note:

Used with diseases for causative agents including microorganisms and includes environmental and social factors and personal habits as contributing factors. It includes pathogenesis.

Annotation:

subhead only; includes "pathogenesis" & "causes"; see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.33; DF: /etiol or /ET

Allowable Qualifiers:

No qualifiers

Online Note:

search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/ET or ET (SH) or SUBS APPLY ET

History Note:

66; used with Category C & F 1966-74; C & F3 1975 forward

Entry Version:

ETIOL

Abbreviation:

DeCS ID:

22027

Unique ID:

Q000209

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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Date Established:

1966/01/01

Date of Entry:

1973/12/27

Revision Date:

2003/07/24

etiology - Preferred

Concept UI	M0030410
Scope note	Used with diseases for causative agents including microorganisms and includes environmental and social factors and personal habits as contributing factors. It includes pathogenesis.
Preferred term	etiology
Entry term(s)	causality causes

pathogenesis - Narrower

Concept UI	M0030411
Preferred term	pathogenesis

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