| Descriptor English: | Designated Shelters | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Refugios Predeterminados 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Refúgios Predeterminados | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Abris Désignés | ||||
| Tree number(s): | SP8.570.498.526.628.396.365.766 | ||||
| Scope note: | Use of public buildings and other pre existing safe  facilities during disasters as protective mechanisms against destructive environmental forces (not to be confused with TEMPORARY HOUSING). | ||||
| Allowable Qualifiers: | EC                                                            economics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence MT methods OG organization & administration SN statistics & numerical data ST standards | ||||
| DeCS ID: | 22771 | ||||
| Unique ID: | DDCS022771 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | 
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                | Concept UI | FD00057897 | 
| Scope note | Use of public buildings and other pre existing safe facilities during disasters as protective mechanisms against destructive environmental forces (not to be confused with TEMPORARY HOUSING). | 
| Preferred term | Designated Shelters | 
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