| Descriptor English: | Homosexuality | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Homosexualidad                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Homossexualidade | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Homosexualité | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Ego-Dystonic Homosexuality Homosexuality, Ego Dystonic Homosexuality, Ego-Dystonic  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        F01.145.802.975.500 G08.686.867.500 SP2.770.913.710.250 SP3.311.750.536.100.428.623  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006716 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The sexual attraction or relationship between members of the same SEX. | 
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| Annotation: | general; prefer HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE or HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        CL                                                            classification DE drug effects EH ethnology ES ethics HI history PH physiology PX psychology RE radiation effects SN statistics & numerical data  | 
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| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Homosexuality (1966-2012) | 
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| Related: | 
                                                                                                                        Sexual and Gender Minorities
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| DeCS ID: | 23910 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D006716 | ||||||
| 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: | 2017/01/18 | 
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                                        PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY
 
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms - 
                                    
PUBLIC HEALTH
Delivery of Health Care [SP2]Delivery of Health Care 
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                        Homosexuality                                            
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                        Homosexuality, Ego-Dystonic                                            
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0010520 | 
                                
| Scope note | The sexual attraction or relationship between members of the same SEX. | 
| Preferred term | Homosexuality | 
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0010521 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Homosexuality, Ego-Dystonic | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Ego-Dystonic Homosexuality                                                 Homosexuality, Ego Dystonic  | 
                                
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