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Descriptor English: Child, Abandoned
Descriptor Spanish: Niño Abandonado
Descriptor niño abandonado
Scope note: Niño o adolescente abandonado por sus padres o padres sustitutos sin considerar su atención futura.
Descriptor Portuguese: Criança Abandonada
Descriptor French: Enfant abandonné
Entry term(s): Abandoned Adolescent
Abandoned Adolescents
Abandoned Child
Abandoned Children
Adolescent, Abandoned
Adolescents, Abandoned
Children, Abandoned
Tree number(s): M01.097
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002670
Scope note: A child or adolescent who is deserted by parents or parent substitutes without regard for its future care.
Annotation: check also tag CHILD or specific
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
ED education
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
Previous Indexing: Child (1966-1968)
Public MeSH Note: 72
History Note: 72(69)
DeCS ID: 2695
Unique ID: D002670
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2002/07/02
Child, Abandoned - Preferred
Concept UI M0004077
Scope note A child or adolescent who is deserted by parents or parent substitutes without regard for its future care.
Preferred term Child, Abandoned
Entry term(s) Abandoned Child
Abandoned Children
Children, Abandoned
Adolescent, Abandoned - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0429069
Preferred term Adolescent, Abandoned
Entry term(s) Abandoned Adolescent
Abandoned Adolescents
Adolescents, Abandoned



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