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Descriptor English: Developmental Disabilities
Descriptor Spanish: Discapacidades del Desarrollo
Descriptor discapacidades del desarrollo
Entry term(s) desviaciones del desarrollo del niño
trastornos de retraso del desarrollo
trastornos del desarrollo del niño
trastornos del desarrollo del niño específicos
Scope note: Trastornos en los que existe retraso del desarrollo en relación con lo esperable en un determinado estadio del mismo. Estas deficiencias o discapacidades se originan antes de los 18 años, pueden persistir indefinidamente y representan un deterioro sustancial. En estos trastornos están implicados factores biológicos y no biológicos. (American Psychiatric Glossary, 6th ed.)
Descriptor Portuguese: Deficiências do Desenvolvimento
Descriptor French: Incapacités de développement
Entry term(s): Child Development Deviation
Child Development Deviations
Child Development Disorder
Child Development Disorders
Child Development Disorders, Specific
Development Deviation, Child
Development Deviations, Child
Development Disorder, Child
Development Disorders, Child
Developmental Delay Disorder
Developmental Delay Disorders
Developmental Disability
Deviation, Child Development
Disabilities, Developmental
Disability, Developmental
Tree number(s): F03.625.421
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002658
Scope note: Disorders in which there is a delay in development based on that expected for a given age level or stage of development. These impairments or disabilities originate before age 18, may be expected to continue indefinitely, and constitute a substantial impairment. Biological and nonbiological factors are involved in these disorders. (From American Psychiatric Glossary, 6th ed)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Child Behavior Disorders (1966-1967)
Child Psychology (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 96; was CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS 1981-95; was CHILD DEVELOPMENT DEVIATIONS 1968-80
History Note: 96; was CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS 1981-95; was CHILD DEVELOPMENT DEVIATIONS 1968-80
DeCS ID: 2703
Unique ID: D002658
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/07/06
Developmental Disabilities - Preferred
Concept UI M0004059
Scope note Disorders in which there is a delay in development based on that expected for a given age level or stage of development. These impairments or disabilities originate before age 18, may be expected to continue indefinitely, and constitute a substantial impairment. Biological and nonbiological factors are involved in these disorders. (From American Psychiatric Glossary, 6th ed)
Preferred term Developmental Disabilities
Entry term(s) Child Development Disorder
Child Development Disorders
Development Disorder, Child
Development Disorders, Child
Developmental Disability
Disabilities, Developmental
Disability, Developmental
Child Development Disorders, Specific - Narrower
Concept UI M0004061
Preferred term Child Development Disorders, Specific
Entry term(s) Developmental Delay Disorder
Developmental Delay Disorders
Child Development Deviations - Narrower
Concept UI M0004060
Preferred term Child Development Deviations
Entry term(s) Child Development Deviation
Development Deviation, Child
Development Deviations, Child
Deviation, Child Development



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