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Descriptor English: Hygiene
Descriptor Spanish: Higiene
Descriptor higiene
Entry term(s) higiene personal
Scope note: La ciencia que se ocupa de la implantación y mantenimiento de la salud en el individuo y en el grupo. Incluye las condiciones y prácticas que conducen a la salud. (Traducción libre del original: Webster, 3d ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Higiene
Descriptor French: Hygiène
Tree number(s): E02.547
N06.850.670
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006920
Scope note: The science dealing with the establishment and maintenance of health in the individual and the group. It includes the conditions and practices conducive to health. (Webster, 3d ed)
Annotation: hygiene as a principle & personal hygiene go here; dental hygiene = DENTAL HYGIENE see ORAL HYGIENE; industrial hygiene = INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE see OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; mental hygiene = MENTAL HYGIENE see MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY HYGIENE is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: EC économie
ED enseignement et éducation
HI histoire
LJ législation et jurisprudence
ST normes
DeCS ID: 28450
Unique ID: D006920
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: 2008/07/08
Hygiène - Preferred
Concept UI M0010797
Preferred term Hygiène



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