| Descriptor English: | Privacy | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Privacidad                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Privacidade | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Vie privée | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Act, Privacy Law 93-579, Public PL 93 579 PL 93-579 PL93 579 PL93-579 Privacy Act Public Law 93 579 Public Law 93-579  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        I01.880.604.473.352.500 N03.706.437.352.500 N03.706.615.862 SP9.242.315.305.454  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018907 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The state of being free from intrusion or disturbance in one's private life or affairs. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed, 1993) | 
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| Annotation: | a civil right to freedom from intrusion in one's private affairs; note X ref, a Federal statute; privacy of patient data or records: index under CONFIDENTIALITY | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        LJ                                                            legislation & jurisprudence PX psychology  | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 96; PRIVACY ACT was see CIVIL RIGHTS 1980-95 | 
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| Online Note: | use CIVIL RIGHTS to search PRIVACY 1980-95 | 
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| History Note: | 96; PRIVACY ACT was see CIVIL RIGHTS 1980-95 | 
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| Related: | 
                                                                                                                        Confidentiality
                                            MeSH                                             Personal Space MeSH Self Disclosure MeSH  | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 32642 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D018907 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1996/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1994/12/27 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2009/07/06 | 
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                                        ANTHROPOLOGY, EDUCATION, SOCIOLOGY, AND SOCIAL PHENOMENA
 
Social Sciences [I01]Social Sciences - 
                                    
PUBLIC HEALTH
Health Law [SP9]Health Law 
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                        Privacy                                            
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                        Privacy Act                                            
                                        - Related but not broader or narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Public Law 93-579                                            
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0028270 | 
                                
| Scope note | The state of being free from intrusion or disturbance in one's private life or affairs. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed, 1993) | 
| Preferred term | Privacy | 
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0028269 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Privacy Act | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Act, Privacy                                                 | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0028271 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Public Law 93-579 | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Law 93-579, Public                                                 PL 93 579 PL 93-579 PL93 579 PL93-579 Public Law 93 579  | 
                                
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