Descriptor English: | Orphanages | ||||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Orfanatos
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Orfanatos | ||||||
Descriptor French: | Orphelinats | ||||||
Entry term(s): |
Orphanage |
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Tree number(s): |
J03.775.640 VS3.002.010.006 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019372 | ||||||
Scope note: | Institutions for the housing and care of orphans, foundlings, and abandoned children. They have existed as such since the medieval period but the heading is applicable to such usage also in modern parlance. |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence OG organization & administration SD supply & distribution SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends |
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Public MeSH Note: | 97 |
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History Note: | 97 |
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DeCS ID: | 33204 | ||||||
Unique ID: | D019372 | ||||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
Date Established: | 1997/01/01 | ||||||
Date of Entry: | 1996/06/10 | ||||||
Revision Date: | 2016/06/13 |
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TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY, AND AGRICULTURE
Non-Medical Public and Private Facilities [J03]Non-Medical Public and Private Facilities -
SURVEILLANCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Health Services Surveillance [VS3]Health Services Surveillance
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Orphanages
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Concept UI |
M0028827 |
Scope note | Institutions for the housing and care of orphans, foundlings, and abandoned children. They have existed as such since the medieval period but the heading is applicable to such usage also in modern parlance. |
Preferred term | Orphanages |
Entry term(s) |
Orphanage |
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