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Descriptor English: Shelter
Descriptor Spanish: Refugio
Descriptor refugio
Entry term(s) refugios
Scope note: Lugar físico destinado a prestar asilo, amparo, alojamiento y resguardo a personas ante la amenaza, inminencia u ocurrencia de un fenómeno destructivo. Por lo general se utilizan edificios y espacios públicos para proporcionar los servicios de albergue en casos de desastre.
Descriptor Portuguese: Abrigo
Descriptor French: Abri
Tree number(s): SP8.570.498.526.628.396.291
Scope note: Physical place that provides asylum, protection and sheltering for persons in the face of the hazard, the imminence or the occurrence of a destructive phenomenon. Public buildings and spaces are usually used with the aim of giving services of sheltering in the cases of disaster.
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
Related: Refuge MeSH
DeCS ID: 34594
Unique ID: DDCS034594
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Abri - Preferred
Concept UI FD00060497
Preferred term Abri



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