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Descriptor English: Professional Misconduct
Descriptor Spanish: Mala Conducta Profesional
Descriptor falta profesional
Entry term(s) conducta profesional impropia
Scope note: Conculcación de leyes, reglamentos o normas profesionales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Má Conduta Profissional
Descriptor French: Inconduite professionnelle
Entry term(s): Behavior, Unprofessional
Behaviors, Unprofessional
Misconduct, Professional
Unprofessional Behavior
Unprofessional Behaviors
Tree number(s): K01.752.566.479.915
N05.350.979
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D028743
Scope note: Violation of laws, regulations, or professional standards.
Annotation: SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Malpractice (1974-2001)
Public MeSH Note: 2002
History Note: 2002
Related: Complicity MeSH
Conflict of Interest MeSH
Deception MeSH
Ethics, Professional MeSH
Fraud MeSH
Malpractice MeSH
Retrospective Moral Judgment MeSH
DeCS ID: 36311
Unique ID: D028743
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2015/06/12
Professional Misconduct - Preferred
Concept UI M0382892
Scope note Violation of laws, regulations, or professional standards.
Preferred term Professional Misconduct
Entry term(s) Behavior, Unprofessional
Behaviors, Unprofessional
Misconduct, Professional
Unprofessional Behavior
Unprofessional Behaviors



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