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Descriptor English: External Causes
Descriptor Spanish: Causas Externas
Descriptor causas externas
Entry term(s) causalidad externa
Scope note: Causas externas de enfermedades, accidentes y violencia, que se subdividen en intencionales, no intencionales o accidentales y de intencionalidad desconocida.
Descriptor Portuguese: Causas Externas
Descriptor French: Causes Externes
Entry term(s): External Causation
Tree number(s): SP3.311.300.392.432.276.405
SP5.467.413.330.903.187.566
Scope note: External causes of diseases, accidents and violence, which are subdivided into intentional, unintentional or accidental and unknown intentionality.
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
DeCS ID: 50283
Unique ID: DDCS050283
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External Causes - Preferred
Concept UI FD00061451
Scope note External causes of diseases, accidents and violence, which are subdivided into intentional, unintentional or accidental and unknown intentionality.
Preferred term External Causes
Entry term(s) External Causation



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