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Descriptor English: Ageism
Descriptor Spanish: Ageísmo
Descriptor discriminación por edad
Scope note: Conductas o actitudes sesgadas, tratamiento diferencial, acceso desigual a la participación social u oportunidades atendiendo a la edad.
Descriptor Portuguese: Etarismo
Descriptor French: Âgisme
Entry term(s): Age Discrimination
Age Discriminations
Discrimination, Age
Discriminations, Age
Tree number(s): F01.145.813.550.249
F01.145.813.629.500
F01.829.595.249
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D063506
Scope note: Biased behaviors or attitudes, differential treatment, unequal access to social participation or opportunities based on age.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
EH ethnology
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PC prevention & control
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Prejudice (1995-2012)
Public MeSH Note: 2013; see PREJUDICE 1995-2012
History Note: 2013; use PREJUDICE 1995-2012
DeCS ID: 55084
Unique ID: D063506
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2013/01/01
Date of Entry: 2012/07/03
Ageism - Preferred
Concept UI M0017526
Scope note Biased behaviors or attitudes, differential treatment, unequal access to social participation or opportunities based on age.
Preferred term Ageism
Entry term(s) Age Discrimination
Age Discriminations
Discrimination, Age
Discriminations, Age



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