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Descriptor English: Ethnic Violence
Descriptor Spanish: Violencia Étnica
Descriptor violencia étnica
Entry term(s) conflicto interétnico
conflicto étnico
conflictos interétnicos
conflictos étnicos
guerra étnica
guerras étnicas
violencia basada en género y etnia
violencia contra la mujer afrodescendiente
violencia contra la mujer indígena
violencia contra las mujeres afrodescendientes
violencia contra las mujeres indígenas
Scope note: Violencia u otra conducta hostil que surge cuando un grupo étnico se siente amenazado o busca afirmar su superioridad o dominancia sobre otros grupos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Violência Étnica
Descriptor French: Violence ethnique
Entry term(s): Conflict, Ethnic
Conflicts, Ethnic
Ethnic Conflict
Ethnic Conflicts
Ethnic War
Ethnic Wars
Violence, Ethnic
War, Ethnic
Wars, Ethnic
Tree number(s): I01.880.735.900.575
SP3.311.900.686.205.733
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D064868
Scope note: Violence or other hostile behavior arising when an ethnic group either feels itself under threat, or where it seeks to assert its superiority or dominance over other groups.
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
Public MeSH Note: 2014; see ETHNIC CONFLICT 2014-2015
History Note: 2014(2016)
DeCS ID: 55429
Unique ID: D064868
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2014/01/01
Date of Entry: 2013/07/08
Revision Date: 2015/07/08
Ethnic Violence - Preferred
Concept UI M0584480
Scope note Violence or other hostile behavior arising when an ethnic group either feels itself under threat, or where it seeks to assert its superiority or dominance over other groups.
Preferred term Ethnic Violence
Entry term(s) Violence, Ethnic
Ethnic War - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0584481
Preferred term Ethnic War
Entry term(s) Ethnic Wars
War, Ethnic
Wars, Ethnic
Ethnic Conflict - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0584479
Preferred term Ethnic Conflict
Entry term(s) Conflict, Ethnic
Conflicts, Ethnic
Ethnic Conflicts



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