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Descriptor English: Physical Abuse
Descriptor Spanish: Abuso Físico
Descriptor maltrato físico
Scope note: Violencia infligida a un individuo a través del contacto físico.
Descriptor Portuguese: Abuso Físico
Descriptor French: Sévices
Entry term(s): Abuse, Physical
Maltreatment, Physical
Physical Maltreatment
Physical Violence
Violence, Physical
Tree number(s): I01.198.240.856.688
I01.880.735.900.744
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000066550
Scope note: Violence inflicted on an individual through physical contact.
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: Child Abuse (1963-2016)
Public MeSH Note: 2016
History Note: 2016
DeCS ID: 56156
Unique ID: D000066550
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2016/01/01
Date of Entry: 2015/07/01
Revision Date: 2015/04/09
Physical Abuse - Preferred
Concept UI M000595685
Scope note Violence inflicted on an individual through physical contact.
Preferred term Physical Abuse
Entry term(s) Abuse, Physical
Maltreatment, Physical
Physical Maltreatment
Physical Violence
Violence, Physical



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