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Descriptor English: Built Environment
Descriptor Spanish: Entorno Construido
Descriptor entorno construido
Entry term(s) ambiente construido
ambientes construídos
medio construido
Scope note: Elementos físicos del entorno creados por el ser humano (p. ej., casas, edificios, calles, espacios abiertos e infraestructuras). El entorno construido influye en el nivel de actividad física de las personas y puede tener otras repercusiones en la salud de una comunidad.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ambiente Construído
Descriptor French: Cadre bâti
Entry term(s): Built Environments
Tree number(s): N06.230.145.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000076624
Scope note: The man-made physical elements of the environment (e.g., homes, buildings, streets, open spaces, and infrastructure). The built environment influences a person's level of physical activity and may have other impacts on health in a community.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
OG organization & administration
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Public MeSH Note: 2019
History Note: 2019
DeCS ID: 57468
Unique ID: D000076624
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Date Established: 2019/01/01
Date of Entry: 2018/07/09
Revision Date: 2018/06/20
Built Environment - Preferred
Concept UI M000622402
Scope note The man-made physical elements of the environment (e.g., homes, buildings, streets, open spaces, and infrastructure). The built environment influences a person's level of physical activity and may have other impacts on health in a community.
Preferred term Built Environment
Entry term(s) Built Environments



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