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Descriptor English: Forensic Entomology
Descriptor Spanish: Entomología Forense
Descriptor entomología forense
Scope note: Uso de insectos y artrópodos relacionados que habitan en restos o cadáveres en descomposición en la realización de investigaciones medicolegales o medicocriminales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Entomologia Forense
Descriptor French: Entomologie médico-légale
Tree number(s): H01.158.273.943.409.500
I01.198.780.906
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000081230
Scope note: The use of insects and related arthropods that inhabit decomposing corpses or remains in the conduct of medico-legal or medico-criminal investigations.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
OG organization & administration
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Forensic Medicine (1984-2019)
Public MeSH Note: 2020
History Note: 2020
DeCS ID: 59108
Unique ID: D000081230
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Date Established: 2020/01/01
Date of Entry: 2019/07/08
Revision Date: 2019/07/08
Forensic Entomology - Preferred
Concept UI M000650128
Scope note The use of insects and related arthropods that inhabit decomposing corpses or remains in the conduct of medico-legal or medico-criminal investigations.
Preferred term Forensic Entomology



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