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Gender-Based Violence MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Gender-Based Violence
Tree Number(s)
I01.198.240.856.463
Unique ID
D000074386
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000074386
Scope Note
Violence based on gender that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life. (From www.who.int/topics/gender_based_violence/en/)
Entry Term(s)
Dowry Death
Previous Indexing
Violence (1995-2017)
Public MeSH Note
2018
History Note
2018
Date Introduced
2018/01/01
Last Updated
2019/01/14
Gender-Based Violence Preferred
Dowry Death Narrower
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