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Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
Tree Number(s)
F02.784.629.375
I02.233.213.400
Unique ID
D004495
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004495
Scope Note
The teaching or training of those individuals with subnormal intellectual functioning.
Entry Term(s)
Education of Intellectually Disabled
Education of Mentally Defective
Education of Mentally Retarded
Education, Mentally Retarded
Mentally Retarded Education
Public MeSH Note
2025; was EDUCATION OF INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED 1967-2024; was EDUCATION OF MENTALLY DEFECTIVE 1963-1966
Online Note
use EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED to search EDUCATION OF MENTALLY DEFECTIVE 1966
History Note
2025 (1967)
Date Introduced
1967/01/01
Last Updated
2024/08/09
Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities Preferred
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