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MeSH Heading: Homeless Persons
Tree Number(s): M01.325
Unique ID: D006703
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006703
Annotation: not for nomads; for issues concerning health, coordinate with SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
Scope Note: Persons who have no permanent residence. The concept excludes nomadic peoples.
Entry Term(s): Homeless Shelters; Homelessness; Shelters for Homeless Persons; Street People
Previous Indexing: Transients and Migrants (1966-1985)
Public MeSH Note: 1986
Date Established: 1986/01/01
Date of Entry: 1985/03/20
Revision Date: 2020/07/09

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

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Homeless Persons MeSH Descriptor Data 2022