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MeSH Heading: Legislation as Topic
Tree Number(s): N03.706.615
Unique ID: D007878
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007878
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; prefer the qualifier / legis with a specific term; specify country or state; do not confuse with the Publication Type LEGISLATION
Scope Note: Works about the enactment of laws and ordinances and their regulation by official organs of a nation, state, or other legislative organization. It refers also to health-related laws and regulations in general or for which there is no specific descriptor.
Entry Term(s): Constitutional Amendments; Health Legislation; Health Legislation as Topic; Laws and Statutes; Legislation, Health; Model Legislation; Population Law; Statutes and Laws
See Also: Licensure
Public MeSH Note: 2008; see LEGISLATION 1963-2007
History Note: 2008(1963)
Date Established: 2008/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/12/16

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

organization & administration (OG)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

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