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MeSH Heading: Nonverbal Communication
Tree Number(s): F01.145.209.530; L01.143.649
Unique ID: D009633
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009633
Annotation: human only; for animals use ANIMAL COMMUNICATION or VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL; consider also MANUAL COMMUNICATION & SIGN LANGUAGE; for issues concerning health, coordinate with SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
Scope Note: Transmission of emotions, ideas, and attitudes between individuals in ways other than the spoken language.
Entry Term(s): Haptic Communication; Non-Verbal Communication
Previous Indexing: Communication (1966-1969); Verbal Behavior (1966-1969)
See Also: Haptic Technology
Public MeSH Note: 71
History Note: 71(70)
Date Established: 1971/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/05/12

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