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MeSH Heading: Sterilization, Involuntary
Tree Number(s): E04.950.599.450; I01.880.604.528.750
Unique ID: D013244
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013244
Scope Note: Interference of a person's reproductive ability without the consent of the person or guardian.
Entry Term(s): Compulsory Sterilization; Forced Sterilization; Involuntary Sterilization
Previous Indexing: Sterilization, Sexual (1966-1977)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under STERILIZATION, SEXUAL 1978-90
History Note: 91(78); was see under STERILIZATION, SEXUAL 1978-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/04/22
Revision Date: 2017/07/09

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

education (ED)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

rehabilitation (RH)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

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veterinary (VE)

Concept UI: M0020488
Scope Note: Interference of a person's reproductive ability without the consent of the person or guardian.
Terms: Sterilization, Involuntary Preferred Term
Term UI T038891
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1978); Involuntary Sterilization
Term UI T038890
Date03/22/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID BIOETHICS (1974); Compulsory Sterilization
Term UI T530814
Date01/23/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2004); Forced Sterilization
Term UI T530815
Date01/23/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2004)

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