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MeSH Heading: United States Federal Trade Commission
Tree Number(s): I01.409.418.750.968; N03.540.348.500.500.968
Unique ID: D014485
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014485
Annotation: add UNITED STATES; research support by this agency is checked as RESEARCH SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; CATALOGER: Use NAF entry
Scope Note: An independent administrative agency concerned with maintaining competitive free enterprise by prohibiting unfair methods of competition and unfair deceptive acts or practices.
Entry Version: FTC
Entry Term(s): Federal Trade Commission; Federal Trade Commission (U.S.); USFTC
Previous Indexing: Government Agencies (1968-1981)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 1982-90
History Note: 91(82); was see under GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 1982-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1981/02/26
Revision Date: 2015/06/29

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Social Sciences [I01]
- Government [I01.409]
  - Government Agencies [I01.409.418]
    - United States Government Agencies [I01.409.418.750]

Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
- Organizations [N03.540]
  - Government [N03.540.348]
    - Federal Government [N03.540.348.500]
      - United States Government Agencies [N03.540.348.500.500]
        
        Peace Corps [N03.540.348.500.500.099]
        
        United States Agency for International Development [N03.540.348.500.500.199]
        
        United States Department of Agriculture [N03.540.348.500.500.400]
        
        United States Department of Defense [N03.540.348.500.500.500]
        
        United States Dept. of Health and Human Services [N03.540.348.500.500.600]
        
        United States Department of Homeland Security [N03.540.348.500.500.650]
        
        United States Department of Veterans Affairs [N03.540.348.500.500.700]
        
        United States Environmental Protection Agency [N03.540.348.500.500.937]
        
        United States Federal Trade Commission [N03.540.348.500.500.968]
        
        United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration [N03.540.348.500.500.984]
        
        United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration [N03.540.348.500.500.992]
        
        United States Office of Economic Opportunity [N03.540.348.500.500.996]
        
        United States Office of National Drug Control Policy [N03.540.348.500.500.997]
        
        United States Office of Technology Assessment [N03.540.348.500.500.998]
        
        United States Social Security Administration [N03.540.348.500.500.999]

United States Federal Trade Commission Preferred

Concept UI: M0022285
Scope Note: An independent administrative agency concerned with maintaining competitive free enterprise by prohibiting unfair methods of competition and unfair deceptive acts or practices.
Terms: United States Federal Trade Commission Preferred Term
Term UI T042391
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID NLM (1982); Federal Trade Commission
Term UI T042389
Date06/05/1981
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Federal Trade Commission (U.S.)
Term UI T042390
Date02/26/1981
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); USFTC
Term UI T701405
Date07/07/2007
LexicalTag ACR
ThesaurusID NLM (2008)

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