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Family Planning Policy MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Family Planning Policy
Tree Number(s)
I01.655.500.608.200
I01.880.604.825.608.200
N03.623.500.608.214
Unique ID
D016656
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016656
Annotation
by government: for planning on family or personal level index under FAMILY PLANNING; specify state or country
Scope Note
A course or method of action selected, usually by a government, to guide and determine present and future decisions on population control by limiting the number of children or controlling fertility, notably through family planning and contraception within the nuclear family.
Entry Term(s)
Antinatalist Policy
Family Policy
One Child Policy
One-Child Policy
Pronatalist Policy
NLM Classification #
WA 550
Previous Indexing
Family Planning (1968-1991)
Public Policy (1978-1991)
Public MeSH Note
92
History Note
92
Date Established
1992/01/01
Date of Entry
1991/02/11
Revision Date
2010/06/25
Family Planning Policy Preferred
Antinatalist Policy Narrower
Family Policy Broader
One-Child Policy Narrower
Pronatalist Policy Narrower
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