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MeSH Heading: Widowhood
Tree Number(s): F01.829.263.315.500.862; I01.240.361.500.862; I01.880.853.150.423.500.862; N01.224.361.500.862; N01.824.308.500.862
Unique ID: D017805
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017805
Annotation: woman or man: note X refs; spousal bereavement: coord IM with BEREAVEMENT (IM); coping behavior, coping strategy, coping style: coord IM with ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL
Scope Note: The state of having lost a marital partner by death.
Entry Term(s): Widowed; Widowers; Widows
Previous Indexing: Death (1966-1967); Marriage (1966-1967); Single Person (1968-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94; WIDOWERS & WIDOWS were WIDOWER & WIDOW see SINGLE PERSON 1983-93
Online Note: use SINGLE PERSON to search WIDOWER & WIDOW 1983-93
History Note: 94; WIDOWERS & WIDOWS were WIDOWER & WIDOW see SINGLE PERSON 1983-93
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/02/16
Revision Date: 1993/11/26

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Widowhood MeSH Descriptor Data 2025