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Widowhood MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


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
Widowhood Preferred
Widows Related
Widowers Related
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