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MeSH Heading: Spouses
Tree Number(s): F01.829.263.968; I01.880.853.150.875; M01.816
Unique ID: D018454
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018454
Annotation: husbands, wives, or partners as persons: differentiate from MARRIAGE, the sociol or anthropol concept
Scope Note: Married persons, i.e., husbands and wives, or partners. Domestic partners, or spousal equivalents, are two adults who have chosen to share their lives in an intimate and committed relationship, reside together, and share a mutual obligation of support for the basic necessities of life.
Entry Term(s): Domestic Partners; Husbands; Married Persons; Spousal Notification; Spouse; Wife; Wives
Previous Indexing: Marriage (1966-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/04/16
Revision Date: 2022/04/13

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