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MeSH Heading: Battered Women
Tree Number(s): M01.975.155
Unique ID: D018585
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018585
Annotation: prefer SPOUSE ABUSE for battering of wives; check tags HUMANS & FEMALE
Scope Note: Women who are physically and mentally abused over an extended period, usually by a husband or other dominant male figure. Characteristics of the battered woman syndrome are helplessness and a perceived inability to escape. (From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 3d ed)
Entry Term(s): Abused Woman; Abused Women; Battered Woman; Woman, Abused; Woman, Battered; Women, Abused; Women, Battered
See Also: Spouse Abuse
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/08/09
Revision Date: 2024/04/24

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

education (ED)

history (HI)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

psychology (PX)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

Concept UI: M0027858
Scope Note: Women who are physically and mentally abused over an extended period, usually by a husband or other dominant male figure. Characteristics of the battered woman syndrome are helplessness and a perceived inability to escape. (From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 3d ed)
Terms: Battered Women Preferred Term
Term UI T055313
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Abused Woman
Term UI T055306
Date04/08/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Woman, Abused
Term UI T055307
Date04/08/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Abused Women
Term UI T055308
Date04/08/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Women, Abused
Term UI T055309
Date04/08/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Battered Woman
Term UI T055310
Date12/14/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Woman, Battered
Term UI T055311
Date12/14/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Women, Battered
Term UI T055312
Date12/14/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995)

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