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MeSH Heading: Safe Sex
Tree Number(s): F01.145.802.845
Unique ID: D021841
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D021841
Scope Note: Sexual behavior that prevents or reduces the spread of SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES or PREGNANCY.
Entry Term(s): Protected Sex; Responsible Sex
Previous Indexing: Sex Behavior (1966-2000)
See Also: Sex Education
Public MeSH Note: 2001
History Note: 2001
Date Established: 2001/01/01
Date of Entry: 2000/06/27
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

ethnology (EH)

history (HI)

physiology (PH)

psychology (PX)

radiation effects (RE)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

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