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Concentration Camps MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Concentration Camps
Tree Number(s)
I01.880.604.501.500.358
J03.200
Unique ID
D003209
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003209
Annotation
specify geographic location if pertinent
Scope Note
A place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities, sometimes to provide forced labor or to await mass execution.
Entry Term(s)
Death Camps
Internment Camps
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under PRISONS 1975-90
Online Note
search PRISONS 1966-74
History Note
91(75); was see under PRISONS 1975-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2023/05/31
Concentration Camps Preferred
Internment Camps Related
Death Camps Related
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