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MeSH Heading: Body Packing
Tree Number(s): I01.198.240.142; I01.880.735.191.026
Unique ID: D000075066
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000075066
Scope Note: Concealing of drugs within the gastrointestinal tract or other body orifice for purposes of DRUG SMUGGLING or to avoid detection by law enforcement. Contraband other than drugs is also sometimes smuggled this way.
Entry Term(s): Body Packers; Body Pushers; Body Pushing; Body Stuffers; Body Stuffing; Drug Mules
Public MeSH Note: 2018
History Note: 2018
Date Established: 2018/01/01
Date of Entry: 2017/07/11
Revision Date: 2017/06/23

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

ethnology (EH)

history (HI)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

Concept UI: M000629056
Scope Note: Persons who conceal drugs or other contraband within their body cavities.
Terms: Body Packers Preferred Term
Term UI T000920291
Date03/29/2017
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Body Stuffers
Term UI T000920292
Date03/29/2017
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Body Pushers
Term UI T000920293
Date03/29/2017
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Drug Mules
Term UI T000920305
Date03/29/2017
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018)

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