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MeSH Heading: Developmental Disabilities
Tree Number(s): F03.625.421
Unique ID: D002658
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002658
Scope Note: Disorders in which there is a delay in development based on that expected for a given age level or stage of development. These impairments or disabilities originate before age 18, may be expected to continue indefinitely, and constitute a substantial impairment. Biological and nonbiological factors are involved in these disorders. (From American Psychiatric Glossary, 6th ed)
Entry Term(s): Child Development Deviations; Child Development Disorders; Child Development Disorders, Specific; Development Disorders, Child; Developmental Delay Disorders; Disabilities, Developmental
Previous Indexing: Child Behavior Disorders (1966-1967); Child Psychology (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 96; was CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS 1981-95; was CHILD DEVELOPMENT DEVIATIONS 1968-80
History Note: 96; was CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS 1981-95; was CHILD DEVELOPMENT DEVIATIONS 1968-80
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/07/06

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0004059
Scope Note: Disorders in which there is a delay in development based on that expected for a given age level or stage of development. These impairments or disabilities originate before age 18, may be expected to continue indefinitely, and constitute a substantial impairment. Biological and nonbiological factors are involved in these disorders. (From American Psychiatric Glossary, 6th ed)
Terms: Developmental Disabilities Preferred Term
Term UI T007713
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1968); Disabilities, Developmental
Term UI T007712
Date05/30/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Development Disorders, Child
Term UI T007710
Date06/11/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Child Development Disorders
Term UI T007711
Date05/30/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996)

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