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MeSH Heading: Prisoners
Tree Number(s): M01.729
Unique ID: D011329
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011329
Annotation: differentiate from CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; entry term HOSTAGES: coord with VIOLENCE only if particularly discussed
Scope Note: Persons deprived of their liberty; those held is against their will, or who are kept in confinement or custody.
Entry Term(s): Detained Persons; Hostages; Imprisoned Individuals; Incarcerated Individuals; Inmates
Previous Indexing: Prisons (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note: 74
History Note: 74(73)
Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2023/05/31

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

education (ED)

history (HI)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

psychology (PX)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

Concept UI: M0017587
Scope Note: Persons deprived of their liberty; those held is against their will, or who are kept in confinement or custody.
Terms: Prisoners Preferred Term
Term UI T033393
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Imprisoned Individuals
Term UI T001136406
Date04/18/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Inmates
Term UI T001137585
Date05/26/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Incarcerated Individuals
Term UI T001136405
Date04/18/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024)

Prisoners MeSH Descriptor Data 2024