"Relief Work" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Assistance, such as money, food, or shelter, given to the needy, aged, or victims of disaster. It is usually granted on a temporary basis. (From The American Heritage Dictionary, 2d college ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D012066
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.787.839 N06.230.100.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Relief Work- Relief Work
- Relief Works
- Work, Relief
- Works, Relief
Humanitarian Assistance- Humanitarian Assistance
- Assistance, Humanitarian
- Assistances, Humanitarian
- Humanitarian Assistances
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Relief Work" by people in Profiles.
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Learning from Katrina: environmental health observations from the SWCPHP response team in Houston. J Environ Health. 2007 Sep; 70(2):22-6.