"Legal Guardians" 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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A legal concept for individuals who are designated to act on behalf of persons who are considered incapable of acting in their own behalf, e.g., minors and persons found to be not mentally competent.
| Descriptor ID |
D007872
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.380
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| Concept/Terms |
Legal Guardians- Legal Guardians
- Guardian, Legal
- Guardians, Legal
- Legal Guardian
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Legal Guardians" by people in Profiles.
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Operation Child-ID: reunifying children with their legal guardians after Hurricane Katrina. Disasters. 2007 Sep; 31(3):277-87.
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Use of substitute decision makers by the mentally ill rural elderly: an issue of concern for mental health nurses. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 1994 May-Jun; 15(3):215-27.
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A comparative study: guardianship petitions for adults and elder adults. J Gerontol Nurs. 1993 Sep; 19(9):15-25.
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Care of the demented client. J Gerontol Nurs. 1988 Jul; 14(7):26-31.