Civil Defense

"Civil Defense" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Preventive emergency measures and programs designed to protect the individual or community in times of hostile attack.

Descriptor ID	D002959
MeSH Number(s)	I01.451.227
Concept/Terms	Civil Defense Civil Defense Civil Defenses Defense, Civil Defenses, Civil Emergency Preparedness Emergency Preparedness Preparedness, Emergency

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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Government Programs [I01.451]
Civil Defense [I01.451.227]

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