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Refugee Camps

Areas of shelter and protection for people who leave their own country or habitual residence to escape danger, persecution, or disaster.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Areas of shelter and protection for people who leave their own country or habitual residence to escape danger, persecution, or disaster.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Camp, Refugee
  • Camps, Refugee
  • Refugee Camp

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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History Note

2018; use REFUGEES 1993-2017

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Previous Indexing

  • Refugees (1969-2017)

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Tree Number

  1. J03.340w.825w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Refugee Camps. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000073017. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000073017
  2. Refugee Camps. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugee_camp
  3. Refugee Camps. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q622499