Privacy

"Privacy" 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.

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The state of being free from intrusion or disturbance in one's private life or affairs. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed, 1993)

Descriptor ID	D018907
MeSH Number(s)	I01.880.604.473.352.500 N03.706.437.352.500 N03.706.615.862
Concept/Terms	Privacy Privacy Privacy Act Privacy Act Act, Privacy Public Law 93-579 Public Law 93-579 Law 93-579, Public Public Law 93 579 PL93-579 PL93 579 PL 93-579 PL 93 579

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Privacy".

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Sociology [I01.880]
Social Control, Formal [I01.880.604]
Human Rights [I01.880.604.473]
Civil Rights [I01.880.604.473.352]
Privacy [I01.880.604.473.352.500]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
Social Control, Formal [N03.706]
Human Rights [N03.706.437]
Civil Rights [N03.706.437.352]
Privacy [N03.706.437.352.500]
Legislation as Topic [N03.706.615]
Privacy [N03.706.615.862]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Privacy".

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