Birth Certificates

"Birth Certificates" 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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Official certifications by a physician recording the individual's birth date, place of birth, parentage and other required identifying data which are filed with the local registrar of vital statistics.

Descriptor ID	D001719
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.308.940.250 L01.399.250.900.250 N04.452.859.132 N05.715.360.300.715.175 N06.850.520.308.940.250
Concept/Terms	Birth Certificates Birth Certificates Birth Certificate Certificate, Birth Certificates, Birth Birth Records Birth Records Birth Record Record, Birth Records, Birth

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

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Data Collection [E05.318.308]
Records as Topic [E05.318.308.940]
Birth Certificates [E05.318.308.940.250]
Information Science [L]
Information Science [L01]
Information Management [L01.399]
Data Collection [L01.399.250]
Records as Topic [L01.399.250.900]
Birth Certificates [L01.399.250.900.250]
Health Care [N]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Organization and Administration [N04.452]
Records as Topic [N04.452.859]
Birth Certificates [N04.452.859.132]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Data Collection [N05.715.360.300]
Records as Topic [N05.715.360.300.715]
Birth Certificates [N05.715.360.300.715.175]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
Records as Topic [N06.850.520.308.940]
Birth Certificates [N06.850.520.308.940.250]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Birth Certificates".

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

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Matern Child Health J