"Police" 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.
Agents of the law charged with the responsibility of maintaining and enforcing law and order among the citizenry.
| Descriptor ID |
D016495
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.526.373.750 M01.526.760
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| Concept/Terms |
Law Enforcement Officers- Law Enforcement Officers
- Enforcement Officer, Law
- Enforcement Officers, Law
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Officer, Law Enforcement
- Officers, Law Enforcement
Police Officers- Police Officers
- Officer, Police
- Officers, Police
- Police Officer
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Police" by people in Profiles.
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Hospitalization Among HIV-Infected U.S. Marshals Service Prisoners. J Correct Health Care. 2016 10; 22(4):300-308.
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Rape myth acceptance impacts the reporting of rape to the police: a study of incarcerated women. Violence Against Women. 2013 Sep; 19(9):1065-78.
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Linking work and domestic problems with police suicide. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 1994; 24(3):267-74.