"War Crimes" 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.
Criminal acts committed during, or in connection with, war, e.g., maltreatment of prisoners, willful killing of civilians, etc.
| Descriptor ID |
D014858
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.198.240.903 I01.880.735.950.500.903
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| Concept/Terms |
War Crimes- War Crimes
- Crime, War
- Crimes, War
- War Crime
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "War Crimes" by people in Profiles.
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Hospitals and medical staff are targeted in Syria, as UN report blames regime forces. BMJ. 2017 03 07; 356:j1189.
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Research and complicity: the case of Julius Hallervorden. J Med Ethics. 2012 Jan; 38(1):53-6.