Identity Theft
"Identity Theft" 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.
All types of crime in which personal data is obtained wrongfully, typically for economic gain.(from www.justice.gov/criminal/fraud/websites/idtheft.html)
| Descriptor ID |
D063867
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.198.240.300.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Identity Theft- Identity Theft
- Identity Thefts
- Theft, Identity
- Thefts, Identity
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