"Incest" 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.
Sexual intercourse between persons so closely related that they are forbidden by law to marry.
| Descriptor ID |
D007179
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.735.442
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Incest" by people in Profiles.
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The use of clarification sessions in the treatment of incest victims and their families: an exploratory study. Sex Abuse. 2006 Jan; 18(1):27-39.
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Evolutionary adaptations to pre-eclampsia/eclampsia in humans: low fecundability rate, loss of oestrus, prohibitions of incest and systematic polyandry. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2002 Feb; 47(2):104-11.
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The abuse clarification process in the treatment of intrafamilial child abuse. Child Abuse Negl. 1998 Jul; 22(7):729-41.
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Personality characteristics of father/perpetrators and nonoffending mothers in incest families: individual and dyadic analyses. Child Abuse Negl. 1995 May; 19(5):607-17.