"Public Policy" 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.
A course or method of action selected, usually by a government, from among alternatives to guide and determine present and future decisions.
| Descriptor ID |
D011640
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.655.500.608 I01.880.604.825.608 N03.623.500.608
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| Concept/Terms |
Public Policy- Public Policy
- Policies, Public
- Policy, Public
- Public Policies
Population Policy- Population Policy
- Policies, Population
- Policy, Population
- Population Policies
Migration Policy- Migration Policy
- Migration Policies
- Policies, Migration
- Policy, Migration
Social Policy- Social Policy
- Policies, Social
- Policy, Social
- Social Policies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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