"World War II" 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.
Global conflict involving countries of Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America that occurred between 1939 and 1945.
| Descriptor ID |
D047789
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.400.504.968.901
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| Concept/Terms |
World War II- World War II
- War II, World
- 2nd World War
- 2nd World Wars
- War, 2nd World
- Wars, 2nd World
- World War, 2nd
- World Wars, 2nd
- Second World War
- Second World Wars
- War, Second World
- Wars, Second World
- World War, Second
- World Wars, Second
- World War, 1939-1945
- 1939-1945 World War
- War, 1939-1945 World
- World War, 1939 1945
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