"Confined Spaces" 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 space which has limited openings for entry and exit combined with unfavorable natural ventilation such as CAVES, refrigerators, deep tunnels, pipelines, sewers, silos, tanks, vats, mines, deep trenches or pits, vaults, manholes, chimneys, etc.
| Descriptor ID |
D020378
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G16.500.275.074 N06.230.074
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| Concept/Terms |
Confined Spaces- Confined Spaces
- Confined Space
- Space, Confined
- Spaces, Confined
Unventilated Spaces- Unventilated Spaces
- Space, Unventilated
- Spaces, Unventilated
- Unventilated Space
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