| PM | history, geography, and the environment b-out d-out qh |
| NT | +PNe history qh ah | |
| +PT geography qh ah | ||
| +PVe geographical area qh ah | ||
| +PZ environment qh ah | ||
| RT | +M social sciences, economics, and law qh ah |
| PNe | history d-out qh |
| NT | +PQe historical period qh ah | |
| BT | +PM history, geography, and the environment qh ah | |
| RT | +S field, discipline, or occupation qh ah |
| PN2 | temporal distribution qh |
| RT | +PB4 demographic change qh ah | |
| PD8 epidemiological population pattern qh ah |
| PN2.2 | . cyclical fluctuation qh |
| HN | Changed descriptor 2000; through 1999 use "cyclical trend." | |
| ST | cyclical trend | |
| BT | +PN2.4e trend qh ah |
| PN2.2.2 | . . seasonal variation qh |
| ST | seasonality |
| PN2.4e | . trend qh |
| SN | A broad term meaning general inclination or tendency, for use in combination with other substantive descriptors. For example, if an article discusses the trends in psychosocial treatment methods, then one would combine *+PN2.4 trend* qh ah with *+HZ psychosocial treatment method* qh ah. | |
| NT | +PN2.2 cyclical fluctuation qh ah | |
| RT | +RG2.4e longitudinal study qh ah |
| PN2.4.2 | . . secular trend qh |
| SN | A trend that moves forward in one direction over a long period of time. |
| PN2.6 | . forecast qh |
| ST | future | |
| prediction | ||
| predictive | ||
| projection | ||
| NT | MT14.18 economic forecast qh ah | |
| RM22.6.4.6e predictive validity qh ah | ||
| BT | +RF8 explanation and prediction qh ah | |
| RT | JN4.10e prognosis qh ah | |
| RG4.4e prospective study qh ah | ||
| +RM14e predictive factor qh ah |
| PN4 | AOD history qh |
| HN | Introduced 1995. |
| PN4.2e | . history of AOD use qh |
| SN | History of alcohol or other drug use in society. Do not use to refer to *HB6.2 patient AODU history* qh ah. | |
| BT | +AA2e AOD use qh ah |
| PN4.2.2 | . . history of alcohol use qh |
| PN4.4e | . history of AOD prevention qh |
| BT | +JBe prevention qh ah | |
| +JB2e AOD prevention qh ah |
| PN4.6e | . history of AODD treatment qh |
| BT | +JPe treatment and maintenance qh ah |
| PN4.8e | . history of AOD public policy qh |
| BT | +MP18.2e public policy on AOD qh ah |
| PN4.8.2e | . . Prohibition Era qh |
| SN | Use this term to refer to the historical period of time when alcohol manufacture and use was against the law. For prohibition as an alcohol/drug policy use *+LW16.4 prohibition (general)* qh ah. | |
| BT | +PQ6.4 modern American historical period qh ah | |
| RT | +LW16.4 prohibition (general) qh ah | |
| MH4.2.2e temperance movement qh ah | ||
| MH4.2.4e anti-prohibition movement qh ah | ||
| MP14.24 repeal qh ah |
| PN4.8.4e | . . post-Prohibition Era qh |
| HN | Introduced 1995. ETOH descriptor 2000. | |
| ST | post-Repeal America | |
| BT | +PQ6.4 modern American historical period qh ah |
| PN4.10 | . history of AOD production qh |
| BT | +MT8.8.2 production qh ah |
| PN6 | archaeology qh |
| HN | Introduced 1995. | |
| BT | +MA2.4 anthropology qh ah |
| PQe | historical period d-out qh |
| HN | ETOH descriptor 2000. | |
| SN | Can be classified in two ways: By period or war (from a U.S. perspective), or by decade or century. | |
| ST | era | |
| BT | +PNe history qh ah |
| PQ2 | . ancient history qh |
| PQ4 | . medieval history qh |
| PQ6 | . modern history qh |
| SN | History of recent centuries, usually thought of as beginning with the Renaissance (14th-16th century) and extending to the present. |
| PQ6.4 | . . modern American historical period qh |
| NT | PN4.8.2e Prohibition Era qh ah | |
| PN4.8.4e post-Prohibition Era qh ah |
| PQ6.4.2 | . . . colonial period (US) qh |
| PQ6.4.4 | . . . Revolutionary War period qh |
| PQ6.4.6 | . . . Civil War period qh |
| PQ6.4.8 | . . . World War I period qh |
| PQ6.4.10 | . . . Great Depression era qh |
| PQ6.4.12 | . . . World War II period qh |
| PQ6.4.14 | . . . Korean War period qh |
| PQ6.4.16 | . . . Vietnam War period qh |
| RT | TV4.4.8.2e Vietnam veteran qh ah |
| PQ6.4.18 | . . . Persian Gulf War period qh |
| HN | Introduced 1995. |
| PQ8 | . historical periods by century/decade qh |
| PQ8.2 | . . pre-5th century qh |
| HN | Introduced 1995. |
| PQ8.4 | . . 5th-9th century qh |
| HN | Introduced 1995. |
| PQ8.6 | . . 9th century qh |
| PQ8.8 | . . 10th century qh |
| PQ8.10 | . . 11th century qh |
| PQ8.12 | . . 12th century qh |
| PQ8.14 | . . 13th century qh |
| PQ8.16 | . . 14th century qh |
| PQ8.18 | . . 15th century qh |
| PQ8.20 | . . 16th century qh |
| PQ8.22 | . . 17th century qh |
| PQ8.24 | . . 18th century qh |
| PQ8.24.2 | . . . 1700s qh |
| PQ8.24.4 | . . . 1710s qh |
| PQ8.24.6 | . . . 1720s qh |
| PQ8.24.8 | . . . 1730s qh |
| PQ8.24.10 | . . . 1740s qh |
| PQ8.24.12 | . . . 1750s qh |
| PQ8.24.14 | . . . 1760s qh |
| PQ8.24.16 | . . . 1770s qh |
| PQ8.24.18 | . . . 1780s qh |
| PQ8.24.20 | . . . 1790s qh |
| PQ8.26 | . . 19th century qh |
| PQ8.26.2 | . . . 1800s qh |
| PQ8.26.4 | . . . 1810s qh |
| PQ8.26.6 | . . . 1820s qh |
| PQ8.26.8 | . . . 1830s qh |
| PQ8.26.10 | . . . 1840s qh |
| PQ8.26.12 | . . . 1850s qh |
| PQ8.26.14 | . . . 1860s qh |
| PQ8.26.16 | . . . 1870s qh |
| PQ8.26.18 | . . . 1880s qh |
| PQ8.26.20 | . . . 1890s qh |
| PQ8.28 | . . 20th century qh |
| PQ8.28.2 | . . . 1900s qh |
| PQ8.28.4 | . . . 1910s qh |
| PQ8.28.6 | . . . 1920s qh |
| PQ8.28.8 | . . . 1930s qh |
| PQ8.28.10 | . . . 1940s qh |
| PQ8.28.12 | . . . 1950s qh |
| PQ8.28.14 | . . . 1960s qh |
| PQ8.28.16 | . . . 1970s qh |
| PQ8.28.18 | . . . 1980s qh |
| PQ8.28.20 | . . . 1990s qh |
| PQ8.30 | . . 21st century qh |
| PQ8.30.2 | . . . 2000s qh |
| PQ8.30.4 | . . . 2010s qh |
| PQ8.30.6 | . . . 2020s qh |
| PQ8.30.8 | . . . 2030s qh |
| PT | geography d-out qh |
| BT | +PM history, geography, and the environment qh ah |
| PT2 | geographic distribution qh |
| RT | PD8 epidemiological population pattern qh ah |
| PT4 | physical geography qh |
| HN | Changed descriptor 1995; through 1995 also use "physical feature of earth and atmosphere." | |
| RT | +PZ2 physical environment qh ah |
| PT4.2 | . physical feature of the earth qh |
| PT4.4e | . geographic factors qh |
| HN | Introduced 2000. | |
| SN | Includes spatial factors e.g., the location and distance between places where alcohol is sold as well as contextual and environmental factors that define specific places, such as local cultural characteristics and socioeconomic status. | |
| NT | +LM context qh ah | |
| +MT2.10.4.2e location and density of AOD outlets qh ah | ||
| +PZ environment qh ah | ||
| +TRe socioeconomic status qh ah | ||
| RT | +ND10.12e geographic information systems qh ah | |
| +RQ16e geographic analysis qh ah |
| PT4.6e | . climate and weather qh |
| HN | ETOH descriptor 2000. | |
| RT | CB22.6 ambient temperature qh ah | |
| GZ2.20.16 seasonal affective disorder qh ah | ||
| +LT2e seasonal time of year qh ah | ||
| +OR12e accident factor qh ah |
| PT6 | human geography qh |
| HN | Introduced 1995. |
| PT6.2 | . land use qh |
| HN | Introduced 2000. | |
| ST | land use pattern | |
| NT | +MP18.8.2e zoning qh ah |
| PVe | geographical area d-out qh |
| BT | +PM history, geography, and the environment qh ah | |
| RT | +JU4e health care planning qh ah | |
| +LR12e neighborhood qh ah | ||
| +MP26 political unit qh ah | ||
| MT26.4 geographical scope of market qh ah | ||
| +ND2.12.6 computer network qh ah | ||
| +RD2.10e survey qh ah | ||
| +TU8 status by type of neighborhood qh ah | ||
| +VA geographic area qh ah |
| PV2 | local area qh |
| ST | local level | |
| RT | LN12e community environment qh ah |
| PV2.2 | . local regional area qh |
| HN | Introduced 2000. | |
| ST | interurban area |
| PV2.4e | . urban area qh |
| SN | Includes urban areas that cross several jurisdictions. | |
| ST | metropolitan area | |
| NT | MB4.6 urban society qh ah | |
| RT | +JT health care program or facility qh ah |
| PV2.4.2 | . . large urban area qh |
| HN | Introduced 2000. |
| PV2.4.4 | . . small urban area qh |
| HN | Introduced 2000. |
| PV2.6e | . suburban area qh |
| RT | +LR12e neighborhood qh ah |
| PV2.8e | . rural area qh |
| ST | nonmetropolitan area | |
| nonurban area | ||
| RT | +JT health care program or facility qh ah |
| PV4 | beyond local area qh |
| PV4.2 | . state wide area qh |
| ST | state level | |
| NT | MO4.8.4.4 state court qh ah | |
| +MP10.8 state agency qh ah |
| PV4.4 | . regional area qh |
| SN | Areas that cover several states. | |
| ST | regional level | |
| NT | JU4.2 regional health care planning qh ah | |
| TI4e regional differences qh ah |
| PV4.6 | . national area qh |
| ST | national level | |
| NT | JU4.4 national health care planning qh ah |
| PV4.8 | . international area qh |
| NT | +AN10e international AODR problems qh ah | |
| +MT28e international trade qh ah | ||
| +ND2.12.6.2e Internet qh ah | ||
| TI2e international differences qh ah |
| PZ | environment d-out qh |
| SN | This is a very broad descriptor referring to surrounding conditions, forces, or factors potentially capable of influencing, modifying, or interacting with an organism, material, or other entity. Includes the physical environment, climatic factors, social context, family environment, the economic climate, etc. | |
| ST | ecology | |
| NT | +EY12.4e environmental factors qh ah | |
| LR20 physical aspect of context qh ah | ||
| BT | +PM history, geography, and the environment qh ah | |
| +PT4.4e geographic factors qh ah | ||
| RT | +LR physical context or place qh ah | |
| +OR12e accident factor qh ah |
| PZ2 | physical environment qh |
| SN | Refers to the physical environment of the earth; nature. For social environment or setting, use *+PZ4 psychosocial environment* qh ah or *+LM context* qh ah or one of its many narrower terms. | |
| ST | nature (Earth) | |
| physical environment of the earth | ||
| NT | LR20 physical aspect of context qh ah | |
| RT | CB22.6 ambient temperature qh ah | |
| +EE20e chemical exposure qh ah | ||
| JD8e environmental model qh ah | ||
| +LM context qh ah | ||
| +LR physical context or place qh ah | ||
| +NF24e educational environment qh ah | ||
| +OR12e accident factor qh ah | ||
| +PT4 physical geography qh ah |
| PZ2.2 | . environmental impact qh |
| HN | Introduced 1995. | |
| ST | ecological impact |
| PZ2.4 | . environmental pollution qh |
| RT | +YXe toxic substances qh ah | |
| +YX10 environmental pollutants, pesticides qh ah |
| PZ2.4.2 | . . air pollution qh |
| ST | atmospheric contamination | |
| atmospheric pollution |
| PZ2.4.4 | . . indoor pollution qh |
| HN | Introduced 2000. | |
| NT | +BD6 tobacco smoke qh ah |
| PZ2.4.4.2 | . . . smog qh |
| RT | CF14.8 gaseous solution qh ah |
| PZ2.4.6 | . . water pollution qh |
| ST | water contamination |
| PZ2.4.16 | . . noise pollution qh |
| PZ4e | psychosocial environment qh |
| HN | Introduced 1995. | |
| ST | psychosocial factors | |
| NT | EY12.4.2e socioenvironmental factors qh ah | |
| RT | +M social sciences, economics, and law qh ah | |
| +PZ2 physical environment qh ah |
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