Publication Characteristics

Legislation

Works consisting of the text of proposed or enacted legislation that may be in the form of bills, laws, statutes, ordinances, or government regulations.

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Abstract

Works consisting of the text of proposed or enacted legislation that may be in the form of bills, laws, statutes, ordinances, or government regulations.

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Indexing Annotation

Discontinued for indexing 12/2024 - Indexers: Do not use; This heading is used as a Publication Type. CATALOGER: Use when 20% or more of the content consists of the text of laws, statutes, ordinances, or government regulations. Do not use for works that are merely discussion of law, etc. Legislation as a subject is indexed under the main heading LEGISLATION AS TOPIC

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History Note

2008(1999)

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  1. V02.620w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Legislation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020485. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020485
  2. Legislation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislation
  3. Legislation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49371