Thesaurus
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Thesaurus: 1501 entries.
EL PASO (Search for related entries in the library)
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EL SALVADOR (Search for related entries in the library)
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ELDER ABUSE
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ELDER CARE (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: Care of older persons that can be paid or unpaid and can occur in a variety of settings including home and institutional. Greater attention has been devoted to elder care in recent years due to the forecasting of aging populations.
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ELDERCARE
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ELDERLY
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EMIGRATION (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: The movement of persons out of a nation or region for the purposes of settling somewhere else.
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EMIGRATION LAW
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EMOTIONAL ABUSE (Search for related entries in the library)
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EMPLOYEE ABUSE (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: The mistreatment, often illegal, of workers. Some groups of workers are more vulnerable to abuse than others, particularly those from marginalized segments of the population such as migrant workers who have limited rights .
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