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Ethnic and Racial Minorities MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Ethnic and Racial Minorities
Tree Number(s)
I01.880.853.125
Unique ID
D000091762
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000091762
Annotation
coordinate with specific ethnic group or racial group if pertinent; for issues concerning health, coordinate with SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
Scope Note
Socially constructed groups of people who differ in race, color or national, religious, or cultural origin from the dominant group and is often the majority population of the country in which they live. Ethnic minority groups generally share a common sense of identity and common characteristics such as language, religion, tribe, nationality, race, or a combination thereof.
Entry Term(s)
Ethnic Minorities
Racial Minorities
Public MeSH Note
2022
History Note
2022
Date Established
2022/01/01
Date of Entry
2021/07/09
Revision Date
2022/07/13
Ethnic and Racial Minorities Preferred
Ethnic Minorities Narrower
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