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MeSH Heading: East Asian People
Tree Number(s): M01.686.330.500
Unique ID: D000095225
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000095225
Scope Note: Persons native to or inhabitants of EAST ASIA including CHINA; HONG KONG; JAPAN; KOREA; MACAO; MONGOLIA; and TAIWAN.
Entry Term(s): East Asians; Eastern Asian People; Eastern Asians; Far East Asians
Public MeSH Note: 2023; for CHINESE see ASIANS 1981-2022, for JAPANESE use ASIANS 2004-2022; for KOREANS use ASIANS 2004-2022
History Note: 2023; for CHINESE use ASIANS 1981-2022, for JAPANESE use ASIANS 2004-2022; for KOREANS use ASIANS 2004-2022
Date Established: 2023/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/08/09
Revision Date: 2024/08/06

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

education (ED)

ethnology (EH)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

psychology (PX)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

Concept UI: M000757645
Scope Note: Persons native to or inhabitants of EAST ASIA including CHINA; HONG KONG; JAPAN; KOREA; MACAO; MONGOLIA; and TAIWAN.
Terms: East Asian People Preferred Term
Term UI T001122385
Date07/13/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); East Asians
Term UI T001122388
Date07/13/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); Eastern Asian People
Term UI T001122386
Date07/13/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); Eastern Asians
Term UI T001122387
Date07/13/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); Far East Asians
Term UI T001122389
Date07/13/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023)

East Asian People MeSH Descriptor Data 2025