African Americans

"African Americans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Persons living in the United States having origins in any of the black groups of Africa.

Descriptor ID

D001741

MeSH Number(s)

M01.686.508.100.100

M01.686.754.100

Concept/Terms

African Americans

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "African Americans".

Named Groups [M]
Persons [M01]
Population Groups [M01.686]
Continental Population Groups [M01.686.508]
African Continental Ancestry Group [M01.686.508.100]
African Americans [M01.686.508.100.100]
Ethnic Groups [M01.686.754]
African Americans [M01.686.754.100]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "African Americans".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "African Americans".

publications

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