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Descriptor English: Roma
Descriptor Spanish: Romaní
Descriptor romaní
Entry term(s) caló
gitanos
pueblo gitano
romaníes
rrom
zíngaros
Scope note: Grupo étnico que se originó en la India y que se introdujo en Europa en el siglo XIV o XV.
Descriptor Portuguese: Roma (Grupo Étnico)
Descriptor French: Tsigane
Entry term(s): Gipsies
Gipsy
Gypsies
Gypsy
Romani
Romanies
Romany
Tree number(s): M01.270.984
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006178
Scope note: Ethnic group originating in India and entering Europe in the 14th or 15th century.
Annotation: use this spelling in translations; specify geographic term
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
ED education
EH ethnology
GE genetics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
Previous Indexing: Caucasoid Race (1966-1978)
Ethnic Groups (1968-1978)
Ethnology (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 2016; see GYPSIES 1991-2015, see ETHNIC GROUPS 1979-90
History Note: 2016(1979); use GYPSIES 1991-2015, use ETHNIC GROUPS 1979-1990
DeCS ID: 23908
Unique ID: D006178
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/04/28
Revision Date: 2015/06/30
Roma - Preferred
Concept UI M0009718
Scope note Ethnic group originating in India and entering Europe in the 14th or 15th century.
Preferred term Roma
Entry term(s) Gipsies
Gipsy
Gypsies
Gypsy
Romani
Romanies
Romany



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