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Descriptor English: Hispanic or Latino
Descriptor Spanish: Hispánicos o Latinos
Descriptor hispano o latino
Entry term(s) Latinx
americanos cubanos
americanos hispanos
cubanoamericanos
estadounidenses de origen hispano
estadounidenses hispanos
hispanoestadounidenses
hispanos
hispanos o latinos
hispánicos
latinas
latinoamericanos estadounidenses
latinos
mujeres latinas
portorriqueños
puertorriqueños
Scope note: Persona de cultura u origen cubanos, mexicanos, puertorriqueños, sudamericanos o centroamericanos o de otra cultura u origen españoles, independientemente de su raza (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/10/30/97-28653/revisions-to-the-standards-for-the-classification-of-federal-data-on-race-and-ethnicity). En los Estados Unidos se utiliza para la clasificación de los datos del gobierno federal sobre la raza y la etnia. Los términos de raza y etnia son constructos sociales autoidentificados y pueden incluir términos obsoletos y ofensivos en el MeSH para ayudar a los usuarios que estén interesados en obtener resultados de búsquedas exhaustivas para estudios tales como estudios longitudinales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hispânico ou Latino
Descriptor French: Hispanique ou Latino
Entry term(s): American, Hispanic
American, US Latin
Americans, Cuban
Americans, Hispanic
Americans, Spanish
Cuban American
Cuban Americans
Hispanic
Hispanic American
Hispanic Americans
Hispanics
Latin American, US
Latin Americans, US
Latina
Latinas
Latino
Latinos
Latinx
Puerto Rican
Puerto Ricans
Spanish American
Spanish Americans
US Latin American
US Latin Americans
Tree number(s): M01.270.953
M01.686.477.625.188.441
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006630
Scope note: A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/10/30/97-28653/revisions-to-the-standards-for-the-classification-of-federal-data-on-race-and-ethnicity). In the United States it is used for classification of federal government data on race and ethnicity. Race and ethnicity terms are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
ED education
GE genetics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
Previous Indexing: Ethnic Groups (1968-1977)
Mexico (1966-1977)
Puerto Rico (1966-1977)
United States (1966-1977)
specific state (1966-1977)
DeCS ID: 23909
Unique ID: D006630
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1978/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/03/01
Revision Date: 2022/07/14
Hispanic or Latino - Broader
Concept UI M000748085
Scope note A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/10/30/97-28653/revisions-to-the-standards-for-the-classification-of-federal-data-on-race-and-ethnicity). In the United States it is used for classification of federal government data on race and ethnicity. Race and ethnicity terms are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.
Preferred term Hispanic or Latino
Hispanic Americans - Preferred
Concept UI M0010384
Scope note Persons living in the United States of Mexican (MEXICAN AMERICANS), Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin.
Preferred term Hispanic Americans
Entry term(s) American, Hispanic
Americans, Hispanic
Americans, Spanish
Hispanic American
Spanish American
Spanish Americans
Puerto Ricans - Narrower
Concept UI M0010385
Preferred term Puerto Ricans
Entry term(s) Puerto Rican
Latinos - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0010387
Preferred term Latinos
Entry term(s) Latino
Cuban Americans - Narrower
Concept UI M0010383
Preferred term Cuban Americans
Entry term(s) Americans, Cuban
Cuban American
Hispanics - Broader
Concept UI M0010386
Preferred term Hispanics
Entry term(s) Hispanic
Latinas - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0371370
Preferred term Latinas
Entry term(s) Latina
Latinx - Narrower
Concept UI M000751366
Preferred term Latinx
Latin Americans, US - Narrower
Concept UI M000757627
Scope note Persons living in the United States of Latin American origin or culture including Mexico, Central America, South America along with the relevant Caribbean islands where Spanish or other Romance language is spoken.
Preferred term Latin Americans, US
Entry term(s) American, US Latin
Latin American, US
US Latin American
US Latin Americans



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