| Descriptor English: | Central America | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
América Central
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | América Central | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Amérique centrale | ||||||
| Tree number(s): |
Z01.107.169 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002489 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A region of southern NORTH AMERICA extending from the southern border of MEXICO to the northern border of COLOMBIA. It separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean and is linked to SOUTH AMERICA by the Isthmus of Panama. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
EH ethnology EP epidemiology |
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| DeCS ID: | 2524 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D002489 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2015/11/24 |
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Central America
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| Concept UI |
M0003800 |
| Scope note | A region of southern NORTH AMERICA extending from the southern border of MEXICO to the northern border of COLOMBIA. It separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean and is linked to SOUTH AMERICA by the Isthmus of Panama. |
| Preferred term | Central America |
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