| Descriptor English: | Appalachian Region | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Región de los Apalaches
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Região dos Apalaches | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Région des Appalaches | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Appalachia |
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| Tree number(s): |
Z01.107.567.875.075 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001061 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A geographical area of the United States with no definite boundaries but comprising northeastern Alabama, northwestern Georgia, northwestern South Carolina, western North Carolina, eastern Kentucky, eastern Tennessee, western Virginia, West Virginia, western Maryland, southwestern Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, and southern New York. |
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| Annotation: | index specific states as needed but use APPALACHIAN REGION when text uses the term & when the region is the intent of the author; CATALOGER: Use for 4 or more states |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
EH ethnology EP epidemiology |
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| History Note: | 75 |
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| DeCS ID: | 27919 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D001061 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1975/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2015/06/05 |
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Appalachian Region
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| Concept UI |
M0001607 |
| Scope note | A geographical area of the United States with no definite boundaries but comprising northeastern Alabama, northwestern Georgia, northwestern South Carolina, western North Carolina, eastern Kentucky, eastern Tennessee, western Virginia, West Virginia, western Maryland, southwestern Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, and southern New York. |
| Preferred term | Appalachian Region |
| Entry term(s) |
Appalachia |
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