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Descriptor English: United States Indian Health Service
Descriptor Spanish: United States Indian Health Service
Descriptor United States Indian Health Service
Entry term(s) Indian Health Service (U.S.)
Servicio de Salud de los Pueblos Indígenas (EE UU)
Servicio de Salud de los Pueblos Indígenas (EE. UU.)
Servicio de Salud de los Pueblos Indígenas (EE.UU.)
Servicio de Salud de los Pueblos Indígenas (EEUU)
Servicio de Salud de los Pueblos Indígenas (Estados Unidos)
Servicio de Salud de los Pueblos Indígenas de los Estados Unidos
Servicio de Salud del Indio (EE UU)
Servicio de Salud del Indio (EE. UU.)
Servicio de Salud del Indio (EE.UU.)
Servicio de Salud del Indio (EEUU)
Servicio de Salud del Indio (Estados Unidos)
Servicio de Salud del Indio de Estados Unidos
Servicio de Salud del Indio de los Estados Unidos
Scope note: División del UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE (Servicio de Salud Pública de Estados Unidos), que se responsabiliza de la salud pública y la prestación de servicios médicos a los INDIOS NORTEAMERICANOS de Estados Unidos, principalmente a los que residen en reservas.
Descriptor Portuguese: United States Indian Health Service
Descriptor French: Indian Health Service (USA)
Entry term(s): Health Service, Indian
Indian Health Service
Indian Health Service (U.S.)
Indian Health Services
Service, Indian Health
Service, United States Indian Health
Tree number(s): I01.409.418.750.600.650.825
N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.825
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016549
Scope note: A division of the UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE that is responsible for the public health and the provision of medical services to NATIVE AMERICANS in the United States, primarily those residing on reservation lands.
Annotation: add UNITED STATES; research support by this agency is checked as RESEARCH SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; CATALOGER: Use NAF entry
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
OG organization & administration
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Indians, North American (1975-1991)
United States Public Health Service (1975-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
Entry Version: IHS
DeCS ID: 29759
Unique ID: D016549
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/02/11
Revision Date: 2015/06/29
United States Indian Health Service - Preferred
Concept UI M0025249
Scope note A division of the UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE that is responsible for the public health and the provision of medical services to NATIVE AMERICANS in the United States, primarily those residing on reservation lands.
Preferred term United States Indian Health Service
Entry term(s) Health Service, Indian
Indian Health Service
Indian Health Service (U.S.)
Indian Health Services
Service, Indian Health
Service, United States Indian Health



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