| Descriptor English: | Caribbean Region | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Región del Caribe
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Região do Caribe | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Caraïbe | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Caribbean Caribbean Sea Region West Indies Region |
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| Tree number(s): |
Z01.107.084 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017691 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The area that lies between continental North and South America and comprises the Caribbean Sea, the West Indies, and the adjacent mainland regions of southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela. |
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| Annotation: | general or unspecified for Caribbean Sea, region, islands or population; do not confuse entry term WEST INDIES REGION with WEST INDIES or any of its specific islands |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
EH ethnology EP epidemiology |
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| Previous Indexing: |
West Indies (1966-1993) |
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| History Note: | 94 |
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| DeCS ID: | 31579 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D017691 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1994/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1993/05/26 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 1995/06/08 |
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Caribbean Region
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| Concept UI |
M0026756 |
| Scope note | The area that lies between continental North and South America and comprises the Caribbean Sea, the West Indies, and the adjacent mainland regions of southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela. |
| Preferred term | Caribbean Region |
| Entry term(s) |
Caribbean Caribbean Sea Region West Indies Region |
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