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Descriptor English: Asian People
Descriptor Spanish: Pueblo Asiatico
Descriptor población asiática
Entry term(s) grupo de ancestro asiático continental
grupo de ascendencia continental asiática
persona asiática
raza asiática
raza mongoloide
Scope note: Personas con orígenes en cualquiera de los grupos de raza asiática de Extremo Oriente, el Sudeste Asiático o el subcontinente indio, incluidos, por ejemplo, Camboya, China, Corea, India, Islas Filipinas, Japón, Malasia, Pakistán, Tailandia y Vietnam. Téngase en cuenta que la categoría "asiático" de la Oficina de Administración y Presupuesto de los Estados Unidos está disponible para los grupos poblacionales de los Estados Unidos. Los términos de raza y etnia, tal como los utiliza el gobierno federal de los Estados Unidos, 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: Povo Asiático
Descriptor French: Asiatiques
Entry term(s): Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Asian Person
Asiatic Race
Asiatic Races
Mongoloid Race
Mongoloid Races
Race, Asiatic
Race, Mongoloid
Races, Asiatic
Races, Mongoloid
Tree number(s): M01.686.330
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D044466
Scope note: Persons having origins in any of the Asian racial groups of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. Note that OMB category ASIAN is available for United States population groups. Race and ethnicity terms, as used in the federal government, are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.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
EH ethnology
GE genetics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
Public MeSH Note: 2023; see MONGOLOID RACE 1966-2003, ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP 2004-2021, ASIANS 2022
History Note: 2023; use MONGOLOID RACE 1966-2003, ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP 2004-2021, ASIANS 2022
DeCS ID: 38412
Unique ID: D044466
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/09
Revision Date: 2022/07/14
Asian People - Preferred
Concept UI M0007879
Scope note Persons having origins in any of the Asian racial groups of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. Note that OMB category ASIAN is available for United States population groups. Race and ethnicity terms, as used in the federal government, 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 Asian People
Entry term(s) Asian Person
Asian Continental Ancestry Group - Preferred
Concept UI M0445140
Scope note Individuals whose ancestral origins are in the southeastern and eastern areas of the Asian continent.
Preferred term Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Mongoloid Race - Narrower
Concept UI M0014011
Scope note A major population group distinguished by classification according to physical features. This group centers around the Asian Pacific Ocean.
Preferred term Mongoloid Race
Entry term(s) Asiatic Race
Asiatic Races
Mongoloid Races
Race, Asiatic
Race, Mongoloid
Races, Asiatic
Races, Mongoloid



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