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Descriptor English: White People
Descriptor Spanish: Población Blanca
Descriptor población blanca
Entry term(s) grupo de ascendencia continental europea
persona blanca
personas de raza blanca
raza caucasoide
Scope note: Personas con orígenes en cualquiera de los grupos de raza blanca de Europa, Oriente Medio o África del Norte. Téngase en cuenta que la categoría "blanco" 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: População Branca
Descriptor French: Without translation
Entry term(s): Caucasian Race
Caucasian Races
Caucasoid Race
Caucasoid Races
European Continental Ancestry Group
Race, Caucasian
Race, Caucasoid
Races, Caucasian
Races, Caucasoid
White Person
Tree number(s): M01.686.877
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D044465
Scope note: Persons having origins in any of the white racial groups of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. Note that OMB category WHITE is available for the 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Race and ethnicity terms, as used in the federal government, are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.
Annotation: specify geographic location if relevant; for the United States populations WHITE is available
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 CAUCASIAN RACE 1963-1977, WHITES 1978-2003, CAUCASOID RACE 1978-2003, EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP 2004-2021, WHTIES 2022
History Note: 2023; use CAUCASIAN RACE 1963-1977, WHITES 1978-2003, CAUCASOID RACE 1978-2003, EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP 2004-2021, WHTIES 2022
DeCS ID: 38413
Unique ID: D044465
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/14
Revision Date: 2022/07/14
White People - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0022972
Scope note Persons having origins in any of the white racial groups of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. Note that OMB category WHITE is available for the 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 White People
Entry term(s) White Person
European Continental Ancestry Group - Preferred
Concept UI M0445139
Scope note An ethnic group of putative Caucasoid origin.
Preferred term European Continental Ancestry Group
Caucasoid Race - Narrower
Concept UI M0003688
Scope note An ethnic group of putative Caucasoid origin.
Preferred term Caucasoid Race
Entry term(s) Caucasian Race
Caucasian Races
Caucasoid Races
Race, Caucasian
Race, Caucasoid
Races, Caucasian
Races, Caucasoid



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