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Descriptor English: Pacific Island People
Descriptor Spanish: Pueblos Isleños del Pacífico
Descriptor pueblo isleño del Pacífico
Entry term(s) isleños del Pacífico
melanesios
micronesios
polinesios
pueblo melanesio
pueblo micronesio
pueblo polinesio
Scope note: Personas originarias de cualquiera de las ISLAS DEL PACÍFICO. Téngase en cuenta que la categoría NATIVO DE HAWÁI Y OTRAS ISLAS DEL PACÍFICO de la Oficina de Administración y Presupuesto de los Estados Unidos está disponible para los grupos poblacionales de Estados Unidos. Los términos de raza y etnia, tal como los usa el gobierno federal, son constructos sociales autoidentificados y pueden incluir términos poblacionales obsoletos y ofensivos en el MeSH para ayudar a los usuarios interesados en obtener resultados de búsquedas exhaustivas para estudios tales como estudios longitudinales.
Descriptor Portuguese: População das Ilhas do Pacífico
Descriptor French: Population originaire des îles du Pacifique
Entry term(s): Island People, Pacific
Islander, Pacific
Islanders, Pacific
Melanesian
Melanesian People
Melanesian Peoples
Melanesians
Micronesian
Micronesian People
Micronesian Peoples
Micronesians
Pacific Island Peoples
Pacific Islander
Pacific Islanders
People, Melanesian
People, Micronesian
People, Pacific Island
People, Polynesian
Polynesian
Polynesian People
Polynesian Peoples
Polynesians
Tree number(s): M01.686.493.500.800
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000095188
Scope note: Persons having origins in any of PACIFIC ISLANDS. Note that OMB category NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER 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Race and ethnicity terms, as used in the federal government, are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.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
GE genetics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
Public MeSH Note: 2023
History Note: 2023
DeCS ID: 60336
Unique ID: D000095188
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2023/01/01
Date of Entry: 2022/07/14
Revision Date: 2022/07/14
Pacific Island People - Preferred
Concept UI M000757547
Scope note Persons having origins in any of PACIFIC ISLANDS. Note that OMB category NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER 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 Pacific Island People
Entry term(s) Island People, Pacific
Islander, Pacific
Islanders, Pacific
Pacific Island Peoples
Pacific Islander
Pacific Islanders
People, Pacific Island
Polynesian People - Narrower
Concept UI M000757550
Preferred term Polynesian People
Entry term(s) People, Polynesian
Polynesian
Polynesian Peoples
Polynesians
Micronesian People - Narrower
Concept UI M000757548
Preferred term Micronesian People
Entry term(s) Micronesian
Micronesian Peoples
Micronesians
People, Micronesian
Melanesian People - Narrower
Concept UI M000757549
Preferred term Melanesian People
Entry term(s) Melanesian
Melanesian Peoples
Melanesians
People, Melanesian



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