| Descripteur en français: | Jamaïque | ||||
| Descripteur en anglais: | Jamaica | ||||
| Descripteur en espagnol: |
Jamaica
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| Descripteur en portugais: | Jamaica | ||||
| Code(s) d'arborescence: |
Z01.107.084.900.525 Z01.639.880.525 |
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| Identificateur unique RDF: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007563 | ||||
| Note d'application: | An island in the Greater Antilles in the West Indies. Its capital is Kingston. It was discovered in 1494 by Columbus and was a Spanish colony 1509-1655 until captured by the English. Its flourishing slave trade was abolished in the 19th century. It was a British colony 1655-1958 and a territory of the West Indies Federation 1958-62. It achieved full independence in 1962. The name is from the Arawak Xaymaca, rich in springs or land of springs. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p564 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p267) |
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| Note d'indexation: | an island in the Greater Antilles in the West Indies |
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| Qualificatifs autorisés: |
EH ethnologie EP épidémiologie |
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| Identifiant DeCS: | 7732 | ||||
| ID du Descripteur: | D007563 | ||||
| Documents indexés dans la Biblioteque Virtuelle de Santé (BVS): | Cliquez ici pour accéder aux documents VHL | ||||
| Date d'établissement: | 01/01/1966 | ||||
| Date d'entrée: | 01/01/1999 | ||||
| Date de révision: | 03/07/2012 |
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