Geographicals

Americas

The general name for NORTH AMERICA; CENTRAL AMERICA; and SOUTH AMERICA unspecified or combined.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The general name for NORTH AMERICA; CENTRAL AMERICA; and SOUTH AMERICA unspecified or combined.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • America

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Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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Indexing Annotation

too general; avoid; prefer specific continents or countries; titles saying "American" are likely to be indexed to UNITED STATES, not here

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History Note

96; was AMERICA 1975-95

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  1. Z01w.107w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Americas. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000569. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000569
  2. Americas. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americas
  3. Americas. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q828