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Abstract
Persons having origins in any of the black racial groups of AFRICA. Note that OMB category BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 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Race and ethnicity terms, as used in the federal government, are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.
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- Black Person
- Black Peoples
- Black Persons
- People, Black
- Person, Black
- Persons, Black
- African Continental Ancestry Group
- Negroid Race
- Negroid Races
- Race, Negroid
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8 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings classification, education, ethnology, genetics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.
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Indexing Annotation
specify geographic location if pertinent. BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN is available for the United States population groups
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History Note
2023; use AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP 2004-2021, use BLACKS 2022
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Black People. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D044383. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D044383
- Black People. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67005943