Geographicals

China

A country spanning from central Asia to the Pacific Ocean.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A country spanning from central Asia to the Pacific Ocean.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • People's Republic of China
  • Inner Mongolia
  • Mainland China
  • Manchuria
  • Sinkiang

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Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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Indexing Annotation

mainland China: do not confuse with TAIWAN, the Republic of China; in translations use spelling: People's Republic of China, not Peoples' nor Peoples

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  1. Z01w.252w.474w.164w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. China. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002681. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002681
  2. China. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China
  3. China. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q148