Geographicals

Eastern Asia

A geographic area of east and southeast Asia encompassing CHINA; HONG KONG; JAPAN; KOREA; MACAO; MONGOLIA; and TAIWAN.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A geographic area of east and southeast Asia encompassing CHINA; HONG KONG; JAPAN; KOREA; MACAO; MONGOLIA; and TAIWAN.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Asia, Eastern
  • East Asia
  • Far East

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Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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Indexing Annotation

a geog area of east & southeast Asia; prefer specific countries

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History Note

2023(1967)

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  1. Z01w.252w.474w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Eastern Asia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005202. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005202
  2. Eastern Asia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Asia
  3. Eastern Asia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27231