Geographicals

Latin America

The geographic area of Mexico, Central America, continent of South America and the islands of the Caribbean where Spanish or other Romance language is spoken.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The geographic area of Mexico, Central America, continent of South America and the islands of the Caribbean where Spanish or other Romance language is spoken.

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Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specific country

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History Note

75

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  1. Z01w.107w.424w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Latin America. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007843. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007843
  2. Latin America. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_America
  3. Latin America. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12585