Named Groups

Mexican Americans

Persons living in the United States of Mexican descent.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Persons living in the United States of Mexican descent.

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Classification

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Chicanas
  • Chicanos
  • American, Mexican
  • Americans, Mexican
  • Chicana
  • Chicano
  • Mexican American

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Aspects Covered

7 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, education, genetics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

specify geog if relevant

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History Note

92; was see HISPANIC AMERICANS 1978-91; CHICANOS was see HISPANIC AMERICANS 1990-91

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Previous Indexing

  • Hispanic Americans (1977-1991)
  • Mexico/ethnology (1978-1991)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. M01w.270.953w.250w
  2. M01w.686.477w.625.188w.441w.250w
  3. M01w.686.477w.625.594.610w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mexican Americans. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017058. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017058
  2. Mexican Americans. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Americans
  3. Mexican Americans. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q581921