Geographicals

Taiwan

Country in eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China. The capital is Taipei. The alternate country name is Republic of China.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Country in eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China. The capital is Taipei. The alternate country name is Republic of China.

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2 entry terms
  • Formosa
  • Republic of China

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2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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  1. Z01w.252w.474w.872w
  2. Z01w.639w.850w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Taiwan. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013624. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013624
  2. Taiwan. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan
  3. Taiwan. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q865