Geographicals

United States

A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.

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Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not abbreviate; each state is available as a heading as are several cities; "American" in the literature refers probably to UNITED STATES, not AMERICAS

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  1. Z01w.107w.567w.875w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. United States. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014481. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014481
  2. United States. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
  3. United States. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30