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Persons > Population Groups > Oceanians > Australasian People > Pacific Island People
... > Population Characteristics > Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Demography > Population Groups > Oceanians > Australasian People > Pacific Island People
... > Environment and Public Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Demography > Population Groups > Oceanians > Australasian People > Pacific Island People
... > Health Occupations > Medicine > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Demography > Population Groups > Oceanians > Australasian People > Pacific Island People
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Social Sciences > Demography > Population Groups > Oceanians > Australasian People > Pacific Island People

Preferred term

Pacific Island People  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • Islander, Pacific
  • Islanders, Pacific
  • Pacific Islander
  • Pacific Islanders

Scope note

  • Persons having origins in any of PACIFIC ISLANDS. Note that OMB category NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER is available for United States population groups. Race and ethnicity terms, as used in the federal government, are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.

History note

  • 2023

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000095188

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