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Persons > Health Disparate Minority and Vulnerable Populations > Indigenous Peoples > American Indian or Alaska Native
... > Persons > Population Groups > North American People > Population Groups, US > Racial Groups > American Indian or Alaska Native
... > Population Characteristics > Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Demography > Population Groups > North American People > Population Groups, US > Racial Groups > American Indian or Alaska Native
... > Environment and Public Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Demography > Population Groups > North American People > Population Groups, US > Racial Groups > American Indian or Alaska Native
... > Health Occupations > Medicine > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Demography > Population Groups > North American People > Population Groups, US > Racial Groups > American Indian or Alaska Native
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Social Sciences > Demography > Population Groups > North American People > Population Groups, US > Racial Groups > American Indian or Alaska Native

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American Indian or Alaska Native  

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Entry terms

  • American Indians or Alaska Natives
  • American Native
  • American, Native
  • American Native Continental Ancestry Group
  • American Natives
  • Native American
  • Native, American
  • Native Americans

Scope note

  • A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North, South and Central Americas, and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/10/30/97-28653/revisions-to-the-standards-for-the-classification-of-federal-data-on-race-and-ethnicity). In the United States it is used for classification of federal government data on race and ethnicity. Race and ethnicity terms are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.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

  • 2004

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D044467

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