"African Americans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Persons living in the United States having origins in any of the black groups of Africa.
| Descriptor ID |
D001741
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.686.508.100.100 M01.686.754.100
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| Concept/Terms |
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