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MeSH Heading: Americas
Tree Number(s): Z01.107
Unique ID: D000569
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000569
Annotation: too general; avoid; prefer specific continents or countries; titles saying "American" are likely to be indexed to UNITED STATES, not here
Scope Note: The general name for NORTH AMERICA; CENTRAL AMERICA; and SOUTH AMERICA unspecified or combined.
Entry Term(s): America
History Note: 96; was AMERICA 1975-95
Date Established: 1996/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2001/07/25

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