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MeSH Heading: Minority Groups
Tree Number(s): I01.880.853.300
Unique ID: D008913
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008913
Annotation: IM; coord with specific minority group (IM) & geog
Scope Note: A subgroup having special characteristics within a larger group, often bound together by special ties which distinguish it from the larger group.
Previous Indexing: Attitude (1966-1967); Blacks (1966-1967); Jews (1966-1967); Prejudice (1966-1967)
See Also: Ethnic and Racial Minorities; Minority Health
Public MeSH Note: 1968
History Note: 1968
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/07/05

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

education (ED)

history (HI)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

psychology (PX)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

Minority Groups MeSH Descriptor Data 2025