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MeSH Heading: Caribbean Region
Tree Number(s): Z01.107.084
Unique ID: D017691
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017691
Annotation: general or unspecified for Caribbean Sea, region, islands or population; do not confuse entry term WEST INDIES REGION with WEST INDIES or any of its specific islands
Scope Note: The area that lies between continental North and South America and comprises the Caribbean Sea, the West Indies, and the adjacent mainland regions of southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela.
Entry Term(s): Caribbean; Caribbean Sea Region; West Indies Region
Previous Indexing: West Indies (1966-1993)
History Note: 94
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/05/26
Revision Date: 1995/06/08

Concept UI: M0026756
Scope Note: The area that lies between continental North and South America and comprises the Caribbean Sea, the West Indies, and the adjacent mainland regions of southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela.
Terms: Caribbean Region Preferred Term
Term UI T052921
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Caribbean Sea Region
Term UI T052919
Date08/06/1992
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID LCSH (1989); West Indies Region
Term UI T052920
Date08/06/1992
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Caribbean
Term UI T052918
Date08/06/1992
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID POPLINE (1978)

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