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MeSH Heading: Racial Groups
Tree Number(s): M01.686.477.625.594
Unique ID: D044469
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D044469
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Scope Note: Groups of individuals with similar physical appearances often reinforced by cultural, social and/or linguistic similarities.
Entry Term(s): Continental Population Groups; Race; Racial Stocks
Public MeSH Note: 2022; see RACIAL STOCKS 1968-2003 and CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS 2004-2021
History Note: 2022(1968)
Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/14
Revision Date: 2022/07/08

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Racial Groups MeSH Descriptor Data 2025