Geographicals

Appalachian Region

A geographical area of the United States with no definite boundaries but comprising northeastern Alabama, northwestern Georgia, northwestern South Carolina, western North Carolina, eastern Kentucky, eastern Tennessee, western Virginia, West Virginia, western Maryland, southwestern Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, and southern New York.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A geographical area of the United States with no definite boundaries but comprising northeastern Alabama, northwestern Georgia, northwestern South Carolina, western North Carolina, eastern Kentucky, eastern Tennessee, western Virginia, West Virginia, western Maryland, southwestern Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, and southern New York.

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  • Appalachia

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Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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Indexing Annotation

index specific states as needed but use APPALACHIAN REGION when text uses the term & when the region is the intent of the author; CATALOGER: Use for 4 or more states

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75

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  1. Z01w.107w.567w.875w.075w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Appalachian Region. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001061. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001061
  2. Appalachian Region. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachia
  3. Appalachian Region. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2673740