Geographicals

Korea

Former kingdom, located on Korea Peninsula between Sea of Japan and Yellow Sea on east coast of Asia. In 1948, the kingdom ceased and two independent countries were formed, divided by the 38th parallel.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Former kingdom, located on Korea Peninsula between Sea of Japan and Yellow Sea on east coast of Asia. In 1948, the kingdom ceased and two independent countries were formed, divided by the 38th parallel.

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2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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Indexing Annotation

prefer DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA or REPUBLIC OF KOREA

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  1. Z01w.252w.474w.557w
  2. Z01w.586.407w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Korea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007723. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007723
  2. Korea. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea
  3. Korea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18097