Geographicals

Midwestern United States

The geographic area of the midwestern region of the United States in general or when the specific state or states are not indicated. The states usually included in this region are Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The geographic area of the midwestern region of the United States in general or when the specific state or states are not indicated. The states usually included in this region are Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Middle West U.S.
  • Midwest U.S.
  • Midwest US

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Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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Indexing Annotation

index specific states as needed but use MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES 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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History Note

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  1. Z01w.107w.567w.875w.510w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Midwestern United States. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015146. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015146
  2. Midwestern United States. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwestern_United_States
  3. Midwestern United States. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q186545