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Abstract
Persons having origins in any of PACIFIC ISLANDS. Note that OMB category NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER is available for United States population groups. Race and ethnicity terms, as used in the federal government, are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.
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- Pacific Islanders
- Island People, Pacific
- Islander, Pacific
- Islanders, Pacific
- Pacific Island Peoples
- Pacific Islander
- People, Pacific Island
- Melanesian People
- Melanesians
- Micronesian People
- Micronesians
- Polynesian People
- Polynesians
- Melanesian
- Melanesian Peoples
- Micronesian
- Micronesian Peoples
- People, Melanesian
- People, Micronesian
- People, Polynesian
- Polynesian
- Polynesian Peoples
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Indexed with the subheadings classification, education, genetics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.
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2023
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Pacific Island People. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000095188. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000095188
- Pacific Island People. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Islander
- Pacific Island People. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2065556