Named Groups

Population Groups

Individuals classified according to their sex, racial and ethnic origin, religion, common place of living, financial or social status, or some other cultural or behavioral attribute.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Individuals classified according to their sex, racial and ethnic origin, religion, common place of living, financial or social status, or some other cultural or behavioral attribute.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Group, Population
  • Population Group

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Aspects Covered

9 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, education, ethics, ethnology, genetics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; Humans only

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History Note

2004

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Tree Numbers

  1. M01w.686
  2. N01.224w.708

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Population Groups. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D044382. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D044382
  2. Population Groups. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q851990