Geographicals

Southern Asia

The geographical designation for the countries of AFGHANISTAN; BANGLADESH; BHUTAN; INDIA; MALDIVES; NEPAL; PAKISTAN; and SRI LANKA.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The geographical designation for the countries of AFGHANISTAN; BANGLADESH; BHUTAN; INDIA; MALDIVES; NEPAL; PAKISTAN; and SRI LANKA.

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

Narrower headings

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Asia, South
  • Asia, Southern
  • South Asia
  • British Indian Ocean Territory

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

MeSH Record

History Note

2023(1983); for BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY use AFRICA, EASTERN 1983-2022

MeSH Record

Previous Indexing

  • Asia (1969-2022)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. Z01w.252w.245w.782w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Southern Asia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000095143. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000095143
  2. Southern Asia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Asia
  3. Southern Asia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q771405