Geographicals

USSR

A country located from the Baltic and Black seas to the Pacific Ocean and, for a time including 15 Soviet Socialist Republics. The capital was Moscow.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A country located from the Baltic and Black seas to the Pacific Ocean and, for a time including 15 Soviet Socialist Republics. The capital was Moscow.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Soviet Union
  • Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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Indexing Annotation

each former Soviet republic is available as a heading; MOSCOW is also available

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  1. Z01w.542w.931w
  2. Z01w.586.950w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. USSR. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014586. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014586
  2. USSR. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union
  3. USSR. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15180