Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000095188
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Preferred Name

Pacific Island People

Definitions
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Race and ethnicity terms, as used in the federal government, are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.
Synonyms
Melanesian
Pacific Island Peoples
Pacific Islanders
Polynesians
Polynesian People
Pacific Islander
Micronesians
People, Micronesian
Polynesian Peoples
People, Pacific Island
Islander, Pacific
People, Polynesian
Micronesian Peoples
Islanders, Pacific
Melanesian People
Micronesian People
Melanesians
Melanesian Peoples
Island People, Pacific
Micronesian
Polynesian
People, Melanesian
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