Preferred Label : Ethnic and Racial Minorities;
MeSH definition : Socially constructed groups of people who differ in race, color or national, religious,
or cultural origin from the dominant group and is often the majority population of
the country in which they live. Ethnic minority groups generally share a common sense
of identity and common characteristics such as language, religion, tribe, nationality,
race, or a combination thereof.;
MeSH hyponym : Ethnic Minority; Minorities, Ethnic; Minority, Ethnic; Minorities, Racial; Minority, Racial; Racial Minority; BIPOC;
MeSH annotation : coordinate with specific ethnic group or racial group if pertinent; for issues concerning
health, coordinate with SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH;
Origin ID : D000091762;
UMLS CUI : C5444627;
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Socially constructed groups of people who differ in race, color or national, religious,
or cultural origin from the dominant group and is often the majority population of
the country in which they live. Ethnic minority groups generally share a common sense
of identity and common characteristics such as language, religion, tribe, nationality,
race, or a combination thereof.
