MeSH definition : The geographical designation for the countries of the MIDDLE EAST and the countries
BANGLADESH; BHUTAN; INDIA; NEPAL; PAKISTAN; and SRI LANKA. (From Random House Unabridged
Dictionary, 2d ed, 1993 & Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988);
MeSH synonym : western asia;
MeSH annotation : a geog area; prefer specific countries; MIDDLE EAST is also available;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western Asia;
The geographical designation for the countries of the MIDDLE EAST and the countries
BANGLADESH; BHUTAN; INDIA; NEPAL; PAKISTAN; and SRI LANKA. (From Random House Unabridged
Dictionary, 2d ed, 1993 & Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988)
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