Black or African American

Preferred Label : Black or African American;

MeSH definition : Persons living in the United States having origins in any of the black groups of Africa.; A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/10/30/97-28653/revisions-to-the-standards-for-the classification-of-federal-data-on-race-and-ethnicity). In the United States it is used for classification of federal government data on race and ethnicity. Race and ethnicity terms are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.;

CISMeF synonym : americans, african; african americans; Black Americans; Americans, Black;

Related MeSH term : American, Black; Black American; Blacks; Negro; African American; American, African; Afro-American; Afro American; Afro-Americans; Afro Americans; African-Americans; African-American;

MeSH annotation : use only for the United States population groups. BLACK PEOPLE is also available;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African Americans;

Details

Origin ID

D001741;

UMLS CUI

C5441680;

Allowable qualifiers
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- education [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethnology [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- African American [NCIt concept]
- African American [LOINC component]
- Asian American [NCIt concept]
- People of African descent [UNESCO concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- African American (ethnic group) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Black or African American [NCIt concept]
- u.s. blacks [SNOMED Notion]
MedlinePlus topic(s)
- black and african american health [MedlinePlus Topic]
Record concept(s)
- Black Americans [MeSH concept]
- Black or African American [MeSH concept]
- Negroes [MeSH concept]
- african americans [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- africa [MeSH Descriptor]
- united states [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Population Group [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- African American [NCIt concept]
- African American [LOINC component]
- African American (ethnic group) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Black [NCIt concept]
- Black or African American [NCIt concept]
- u.s. blacks [SNOMED Notion]

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