Black or African American
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 Race and ethnicity terms are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.
Year introduced: 2023(2004)
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Tree Number(s): M01.270.500, M01.686.372.500, M01.686.477.625.594.594
MeSH Unique ID: D001741
Entry Terms:
- African Americans
- African-Americans
- African American
- American, African
- African-American
- Afro-American
- Afro American
- Afro-Americans
- Afro Americans
- Black Americans
- American, Black
- Black American
- Blacks
- Negroes
- Negro