Hispanic or Latino
A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race (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 Race and ethnicity terms are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.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: 2022(1978)
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Tree Number(s): M01.270.953, M01.686.477.625.188.441
MeSH Unique ID: D006630
Entry Terms:
- Hispanic or Latinos
- Latinos
- Latino
- Latinx
- Hispanics
- Cuban Americans
- Cuban American
- Hispanic Americans
- American, Hispanic
- Hispanic American
- Spanish Americans
- Spanish American
- Puerto Ricans
- Puerto Rican
- Latinas
- Latina
- Latin Americans, US
- American, US Latin
- Latin American, US
- US Latin American
- US Latin Americans
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