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Persons > Population Groups > Ethnicity > Hispanic or Latino
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Social Sciences > Demography > Population Groups > Ethnicity > Hispanic or Latino
... > Health Occupations > Medicine > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Demography > Population Groups > Ethnicity > Hispanic or Latino
... > Population Characteristics > Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Demography > Population Groups > Ethnicity > Hispanic or Latino
... > Environment and Public Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Demography > Population Groups > Ethnicity > Hispanic or Latino

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Hispanic or Latino  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. The term, "Spanish origin," can be used in addition to "Hispanic or Latino." Persons living in the United States of Mexican (MEXICAN AMERICANS), Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin. The concept does not include Brazilian Americans or Portuguese Americans.

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Entry terms

  • Spanish Origin

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NTDZ1M0R-H

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