Asian People (also known as Asian Peoples, People, Asian): Persons having origins in any of the Asian racial groups of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. Note that OMB c

NIH MeSH · D044466Named Groups

Asian People

Also known asAsian Peoples · People, Asian · Asian Person · Asian Persons · Person, Asian · Mongoloid Race · Mongoloid Races · Race, Mongoloid · Asiatic Race · Asiatic Races · Race, Asiatic · Asian Continental Ancestry Group

Definition

Persons having origins in any of the Asian racial groups of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. Note that OMB category ASIAN is available for United States population groups. Race and ethnicity terms, as used in the federal government, are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.

MeSH classification

  • M01.686.330

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Common questions about Asian People

What does Asian People mean in medicine?
Persons having origins in any of the Asian racial groups of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. Note that OMB category ASIAN is available for United States population groups. Race and ethnicity terms, as used in the federal government, are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies. This definition is taken from the National Library of Medicine's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) 2026 release, which is the standard vocabulary used to index PubMed and most medical literature.
Is Asian People known by any other names?
Yes. Asian People is also referred to as Asian Peoples, People, Asian, Asian Person, Asian Persons in different clinical, research and patient-facing contexts. The MeSH descriptor groups all of these synonyms under a single canonical concept so research and records stay consistent.
Where does Asian People sit in the medical classification?
Asian People falls under the broader medical category "Named Groups" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: M01.686.330). Browsing the related concepts on this page takes you to neighbouring topics in the same branch of medicine.
Where can I get a plain-language explanation of Asian People?
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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D044466) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗