"Relief Work" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Assistance, such as money, food, or shelter, given to the needy, aged, or victims of disaster. It is usually granted on a temporary basis. (From The American Heritage Dictionary, 2d college ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D012066
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.787.839 N06.230.100.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Relief Work- Relief Work
- Relief Works
- Work, Relief
- Works, Relief
Humanitarian Assistance- Humanitarian Assistance
- Assistance, Humanitarian
- Assistances, Humanitarian
- Humanitarian Assistances
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Relief Work" by people in Profiles.
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Models of care for patients with hypertension and diabetes in humanitarian crises: a systematic review. Health Policy Plan. 2021 May 17; 36(4):509-532.
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Katrina changed us (and me) in so many ways. Pediatrics. 2011 Aug; 128 Suppl 1:S20-2.
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Mass casualty triage: an evaluation of the science and refinement of a national guideline. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2011 Jun; 5(2):129-37.
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Injuries after Hurricane Katrina among Gulf Coast Evacuees sheltered in Houston, Texas. J Emerg Nurs. 2011 Sep; 37(5):460-8.
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Appropriate response to humanitarian crises. BMJ. 2010 Feb 02; 340:c562.
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Houston's medical disaster response to Hurricane Katrina: part 2: transitioning from emergency evacuee care to community health care. Ann Emerg Med. 2009 Apr; 53(4):515-27.
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Houston's medical disaster response to Hurricane Katrina: part 1: the initial medical response from Trauma Service Area Q. Ann Emerg Med. 2009 Apr; 53(4):505-14.
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Psychiatric consultation with medical evacuees of Hurricane Katrina. Wilderness Environ Med. 2009; 20(1):1-5.
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Expanding public health education in the years following Katrina. Am J Med Sci. 2008 Aug; 336(2):166-7.
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Widespread outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis among evacuees of Hurricane Katrina residing in a large "megashelter" in Houston, Texas: lessons learned for prevention. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Apr 15; 44(8):1032-9.