"World War II" 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.
Global conflict involving countries of Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America that occurred between 1939 and 1945.
| Descriptor ID |
D047789
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.735.950.250.984 K01.400.504.968.901
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| Concept/Terms |
World War II- World War II
- War II, World
- 2nd World War
- 2nd World Wars
- War, 2nd World
- Wars, 2nd World
- World War, 2nd
- World Wars, 2nd
- Second World War
- Second World Wars
- War, Second World
- Wars, Second World
- World War, Second
- World Wars, Second
- World War, 1939-1945
- 1939-1945 World War
- War, 1939-1945 World
- World War, 1939 1945
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "World War II" by people in Profiles.
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From World War II to COVID-19: A Historical Perspective on the American Medical Supply Chain. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2022 10; 16(5):1719-1720.
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Brief overview of United States involvement in global health training since World War II. J Pediatr. 2012 Jan; 160(1):1-2.e1.
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Erich Frank (1884-1957): unsung pioneer in nephrology. Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 Oct; 58(4):654-65.
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The impact of Purple Heart commendation and PTSD on mortality rates in older veterans. Depress Anxiety. 2011 Dec 21; 28(12):1086-90.
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Introduction to Hansi Kennedy's "Children in conflict": an appreciation. The Anna Freud Centre perspective. Psychoanal Study Child. 2009; 64:303-5.
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Arnoldus Goudsmit, MD, PhD: chemotherapist, visionary, founder of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 1909-2005. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Aug 20; 24(24):4033-6.