"Caribbean Region" 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.
The area that lies between continental North and South America and comprises the Caribbean Sea, the West Indies, and the adjacent mainland regions of southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela.
| Descriptor ID |
D017691
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.107.084
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Caribbean Region" by people in Profiles.
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[Therapeutic attitudes towards multiple sclerosis in Central America and the Caribbean facing the SARS-CoV-2 pandemia]. Neurologia (Engl Ed). 2020 Nov - Dec; 35(9):705-706.
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Founder Effects of Spinocerebellar Ataxias in the American Continents and the Caribbean. Cerebellum. 2020 Jun; 19(3):446-458.
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Nephronophthisis due to a novel DCDC2 variant in a patient from African-Caribbean descent: A case report. Am J Med Genet A. 2020 03; 182(3):527-531.
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Diagnosis and clinical outcomes of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in antiretroviral therapy programmes in low- and middle-income countries: a multicohort study. J Int AIDS Soc. 2019 09; 22(9):e25392.
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Findings of Multiple Myeloma in Afro-Caribbean Patients in the United States. J Glob Oncol. 2018 09; 4:1-6.
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Obesity and eating disorders in integrative prevention programmes for adolescents: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 2018 04 19; 8(4):e020381.
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Range extension for the common dolphin (Delphinus sp.) to the Colombian Caribbean, with taxonomic implications from genetic barcoding and phylogenetic analyses. PLoS One. 2017; 12(2):e0171000.
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Progress and remaining challenges for cancer control in Latin America and the Caribbean. Lancet Oncol. 2015 Oct; 16(14):1405-38.
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Risk factors for West Nile virus infection and disease in populations and individuals. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2015 Mar; 13(3):317-25.
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Perception of tobacco use prevention and cessation among faculty members in Latin American and Caribbean dental schools. J Cancer Educ. 2014 Dec; 29(4):634-41.