"Topography, Medical" 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 systematic surveying, mapping, charting, and description of specific geographical sites, with reference to the physical features that were presumed to influence health and disease. Medical topography should be differentiated from EPIDEMIOLOGY in that the former emphasizes geography whereas the latter emphasizes disease outbreaks.
| Descriptor ID |
D019371
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H01.277.500.097.500 H02.403.352.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Topography, Medical" by people in Profiles.
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Human toxocariasis. Lancet Infect Dis. 2018 01; 18(1):e14-e24.
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Incidence of medically attended influenza infection and cases averted by vaccination, 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 influenza seasons. Vaccine. 2015 Sep 22; 33(39):5181-7.
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The bottom quartile for health indices in America vs Europe. J Infect Public Health. 2014 Sep-Oct; 7(5):420-6.
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A scoping review and prevalence analysis of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Honduras. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014; 8(1):e2653.
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Geographic distribution and genetic characterization of Lassa virus in sub-Saharan Mali. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013; 7(12):e2582.
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Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori in Bhutan: the role of environment and Geographic location. Helicobacter. 2014 Feb; 19(1):69-73.