"Arabs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Members of a Semitic people inhabiting the Arabian peninsula or other countries of the Middle East and North Africa. The term may be used with reference to ancient, medieval, or modern ethnic or cultural groups. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D018912
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.686.754.167
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Arabs" by people in Profiles.
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"Speech Is Golden": The Importance of Colloquial Arabic for Reading Standard Arabic for Beginning Readers. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2025 Mar 26; 68(3S):1441-1467.
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Molecular Spectra and Frequency Patterns of Somatic Mutations in Arab Women with Breast Cancer. Oncologist. 2021 11; 26(11):e2086-e2089.
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Validation study of the Arabic version of the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI-A). East Mediterr Health J. 2019 Nov 25; 25(11):784-790.
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Nasal Analysis: Considerations for Ethnic Variation. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 06; 143(6):1179e-1188e.
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Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma in an Infant With Familial ATM Mutations. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2018 11; 40(8):e511-e515.
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mHealth for mental health in the Middle East: Need, technology use, and readiness among Palestinians in the West Bank. Asian J Psychiatr. 2017 Jun; 27:1-4.
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Exome sequencing in mostly consanguineous Arab families with neurologic disease provides a high potential molecular diagnosis rate. BMC Med Genomics. 2016 07 19; 9(1):42.
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Recurrent Muscle Weakness with Rhabdomyolysis, Metabolic Crises, and Cardiac Arrhythmia Due to Bi-allelic TANGO2 Mutations. Am J Hum Genet. 2016 Feb 04; 98(2):347-57.
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Intention to quit water pipe smoking among Arab Americans: Application of the theory of planned behavior. J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2017 Jan-Mar; 16(1):80-90.
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Validation of an Arabic multi-informant psychiatric diagnostic interview for children and adolescents: development and Well Being Assessment-Arabic (DAWBA-Arabic). Compr Psychiatry. 2013 Oct; 54(7):1034-41.