"Asia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The largest of the continents. It was known to the Romans more specifically as what we know today as Asia Minor. The name comes from at least two possible sources: from the Assyrian asu (to rise) or from the Sanskrit usa (dawn), both with reference to its being the land of the rising sun, i.e., eastern as opposed to Europe, to the west. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p82 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p34)
| Descriptor ID |
D001208
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.252
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Asia" by people in this website by year, and whether "Asia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2017 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2018 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Asia" by people in Profiles.
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Controversies, consensuses and guidelines on modern cataract surgery by the academy of Asia-Pacific professors of ophthalmology (AAPPO). Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila). 2025 Jul-Aug; 14(4):100224.
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Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF): the 'Kyoto Consensus'-steps from Asia. Hepatol Int. 2025 Feb; 19(1):1-69.
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Expert consensus on the optimal management of BRAFV600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer in the Asia-Pacific region. Asia Pac J Clin Oncol. 2025 Feb; 21(1):31-45.
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Health Data Sciences and Cardiovascular Diseases in South Asia: Innovations and Challenges in Digital Health. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2024 Nov; 26(11):639-648.
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Pan-Asian adapted ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients with biliary tract cancer. ESMO Open. 2024 Aug; 9(8):103647.
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes in South Asia: A Systematic Review. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2024 Jul; 18(7):103094.
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Machine learning improves the prediction of significant fibrosis in Asian patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease - The Gut and Obesity in Asia (GO-ASIA) Study. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2024 03; 59(6):774-788.
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The effectiveness of rural community health workers in improving health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review. Glob Health Action. 2024 12 31; 17(1):2292385.
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Primary antibiotic resistance of Helicobacter pylori in the Asia-Pacific region between 1990 and 2022: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024 01; 9(1):56-67.
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Evaluating open access publication and research impact in gynecologic oncology. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2023 07 03; 33(7):1112-1117.