"Global Health" 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.
A multi- and interdisciplinary field concerned with improving health and achieving equity in health for all people. It transcends national boundaries, promotes cooperation and collaboration within and beyond health science fields, and combines population-based disease prevention with individually-based patient care.
| Descriptor ID |
D014943
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.371 N01.400.337
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| Concept/Terms |
International Health Problems- International Health Problems
- Health Problem, International
- Health Problems, International
- International Health Problem
- Problem, International Health
- Problems, International Health
World Health- World Health
- Health, World
- Worldwide Health
- Health, Worldwide
- International Health
- Health, International
- Healths, International
- International Healths
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Global Health" by people in this website by year, and whether "Global Health" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2007 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2008 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2009 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2011 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2012 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 2013 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 2014 | 14 | 12 | 26 |
| 2015 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| 2016 | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| 2017 | 20 | 28 | 48 |
| 2018 | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| 2019 | 10 | 19 | 29 |
| 2020 | 18 | 30 | 48 |
| 2021 | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2023 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Global Health" by people in Profiles.
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Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Services: An Innovative and Empowering Approach to Global Training and Equitable Care. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Apr 15; 14(8):e040003.
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Global epidemiology of acute kidney injury in hospitalised patients with decompensated cirrhosis: the International Club of Ascites GLOBAL AKI prospective, multicentre, cohort study. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025 May; 10(5):418-430.
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Built Environment and Cardiovascular Diseases - Insights from a Global Review. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2025 Mar 05; 27(1):36.
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Factors driving adolescent tuberculosis incidence by age and sex in 30 high-tuberculosis burden countries: a mathematical modelling study. BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Mar 05; 10(3).
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GHEARD: An Open-Access Modular Curriculum to Incorporate Equity, Anti-Racism, and Decolonization Training Into Global Health Education. J Grad Med Educ. 2025 Feb; 17(1):28-37.
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Vaccines in a time of global boiling and megacities. Trends Parasitol. 2025 Mar; 41(3):167-169.
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Advances in spina bifida care: The global journey toward dignity, inclusion, and innovation. J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2024 Dec; 17(4):387-388.
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The increasing global burden of cancer: implications for anaesthesia and peri-operative medicine. Anaesthesia. 2025 Feb; 80 Suppl 2:3-11.
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Global burden of tuberculous meningitis in children aged 0-14 years in 2019: a mathematical modelling study. Lancet Glob Health. 2025 Jan; 13(1):e59-e68.
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Global prevalence of Helicobacter pylori antibiotic resistance among children in the world health organization regions between 2000 and 2023: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Med. 2024 Dec 23; 22(1):598.