"Americas" 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 general name for NORTH AMERICA; CENTRAL AMERICA; and SOUTH AMERICA unspecified or combined.
| Descriptor ID |
D000569
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.107
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Americas".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Americas".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Americas" by people in this website by year, and whether "Americas" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Americas" by people in Profiles.
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Access to Treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the Americas: A Call for Action. A Joint Perspective from the Brazilian Thoracic Society, Canadian Thoracic Society, Latin American Thoracic Society, and the American Thoracic Society. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Nov; 21(11):1463-1470.
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An ancient ecospecies of Helicobacter pylori. Nature. 2024 Nov; 635(8037):178-185.
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The Trypanosoma cruzi Antigen and Epitope Atlas: antibody specificities in Chagas disease patients across the Americas. Nat Commun. 2023 04 03; 14(1):1850.
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Measurement challenges for childhood obesity research within and between Latin America and the United States. Obes Rev. 2021 06; 22 Suppl 3:e13242.
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APECED-Associated Hepatitis: Clinical, Biochemical, Histological and Treatment Data From a Large, Predominantly American Cohort. Hepatology. 2021 03; 73(3):1088-1104.
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COVID-19 in the Americas and the erosion of human rights for the poor. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 12; 14(12):e0008954.
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Characteristics of General Surgery Social Media Influencers on Twitter. Am Surg. 2021 Mar; 87(3):492-498.
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The Potential Economic Value of a Zika Vaccine for a Woman of Childbearing Age. Am J Prev Med. 2020 03; 58(3):370-377.
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Resurgence of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Venezuela as a Regional Public Health Threat in the Americas. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 04; 25(4):625-632.
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Replication of Zika Virus in Human Prostate Cells: A Potential Source of Sexually Transmitted Virus. J Infect Dis. 2018 01 30; 217(4):538-547.