"North America" 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 northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending northward from the Colombia-Panama border and including CENTRAL AMERICA, MEXICO, Caribbean area, the UNITED STATES, CANADA and GREENLAND. The term often refers more narrowly to MEXICO, continental UNITED STATES, AND CANADA.
| Descriptor ID |
D009656
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.107.567
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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "North America" by people in Profiles.
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Aortopulmonary Collaterals in Single Ventricle Physiology: Variation in Understanding Occlusion Practice Among Interventional Cardiologists. Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Dec; 41(8):1608-1616.
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Critical Care Transesophageal Echocardiography in Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2020 Aug; 33(8):1040-1047.
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The North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society Consensus Paper on the Surgical Management of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors. Pancreas. 2020 01; 49(1):1-33.
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Survival Outcomes of Younger Patients With Mantle Cell Lymphoma Treated in the Rituximab Era. J Clin Oncol. 2019 02 20; 37(6):471-480.
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EGFR-Mutant Adenocarcinomas That Transform to Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Other Neuroendocrine Carcinomas: Clinical Outcomes. J Clin Oncol. 2019 02 01; 37(4):278-285.
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Prediction of factor VIII inhibitor development in the SIPPET cohort by mutational analysis and factor VIII antigen measurement. J Thromb Haemost. 2018 04; 16(4):778-790.
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Significant Reduction of Late Toxicities in Patients With Extremity Sarcoma Treated With Image-Guided Radiation Therapy to a Reduced Target Volume: Results of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group RTOG-0630 Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Jul 10; 33(20):2231-8.
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Cultural relevance in medication adherence interventions with underrepresented adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes. Prev Med. 2014 Dec; 69:239-47.
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Unrecognized ingestion of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts leads to congenital toxoplasmosis and causes epidemics in North America. Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Dec; 53(11):1081-9.
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A North American multilaboratory study of CD4 counts using flow cytometric panLeukogating (PLG): a NIAID-DAIDS Immunology Quality Assessment Program Study. Cytometry B Clin Cytom. 2008; 74 Suppl 1:S52-64.