"Thorax" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The upper part of the trunk between the NECK and the ABDOMEN. It contains the chief organs of the circulatory and respiratory systems. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D013909
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.923.761
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| Concept/Terms |
Thorax- Thorax
- Chest
- Chests
- Thoraces
- Thorace
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thorax" by people in Profiles.
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Sound transmission in human thorax through airway insonification: an experimental and computational study with diagnostic applications. Med Biol Eng Comput. 2020 Oct; 58(10):2239-2258.
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Persistent Asymptomatic Papules on the Chest: Answer. Am J Dermatopathol. 2019 Feb; 41(2):161.
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Size as an Important Determinant of Chest Blow-induced Commotio Cordis. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2018 09; 50(9):1767-1771.
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Sound transmission in porcine thorax through airway insonification. Med Biol Eng Comput. 2016 Apr; 54(4):675-89.
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Postoperative restoration of upper extremity motion and neuromuscular control during the overhand pitch: evaluation of tenodesis and repair for superior labral anterior-posterior tears. Am J Sports Med. 2014 Dec; 42(12):2825-36.
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Sound transmission in the chest under surface excitation: an experimental and computational study with diagnostic applications. Med Biol Eng Comput. 2014 Aug; 52(8):695-706.
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Intra- and interexaminer reliability of anthropometric measurements of term infants. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 1997 May; 24(5):497-505.
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Carboplatin/etoposide/radiation plus escalating doses of paclitaxel in stage III non-small cell lung cancer: a preliminary report. Semin Oncol. 1995 Aug; 22(4 Suppl 9):42-7.
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Malignant cells of epithelial phenotype limited to thoracic lymph nodes. Eur J Cancer. 1990; 26(11-12):1121-6.