"Pacific Islands" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The islands of the Pacific Ocean divided into MICRONESIA; MELANESIA; and POLYNESIA (including NEW ZEALAND). The collective name Oceania includes the aforenamed islands, adding AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; and the Malay Archipelago (INDONESIA). (Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p910, 880)
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D010139
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.639.760 Z01.678.100.873
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pacific Islands" by people in Profiles.
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International Society for Clinical Densitometry official positions: Asia-Pacific Region consensus. J Clin Densitom. 2010 Oct-Dec; 13(4):346-51.
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Does ethnicity influence obstetric intervention? N Z Med J. 1995 Dec 08; 108(1013):511-2.