"Developing Countries" 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.
Countries in the process of change with economic growth, that is, an increase in production, per capita consumption, and income. The process of economic growth involves better utilization of natural and human resources, which results in a change in the social, political, and economic structures.
| Descriptor ID |
D003906
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.615.500.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Developing Countries- Developing Countries
- Countries, Developing
- Country, Developing
- Developing Country
- Least Developed Countries
- Countries, Least Developed
- Country, Least Developed
- Developed Countries, Least
- Developed Country, Least
- Least Developed Country
- Less-Developed Countries
- Countries, Less-Developed
- Country, Less-Developed
- Less Developed Countries
- Less-Developed Country
- Under-Developed Nations
- Nation, Under-Developed
- Nations, Under-Developed
- Under Developed Nations
- Under-Developed Nation
- Third-World Countries
- Countries, Third-World
- Country, Third-World
- Third World Countries
- Third-World Country
- Third-World Nations
- Nation, Third-World
- Nations, Third-World
- Third World Nations
- Third-World Nation
- Under-Developed Countries
- Countries, Under-Developed
- Country, Under-Developed
- Under Developed Countries
- Under-Developed Country
- Developing Nations
- Developing Nation
- Nations, Developing
- Less-Developed Nations
- Less Developed Nations
- Less-Developed Nation
- Nation, Less-Developed
- Nations, Less-Developed
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Developing Countries" by people in this website by year, and whether "Developing Countries" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Developing Countries" by people in Profiles.
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Powering health with energy in low-income and middle-income countries. Lancet Glob Health. 2026 Apr; 14(4):e589-e597.
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Strengthening pediatric ophthalmology in low-income countries. J AAPOS. 2026 Jun; 30(3):104814.
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Adaptive Clinical Neuroblastoma Risk Groups-Tailoring Treatment in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An International Neuroblastoma Risk Group Project. JCO Glob Oncol. 2025 12; 11:e2500349.
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Capacity building in dementia research: insights from the World Young Leaders in Dementia. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 12; 21(12):e70667.
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Global inequities in surgical oncology journals' editorial leadership: Comparing high-income countries with low-middle income countries. Am J Surg. 2026 Mar; 253:116623.
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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 04 15; 14(8):e040003.
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International cooperation in cardiogenic shock is key to improving outcomes: Cardiogenic Shock Working Group impacts a single center in a developing country. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Jul; 44(7):1165-1171.
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Epidemiology and outcomes of patients with cardiac arrest in the emergency department of a lower middle-income country. Emerg Med J. 2025 Feb 21; 42(3):171-178.
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A Hierarchical Bayesian Model for Estimating Age-Specific COVID-19 Infection Fatality Rates in Developing Countries. Stat Med. 2024 12 30; 43(30):5667-5680.
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A multiplexed real-time PCR assay for simultaneous quantification of human immunodeficiency virus and Hepatitis B virus for low-and-middle- income countries. J Virol Methods. 2024 12; 330:115026.