"Public Health" 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.
Branch of medicine concerned with the prevention and control of disease and disability, and the promotion of physical and mental health of the population on the international, national, state, or municipal level.
| Descriptor ID |
D011634
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.720 N01.400.550 N06.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Public Health- Public Health
- Health, Public
- Community Health
- Health, Community
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Public Health" by people in this website by year, and whether "Public Health" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2023 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Public Health" by people in Profiles.
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Increased Incidence of Retinoblastoma in Wisconsin: Coincidence or Public Health Concern? WMJ. 2024 May; 123(2):76-77.
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Learning from COVID-19 triage schemes to face the next public health emergency. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Apr; 72(4):1298-1301.
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Drug development for major chronic health conditions-aligning with growing public health needs: Proceedings from a multistakeholder think tank. Am Heart J. 2024 04; 270:23-43.
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Reproductive care in community health centers: Multi-method evaluation of the Illinois Contraceptive Access Now (ICAN!) demonstration program. Contraception. 2024 01; 129:110305.
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A Dementia mortality rates dataset in Italy (2012-2019). Sci Data. 2023 08 25; 10(1):564.
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Postmortem genetic testing in sudden unexplained death: A public health laboratory experience. J Forensic Sci. 2023 Nov; 68(6):2065-2075.
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Preferences for Public Health Messaging Related to Bladder Health in Adolescent and Adult Women. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2023 10; 32(10):1120-1135.
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For-Profit Businesses as Public Health Partners to Promote COVID-19 Vaccination: A Multiple Case Study. J Occup Environ Med. 2023 12 01; 65(12):1003-1007.
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A global research priority agenda to advance public health responses to fatty liver disease. J Hepatol. 2023 09; 79(3):618-634.
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Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of mandatory folate fortification as an evidence-based policy to prevent neural tube defects. Childs Nerv Syst. 2023 07; 39(7):1805-1812.