"African Americans" 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.
Persons living in the United States having origins in any of the black groups of Africa.
Descriptor ID |
D001741
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MeSH Number(s) |
M01.686.508.100.100 M01.686.754.100
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "African Americans".
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2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2002 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "African Americans" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of blood pressure lowering and antihypertensive drug class on progression of hypertensive kidney disease: results from the AASK trial. JAMA. 2002 Nov 20; 288(19):2421-31.
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Reproducibility of blood pressure response to hydrochlorothiazide. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2002 Nov-Dec; 4(6):408-12.
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Vitamin D status in children, adolescents, and young adults with Crohn disease. Am J Clin Nutr. 2002 Nov; 76(5):1077-81.
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Hypertension-related disease in African Americans. Factors underlying disparities in illness and its outcome. Postgrad Med. 2002 Oct; 112(4):24-6, 29-30, 33-4 passim.
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Optimal treatment of hypertension in African Americans. Reaching and maintaining target blood pressure goals. Postgrad Med. 2002 Oct; 112(4):73-4, 77-80, 83-4.
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Barriers to blood pressure control in African Americans. Overcoming obstacles is challenging, but target goals can be attained. Postgrad Med. 2002 Oct; 112(4):51-2, 55, 59-62 passim.
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Risk factors for chronic rejection after pediatric liver transplantation. Transplantation. 2001 Sep 27; 72(6):1098-102.
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Effect of ramipril vs amlodipine on renal outcomes in hypertensive nephrosclerosis: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2001 Jun 06; 285(21):2719-28.
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Which aspects of ADHD are associated with tobacco use in early adolescence? J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2001 May; 42(4):493-502.
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Racial differences in skilled nursing care and home health use: the mediating effects of family structure and social class. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 1999 Jul; 54(4):S223-36.