"Central America" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A region of southern NORTH AMERICA extending from the southern border of MEXICO to the northern border of COLOMBIA. It separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean and is linked to SOUTH AMERICA by the Isthmus of Panama.
| Descriptor ID |
D002489
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.107.169
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Central America" by people in Profiles.
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Sympatric parallel diversification of major oak clades in the Americas and the origins of Mexican species diversity. New Phytol. 2018 Jan; 217(1):439-452.
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Phylogeography of Heliconius cydno and its closest relatives: disentangling their origin and diversification. Mol Ecol. 2014 Aug; 23(16):4137-52.
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Cryptic genetic and wing pattern diversity in a mimetic Heliconius butterfly. Mol Ecol. 2013 May; 22(10):2760-70.
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Associations between indicators of acculturation and tobacco dependence among Spanish-speaking Latino smokers. Addict Behav. 2012 Oct; 37(10):1101-8.
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Mate preference across the speciation continuum in a clade of mimetic butterflies. Evolution. 2011 May; 65(5):1489-500.
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A model for neurosurgical humanitarian aid based on 12 years of medical trips to South and Central America. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2009 Jul; 4(1):4-9.
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Phylogenetics and biogeography of the broad-nosed bats, genus Platyrrhinus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae). Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2008 Dec; 49(3):749-59.
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Historical relationships among Neotropical lowland forest areas of endemism as determined by mitochondrial DNA sequence variation within the Wedge-billed Woodcreeper (Aves: Dendrocolaptidae: Glyphorynchus spirurus). Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2002 Jul; 24(1):153-67.
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Phylogenetic relationships and morphological diversity in Darwin's finches and their relatives. Evolution. 2002 Jun; 56(6):1240-52.
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Executive team building as a management strategy in international health care settings: case study of the planning, implementation, and evaluation of a collaborative educational intervention. J Health Adm Educ. 1998; 16(4):439-54.