"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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| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Developing Countries" by people in Profiles.
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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 Apr 15; 14(8):e040003.
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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 Dec 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 Dec; 330:115026.
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Achieving Equity Through Global Neurosurgery Research. Neurosurgery. 2024 Nov 01; 95(5):955-962.
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Education and Training in Global Neurosurgery: Current State and Path Toward a Uniform Curriculum. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2024 Oct; 35(4):429-437.
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Household Air Pollution Interventions to Improve Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 04 15; 209(8):909-927.
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Efficacy of Early Intervention for Infants With Cerebral Palsy in an LMIC: An RCT. Pediatrics. 2024 Apr 01; 153(4).
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Transitioning to gaseous and liquid fuels: a right step towards clean cooking in low-income and middle-income countries. Lancet Respir Med. 2024 Apr; 12(4):257-258.
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Cost-effectiveness Thresholds Used by Study Authors, 1990-2021. JAMA. 2023 04 18; 329(15):1312-1314.