"Micronesia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The collective name for islands of the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines, including the Mariana, PALAU, Caroline, Marshall, and Kiribati Islands. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p761 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p350)
| Descriptor ID |
D008849
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.639.760.680
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Micronesia" by people in Profiles.
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Leprosy in a Midwestern Dermatology Clinic: Report of 9 Patients. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019 03; 94(3):417-423.
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Comprehensive Cancer Control Partners' Use of and Attitudes About Evidence-Based Practices. Prev Chronic Dis. 2015 Jul 16; 12:E113.
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Shark tooth weapons from the 19th Century reflect shifting baselines in Central Pacific predator assemblies. PLoS One. 2013; 8(4):e59855.
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Pectoral fin coordination and gait transitions in steadily swimming juvenile reef fishes. J Exp Biol. 2006 Oct; 209(Pt 19):3708-18.
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Assessment of plutonium exposures in Rongelap and Utirik populations by fission track analysis of urine. Appl Radiat Isot. 1995 Nov; 46(11):1259-69.