"Middle East" 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.
The region of southwest Asia and northeastern Africa usually considered as extending from Libya on the west to Afghanistan on the east. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988)
| Descriptor ID |
D008877
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.252.245.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Middle East" by people in Profiles.
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A prediction model of risk factors for complications among SARS-CoV2 positive patients: Cases from Jordan. J Infect Public Health. 2021 Jun; 14(6):689-695.
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Progress in neurosurgery: Contributions of women neurosurgeons in the Middle East. J Clin Neurosci. 2021 Apr; 86:337-346.
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Recurrent Collection of Drosophila melanogaster from Wild African Environments and Genomic Insights into Species History. Mol Biol Evol. 2020 03 01; 37(3):627-638.
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Worldwide Organization of Neurocritical Care: Results from the PRINCE Study Part 1. Neurocrit Care. 2020 02; 32(1):172-179.
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Ancient Rome: A genetic crossroads of Europe and the Mediterranean. Science. 2019 11 08; 366(6466):708-714.
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The spectrum of BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic sequence variants in Middle Eastern, North African, and South European countries. Hum Mutat. 2019 11; 40(11):e1-e23.
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Presentation, Management, and Outcomes of Acute Stroke in Palestine. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 11 20; 7(22):e010778.
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Phylogeography and evolutionary history of reassortant H9N2 viruses with potential human health implications. J Virol. 2011 Aug; 85(16):8413-21.
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Plasma sodium levels and dietary sodium intake in manual workers in the Middle East. Ann Occup Hyg. 2011 May; 55(4):397-402.
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Co-circulation of two sublineages of HPAI H5N1 virus in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with unique molecular signatures suggesting separate introductions into the commercial poultry and falconry sectors. J Gen Virol. 2008 Nov; 89(Pt 11):2691-2697.