"Names" 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.
Personal names, given or surname, as cultural characteristics, as ethnological or religious patterns, as indications of the geographic distribution of families and inbreeding, etc. Analysis of isonymy, the quality of having the same or similar names, is useful in the study of population genetics. NAMES is used also for the history of names or name changes of corporate bodies, such as medical societies, universities, hospitals, government agencies, etc.
| Descriptor ID |
D009275
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.559.598.400.556
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Names" by people in Profiles.
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Making Tumor Boards More Patient-Centered: Let's Start With the Name. JCO Oncol Pract. 2021 10; 17(10):591-593.
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Do women know whether their hospital is Catholic? Results from a national survey. Contraception. 2018 12; 98(6):498-503.
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Last name analysis of mobility, gender imbalance, and nepotism across academic systems. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 07 18; 114(29):7600-7605.
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What's in a name generator? Choosing the right name generators for social network surveys in healthcare quality and safety research. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012 Dec; 21(12):992-1000.
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Validation of an Arab name algorithm in the determination of Arab ancestry for use in health research. Ethn Health. 2010 Dec; 15(6):639-47.
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Using name lists to infer Asian racial/ethnic subgroups in the healthcare setting. Med Care. 2010 Jun; 48(6):540-6.
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Electrophysiological correlates of forming memories for faces, names, and face-name associations. Brain Res Cogn Brain Res. 2005 Feb; 22(2):153-64.
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Automatic extraction of gene and protein synonyms from MEDLINE and journal articles. Proc AMIA Symp. 2002; 919-23.
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Comparative localization of auditory comprehension by using functional magnetic resonance imaging and cortical stimulation. J Neurosurg. 1999 Oct; 91(4):626-35.
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The FERM domain: a unique module involved in the linkage of cytoplasmic proteins to the membrane. Trends Biochem Sci. 1998 Aug; 23(8):281-2.