"Arabs" 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.
Members of a Semitic people inhabiting the Arabian peninsula or other countries of the Middle East and North Africa. The term may be used with reference to ancient, medieval, or modern ethnic or cultural groups. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D018912
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.686.754.167
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Arabs" by people in Profiles.
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Religious beliefs and mammography intention: findings from a qualitative study of a diverse group of American Muslim women. Psychooncology. 2016 10; 25(10):1175-1182.
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Rethinking the social history in the era of biolegitimacy: global health and medical education in the care of Palestinian and Syrian refugees in Beirut, Lebanon. Anthropol Med. 2016; 23(1):14-29.
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Relationships between Islamic religiosity and attitude toward deceased organ donation among American Muslims: a pilot study. Transplantation. 2014 Jun 27; 97(12):1292-9.
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Giving peace a chance: oxytocin increases empathy to pain in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2013 Dec; 38(12):3139-44.
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Consecutive mutational events in a TSHR allele of Arab families with resistance to thyroid stimulating hormone. Thyroid. 2012 Mar; 22(3):252-7.
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Global DNA methylation and tumor suppressor gene promoter methylation and gastric cancer risk in an Omani Arab population. Epigenomics. 2011 Aug; 3(4):417-29.
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The coexistence of a novel inactivating mutant thyrotropin receptor allele with two thyroid peroxidase mutations: a genotype-phenotype correlation. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Jun; 96(6):E1001-6.
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Factors associated with positive attitudes toward organ donation in Arab Americans. Clin Transplant. 2011 Sep-Oct; 25(5):800-8.
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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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The association of perceived abuse and discrimination after September 11, 2001, with psychological distress, level of happiness, and health status among Arab Americans. Am J Public Health. 2010 Feb; 100(2):284-91.