"Pets" 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.
Animals kept by humans for companionship and enjoyment, as opposed to DOMESTIC ANIMALS such as livestock or farm animals, which are kept for economic reasons.
| Descriptor ID |
D057805
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.050.116.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Pets- Pets
- Pet
- Companion Animals
- Animal, Companion
- Animals, Companion
- Companion Animal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pets" by people in Profiles.
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Effects of captions on viewers' perceptions of images depicting human-primate interaction. Conserv Biol. 2024 Jun; 38(3):e14199.
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Younger generations are more interested than older generations in having non-domesticated animals as pets. PLoS One. 2022; 17(1):e0262208.
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Environmental Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Contamination, Persistent Colonization, and Subsequent Skin and Soft Tissue Infection. JAMA Pediatr. 2020 06 01; 174(6):552-562.
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Concurrent measurement of microbiome and allergens in the air of bedrooms of allergy disease patients in the Chicago area. Microbiome. 2019 06 03; 7(1):82.
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Interplay of personal, pet, and environmental colonization in households affected by community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Infect. 2019 03; 78(3):200-207.
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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in domestic pets from metropolitan regions of Panama. Parasite. 2017; 24:9.
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A new patient-operated sampling device for measurement of aeroallergens. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2016 May; 116(5):475-6.
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Longitudinal analysis of microbial interaction between humans and the indoor environment. Science. 2014 Aug 29; 345(6200):1048-52.
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Specific image characteristics influence attitudes about chimpanzee conservation and use as pets. PLoS One. 2011; 6(7):e22050.