"Environmental Exposure" 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 exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may include ionizing radiation, pathogenic organisms, or toxic chemicals.
| Descriptor ID |
D004781
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.460.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Environmental Exposure- Environmental Exposure
- Exposure, Environmental
- Environmental Exposures
- Exposures, Environmental
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Environmental Exposure".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Environmental Exposure" by people in Profiles.
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Environmental exposures are important for type 2 diabetes pathophysiology in sub-Saharan African populations. Reply to Christensen D, Hjort L, Mpagama S et al [letter]. Diabetologia. 2023 04; 66(4):780-782.
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Environmental manganese exposure and cognitive control in a South African population. Neurotoxicology. 2022 03; 89:31-40.
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Issues and Challenges in the Application of the IEUBK Model in the Health Risk Assessment of Lead: A Case Study from Blantyre Malawi. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 08 03; 18(15).
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Environmental factors influencing the prevention of secondary health conditions among people with spinal cord injury, South Africa. PLoS One. 2021; 16(6):e0252280.
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Depression and anxiety in a manganese-exposed community. Neurotoxicology. 2021 07; 85:222-233.
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Severity of parkinsonism associated with environmental manganese exposure. Environ Health. 2021 03 15; 20(1):27.
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Lead exposure in the home environment: An overview of risks from cottage industries in Africa. Neurotoxicology. 2020 12; 81:34-39.
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Study protocol to examine the relationship between environmental exposure to lead and blood lead levels among children from day-care centres in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. BMJ Open. 2020 05 30; 10(5):e036687.
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Respiratory Health in a Community Living in Close Proximity to Gold Mine Waste Dumps, Johannesburg, South Africa. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 03 26; 17(7).
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The role of the South African Medical Research Council in reducing lead exposure and preventing lead poisoning in South Africa. S Afr Med J. 2019 Dec 05; 109(11b):25-29.