"Friends" 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.
Persons whom one knows, likes, and trusts.
| Descriptor ID |
D033062
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.252
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Friends" by people in Profiles.
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Friendships Among Young South African Women, Sexual Behaviours and Connections to Sexual Partners (HPTN 068). AIDS Behav. 2019 Jun; 23(6):1471-1483.
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Associations between friendship characteristics and HIV and HSV-2 status amongst young South African women in HPTN-068. J Int AIDS Soc. 2017 12; 20(4).
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Qualitative study exploring healthy eating practices and physical activity among adolescent girls in rural South Africa. BMC Pediatr. 2014 Aug 26; 14:211.
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'We eat together; today she buys, tomorrow I will buy the food': adolescent best friends' food choices and dietary practices in Soweto, South Africa. Public Health Nutr. 2013 Mar; 16(3):559-67.
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Promoting childbirth companions in South Africa: a randomised pilot study. BMC Med. 2007 Apr 30; 5:7.