"Refugees" 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 fleeing to a place of safety, especially those who flee to a foreign country or power to escape danger, persecution, or economic distress in their own country or habitual residence.
| Descriptor ID |
D012036
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.755
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 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 "Refugees" by people in Profiles.
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Policy exclusion or confusion? Perspectives on universal health coverage for migrants and refugees in South Africa. Health Policy Plan. 2021 Sep 09; 36(8):1292-1306.
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The UCL-Lancet Commission on Migration and Health: the health of a world on the move. Lancet. 2018 12 15; 392(10164):2606-2654.
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'Leaving no one behind': reflections on the design of community-based HIV prevention for migrants in Johannesburg's inner-city hostels and informal settlements. BMC Public Health. 2017 05 20; 17(1):482.
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Convergence in fertility of South Africans and Mozambicans in rural South Africa, 1993-2009. Glob Health Action. 2013 Jan 24; 6:19236.
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A Somalia mission experience. S Afr Med J. 2012 Jun 28; 102(8):659-60.
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Childhood mortality among former Mozambican refugees and their hosts in rural South Africa. Int J Epidemiol. 2004 Dec; 33(6):1271-8.
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Tuberculosis in east timorese refugees: implications for health care needs in East Timor. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2002 Nov; 6(11):980-7.