"Philippines" 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.
A country in southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, and east of Vietnam. The capital is Manila.
| Descriptor ID |
D010679
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.252.145.671 Z01.639.790
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| Concept/Terms |
Philippines- Philippines
- Phillipines
- Phillippines
- Philipines
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Philippines" by people in Profiles.
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Women's health and well-being in five birth cohorts from low- and middle-income countries: Domains and their associations with early-life conditions. J Glob Health. 2024 Aug 16; 14:04137.
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Cost of SARS-CoV-2 self-test distribution programmes by different modalities: a micro-costing study in five countries (Brazil, Georgia, Malaysia, Ethiopia and the Philippines). BMJ Open. 2024 Apr 17; 14(4):e078852.
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Cost-effectiveness of bedaquiline, pretomanid and linezolid for treatment of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa, Georgia and the Philippines. BMJ Open. 2021 12 03; 11(12):e051521.
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Comparative Models of Biological and Social Pathways to Predict Child Growth through Age 2 Years from Birth Cohorts in Brazil, India, the Philippines, and South Africa. J Nutr. 2018 08 01; 148(8):1364-1371.
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Associations of linear growth and relative weight gain during early life with adult health and human capital in countries of low and middle income: findings from five birth cohort studies. Lancet. 2013 Aug 10; 382(9891):525-34.
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Size at birth, weight gain in infancy and childhood, and adult diabetes risk in five low- or middle-income country birth cohorts. Diabetes Care. 2012 Jan; 35(1):72-9.
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Size at birth, weight gain in infancy and childhood, and adult blood pressure in 5 low- and middle-income-country cohorts: when does weight gain matter? Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 May; 89(5):1383-92.
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A comparison of the socio-economic determinants of growth retardation in South African and Filipino infants. Public Health Nutr. 2008 Dec; 11(12):1220-8.