"Middle East" 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 region of southwest Asia and northeastern Africa usually considered as extending from Libya on the west to Afghanistan on the east. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988)
| Descriptor ID |
D008877
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.252.245.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Middle East" by people in Profiles.
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Impacts of High Environmental Temperatures on Congenital Anomalies: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 05 05; 18(9).
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Management of patients with diabetes and obesity in the COVID-19 era: Experiences and learnings from South and East Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2021 Feb; 172:108617.
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Prevalence and number of children living in institutional care: global, regional, and country estimates. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2020 05; 4(5):370-377.
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Increases in statin eligibility to reduce cardiovascular risk according to the 2013 ACC/AHA cholesterol guidelines in the Africa Middle East region: a sub-analysis of the Africa Middle East Cardiovascular Epidemiological (ACE) study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2019 03 15; 19(1):61.
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Influenza surveillance in Middle East, North, East and South Africa: Report of the 8th MENA Influenza Stakeholders Network. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2019 05; 13(3):298-304.
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Cardiovascular risk factor burden in Africa and the Middle East: the Africa Middle East Cardiovascular Epidemiological (ACE) study. PLoS One. 2014; 9(8):e102830.
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Pneumococcal disease in the Arabian Gulf: recognizing the challenge and moving toward a solution. J Infect Public Health. 2013 Dec; 6(6):401-9.
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Early diagnosis and treatment of ankylosing spondylitis in Africa and the Middle East. Clin Rheumatol. 2012 Nov; 31(11):1633-9.