"Micronesia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The collective name for islands of the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines, including the Mariana, PALAU, Caroline, Marshall, and Kiribati Islands. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p761 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p350)
Descriptor ID |
D008849
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MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.639.760.680
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2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2018 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Micronesia" by people in Profiles.
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Racial disparities in the COVID-19 response affecting the Marshall Islands diaspora, United States of America. Bull World Health Organ. 2021 09 01; 99(9):680-681.
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COVID-19 Disparities Among Marshallese Pacific Islanders. Prev Chronic Dis. 2021 01 07; 18:E02.
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Unique pattern of COVID-19 infection in the State of Hawai'i. Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Feb; 103:298-299.
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Association between the spread of COVID-19 and weather-climatic parameters. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2020 08; 24(15):8226-8231.
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Adverse Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes Among Marshallese Women Living in the United States. Matern Child Health J. 2019 Nov; 23(11):1525-1535.
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The Effect of Family Diabetes Self-management Education on Self-care Behaviors of Marshallese Adults with Type 2 Diabetes. Am J Health Behav. 2019 05 01; 43(3):490-497.
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Leprosy in a Midwestern Dermatology Clinic: Report of 9 Patients. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019 03; 94(3):417-423.
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Diabetes Self-Care Behaviors Among Marshallese Adults Living in the United States. J Immigr Minor Health. 2018 Dec; 20(6):1500-1507.
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Vital Signs: Zika-Associated Birth Defects and Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities Possibly Associated with Congenital Zika Virus Infection - U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States, 2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2018 Aug 10; 67(31):858-867.
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Using CBPR to address health disparities with the Marshallese community in Arkansas. Ann Hum Biol. 2018 May; 45(3):264-271.