"Appalachian Region" 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 geographical area of the United States with no definite boundaries but comprising northeastern Alabama, northwestern Georgia, northwestern South Carolina, western North Carolina, eastern Kentucky, eastern Tennessee, western Virginia, West Virginia, western Maryland, southwestern Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, and southern New York.
| Descriptor ID |
D001061
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.107.567.875.075
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Appalachian Region" by people in Profiles.
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"I'm fine." "It's fine." "We are not fine!" - Providing behavioral health service to families in rural Appalachia during COVID-19. Patient Educ Couns. 2022 02; 105(2):486-487.
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Coronavirus testing disparities associated with community level deprivation, racial inequalities, and food insecurity in West Virginia. Ann Epidemiol. 2021 07; 59:44-49.
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Participatory COVID-19 Surveillance Tool in Rural Appalachia : Real-Time Disease Monitoring and Regional Response. Public Health Rep. 2021 05; 136(3):327-337.
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COVID-19 impact on pulmonary care in rural community - a commentary. Hosp Pract (1995). 2021 Aug; 49(3):151-154.
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Ensuring contact: calling rural Appalachian older adults during the COVID-19 epidemic. Rural Remote Health. 2021 01; 21(1):6122.
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Relationship of Quality of Life, Resilience, and Associated Factors Among Nursing Faculty During COVID-19. Nurse Educ. 2021 Jan/Feb; 46(1):17-22.
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Palliative Opioids May Be a Bridge to Care for Rural Long-Term Care Facility Residents with Severe COVID-19 Symptoms. J Prim Care Community Health. 2021 Jan-Dec; 12:21501327211023706.
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Substance use treatment in Appalachian Tennessee amid COVID-19: Challenges and preparing for the future. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2021 05; 124:108270.
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Patients From Appalachia Have Reduced Access to Liver Transplantation After Wait-Listing. Prog Transplant. 2018 12; 28(4):305-313.
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Environmental health disparities in the Central Appalachian region of the United States. Rev Environ Health. 2017 Sep 26; 32(3):253-266.