"African Americans" 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 living in the United States having origins in any of the black groups of Africa.
| Descriptor ID |
D001741
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.686.508.100.100 M01.686.754.100
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2017 | 48 | 67 | 115 |
| 2018 | 48 | 60 | 108 |
| 2019 | 22 | 24 | 46 |
| 2020 | 34 | 35 | 69 |
| 2021 | 15 | 27 | 42 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "African Americans" by people in Profiles.
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Disparities in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outcomes for African Americans: More Studies Are Warranted. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 02 11; 74(3):555-556.
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Thrombogenicity markers for early diagnosis and prognosis in COVID-19: a change from the current paradigm? Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2021 Dec 01; 32(8):544-549.
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Academic Medicine's Journey Toward Racial Equity Must Be Grounded in History: Recommendations for Becoming an Antiracist Academic Medical Center. Acad Med. 2021 11 01; 96(11):1507-1512.
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COVID-19-Related Stressors, Sex Behaviors, and HIV Status Neutral Care Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women in Chicago, USA. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 11 01; 88(3):261-271.
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The Clarion Call of the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Medical Education Can Mitigate Racial and Ethnic Disparities. Acad Med. 2021 11 01; 96(11):1518-1523.
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In-hospital use of ACE inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers associates with COVID-19 outcomes in African American patients. J Clin Invest. 2021 10 01; 131(19).
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Assessment of Prostate Cancer Treatment Among Black and White Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Oncol. 2021 10 01; 7(10):1467-1473.
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Could Clinician Sensitivity to Cultural and Historical Considerations Help Reduce COVID-19 Deaths among Blacks? South Med J. 2021 09; 114(9):591-592.
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Comparison of clinical and echocardiographic features of first and second waves of COVID-19 at a large, tertiary medical center serving a predominantly African American patient population. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021 Nov; 37(11):3181-3190.
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Racial and ethnic inequities in the early distribution of U.S. COVID-19 testing sites and mortality. Eur J Clin Invest. 2021 Nov; 51(11):e13669.