"Disasters" 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.
Calamities producing great damage, loss of life, and distress. They include results of natural phenomena and man-made phenomena. Normal conditions of existence are disrupted and the level of impact exceeds the capacity of the hazard-affected community.
| Descriptor ID |
D004190
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.230.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Natural Disasters- Natural Disasters
- Disaster, Natural
- Disasters, Natural
- Natural Disaster
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 29 | 13 | 42 |
| 2018 | 27 | 12 | 39 |
| 2019 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2020 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Disasters" by people in Profiles.
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Caribbean rainy season batters health care. Lancet. 2021 12 19; 396(10267):1955.
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Psychological outcomes amongst family medicine healthcare professionals during COVID-19 outbreak: A cross-sectional study in Croatia. Eur J Gen Pract. 2021 Dec; 27(1):184-190.
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Responding to disaster: Form and function of a pharmacy incident command structure. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2021 11 23; 78(23):2105-2109.
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Medical Student Involvement in Disasters: How Can We Effectively Serve? Mil Med. 2021 11 02; 186(11-12):297-299.
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Do People Become More or Less Materialistic during Disasters? The Mediating Roles of Mortality Salience and Gratitude. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 08 13; 18(16).
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'The office of disaster management' nurse managers' experiences during COVID-19: A qualitative interview study using thematic analysis. J Nurs Manag. 2021 Nov; 29(8):2392-2400.
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Providing Comfort through Music to People Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic as a Humanitarian Disaster. J Pastoral Care Counsel. 2021 Dec; 75(4):239-240.
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The Psychosocial Impact of Compounding Humanitarian Crises Caused by War and COVID-19 Informing Future Disaster Response. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2021 Oct; 36(5):501-502.
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Responding to a simulated disaster in the virtual or live classroom: Is there a difference in BSN student learning? Nurse Educ Pract. 2021 Aug; 55:103170.
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Opioid use disorder treatment disruptions during the early COVID-19 pandemic and other emergent disasters: a scoping review addressing dual public health emergencies. BMC Public Health. 2021 07 28; 21(1):1471.