"Names" 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.
Personal names, given or surname, as cultural characteristics, as ethnological or religious patterns, as indications of the geographic distribution of families and inbreeding, etc. Analysis of isonymy, the quality of having the same or similar names, is useful in the study of population genetics. NAMES is used also for the history of names or name changes of corporate bodies, such as medical societies, universities, hospitals, government agencies, etc.
| Descriptor ID |
D009275
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.559.598.400.556
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Names" by people in Profiles.
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Letter to the Editor: Serum Albumin in COVID-19: A Good Example in Which Analytical and Clinical Performance of a Laboratory Test Are Strictly Intertwined. Hepatology. 2021 11; 74(5):2905-2907.
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A Call for Consistency in the Official Naming of the Disease Caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Non-English Languages. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2020 06; 14(3):e25-e26.
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Thousands of scientists publish a paper every five days. Nature. 2018 09; 561(7722):167-169.
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Mobile Universal Lexicon Evaluation System (MULES) in MS: Evaluation of a new visual test of rapid picture naming. J Neurol Sci. 2018 11 15; 394:1-5.
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Demographic factors and retrieval of object and proper names after age 70. PLoS One. 2018; 13(1):e0191876.
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Babyboy/Babygirl: A National Survey on the Use of Temporary, Nondistinct Naming Conventions for Newborns in Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2017 10; 56(12):1157-1159.
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Capturing saccades in multiple sclerosis with a digitized test of rapid number naming. J Neurol. 2017 May; 264(5):989-998.
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Naming diseases: first do no harm. Science. 2015 May 08; 348(6235):643.
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Comparison of weight loss among named diet programs in overweight and obese adults: a meta-analysis. JAMA. 2014 Sep 03; 312(9):923-33.