"World War II" 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.
Global conflict involving countries of Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America that occurred between 1939 and 1945.
| Descriptor ID |
D047789
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.735.950.250.984 K01.400.504.968.901
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| Concept/Terms |
World War II- World War II
- War II, World
- 2nd World War
- 2nd World Wars
- War, 2nd World
- Wars, 2nd World
- World War, 2nd
- World Wars, 2nd
- Second World War
- Second World Wars
- War, Second World
- Wars, Second World
- World War, Second
- World Wars, Second
- World War, 1939-1945
- 1939-1945 World War
- War, 1939-1945 World
- World War, 1939 1945
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "World War II" by people in Profiles.
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Women on the Frontline: A Changed Workforce and the Fight Against COVID-19. Acad Med. 2021 06 01; 96(6):808-812.
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COVID-19 and the Blitz compared: mental health outcomes in the UK. Lancet Psychiatry. 2021 08; 8(8):708-716.
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Necessary Heroes and Ethos, from Fighting Nazis to COVID-19. Anesthesiology. 2020 12 01; 133(6):1307-1310.
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The psychology of protecting the UK public against external threat: COVID-19 and the Blitz compared. Lancet Psychiatry. 2020 11; 7(11):991-996.
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We Will Never Give Up. Am J Med. 2020 10; 133(10):1111-1112.
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Successful Health Care Delivery Using Ambulatory Hospitals-Past, Present, and Future. Am J Med. 2020 10; 133(10):e539-e540.
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A National Medical Response to Crisis - The Legacy of World War II. N Engl J Med. 2020 Aug 13; 383(7):613-615.
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Professor Xenophon J Contiades: The most significant medical loss during World War II in Greece. J Med Biogr. 2021 May; 29(2):92-94.
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Lifespan of New Zealand Second World War veterans from one large cemetery: the case for a national-level study. N Z Med J. 2019 03 08; 132(1491):96-98.
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Med Lav. 2019 Feb 22; 110(1):63-74.