"Relief Work" 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.
Assistance, such as money, food, or shelter, given to the needy, aged, or victims of disaster. It is usually granted on a temporary basis. (From The American Heritage Dictionary, 2d college ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D012066
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.787.839 N06.230.100.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Relief Work- Relief Work
- Relief Works
- Work, Relief
- Works, Relief
Humanitarian Assistance- Humanitarian Assistance
- Assistance, Humanitarian
- Assistances, Humanitarian
- Humanitarian Assistances
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2018 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Relief Work" by people in Profiles.
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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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Conflict and COVID-19 in Yemen: beyond the humanitarian crisis. Global Health. 2021 07 22; 17(1):83.
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Humanitarian Food Security Interventions during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Review of Actions among Non-State Actors. Nutrients. 2021 Jul 08; 13(7).
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Aid agencies escalate Gaza relief effort. Lancet. 2021 06 05; 397(10290):2136.
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Counting the costs of trauma: the need for a new paediatric injury severity score. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2021 06; 5(6):391-392.
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Bleeding disorders: adapting to change. Lancet Haematol. 2021 06; 8(6):e383.
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International aid and covid-19 in India: a humanitarian catastrophe at risk of a familiar response. BMJ. 2021 05 28; 373:n1362.
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COVID-19 and Gaza: The Ideal Time to Establish a Medical Reserve Corps of Public Health Preventive Medicine Specialists. Health Secur. 2021 Mar-Apr; 19(2):235-239.
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COVID-19 and Orthopaedic International Humanitarianism. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2021 02 10; 5(2).
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The political and security dimensions of the humanitarian health response to violent conflict. Lancet. 2021 02 06; 397(10273):511-521.