"Asia" 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.
The largest of the continents. It was known to the Romans more specifically as what we know today as Asia Minor. The name comes from at least two possible sources: from the Assyrian asu (to rise) or from the Sanskrit usa (dawn), both with reference to its being the land of the rising sun, i.e., eastern as opposed to Europe, to the west. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p82 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p34)
| Descriptor ID |
D001208
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.252
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2017 | 0 | 116 | 116 |
| 2018 | 0 | 101 | 101 |
| 2019 | 0 | 38 | 38 |
| 2020 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
| 2021 | 0 | 39 | 39 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Asia" by people in Profiles.
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Urgent need to strengthen school health in Asia and the Pacific islands. Pediatr Int. 2021 Dec; 63(12):1419-1423.
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Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Solid Organ Transplantation During 2020 in Poland Compared with Countries in Western Europe, Asia, and North America: A Review. Med Sci Monit. 2021 Sep 04; 27:e932025.
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Efficacy and safety of baricitinib for the treatment of hospitalised adults with COVID-19 (COV-BARRIER): a randomised, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2021 12; 9(12):1407-1418.
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Effect of mutation and vaccination on spread, severity, and mortality of COVID-19 disease. J Med Virol. 2022 01; 94(1):197-204.
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Phylogenetic reconstruction of the initial stages of the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the Eurasian and American continents by analyzing genomic data. Virus Res. 2021 11; 305:198551.
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Healthcare workers preparedness for COVID-19 pandemic in the occupied Palestinian territory: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 Aug 03; 21(1):766.
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Stronger together: a new pandemic agenda for South Asia. BMJ Glob Health. 2021 08; 6(8).
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Delta threatens rural regions that dodged earlier COVID waves. Nature. 2021 08; 596(7872):325-326.
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Erythema nodosum-like eruption in coronavirus disease 2019: A case report and literature review of Asian countries. J Dermatol. 2021 Oct; 48(10):1588-1592.
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Needs, gaps and opportunities for standard and e-mental health care among at-risk populations in the Asia Pacific in the context of COVID-19: a rapid scoping review. Int J Equity Health. 2021 07 12; 20(1):161.