Pan American Health Organization
"Pan American Health Organization" 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.
WHO regional office for the Americas acting as a coordinating agency for the improvement of health conditions in the hemisphere. The four main functions are: control or eradication of communicable diseases, strengthening of national and local health services, education and training, and research.
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D010175
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.540.514.718.800.628
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| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pan American Health Organization" by people in Profiles.
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What is associated with the increased frequency of heavy episodic drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic? Data from the PAHO regional web-based survey. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 04 01; 221:108621.
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The obscurance of the greatest sylvatic yellow fever epidemic and the cooperation of the Pan American Health Organization during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2020; 53:e20200787.
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Ending support for medical organisations puts the world at risk. Lancet. 2020 10 31; 396(10260):1398.
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A PAHO Perspective on COVID-19 in Cuba José Moya MD MPH PhD. MEDICC Rev. 2020 10; 22(4):20-23.
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COVID-19: the worst may be yet to come. Lancet. 2020 07 11; 396(10244):71.
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Financial crisis at PAHO in the time of COVID-19: a call for action. Lancet. 2020 07 11; 396(10244):96.
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Perspectives on Battling COVID-19 in Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 08; 103(2):593-596.
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[Ethnicity and health policy: Building equitable solutions in the face of ethnic inequalities]. Rev Esp Salud Publica. 2018 Sep 26; 92.
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Just societies, health equity, and dignified lives: the PAHO Equity Commission. Lancet. 2018 11 24; 392(10161):2247-2250.