"Mummies" 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.
Bodies preserved either by the ancient Egyptian technique or due to chance under favorable climatic conditions.
| Descriptor ID |
D009106
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.076.368.584.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mummies" by people in Profiles.
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Exploiting motherhood: Do mummy drinking sites offer real support or are they mainly alcohol marketing? Drug Alcohol Rev. 2022 01; 41(1):24-26.
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Smallpox Eradication: African Origin, African Solutions, and Relevance for COVID-19. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 01 18; 104(2):416-421.
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Mawangdui-Type Ancient Human Cadavers in China and Strategies for Their Long-Term Preservation. Biopreserv Biobank. 2019 Apr; 17(2):113-118.
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An aortic calcification in a seventeenth-century autopsy report: The case of Cardinal Camillo Melzi. Atherosclerosis. 2019 01; 280:199-200.
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History of schistosomiasis (bilharziasis) in humans: from Egyptian medical papyri to molecular biology on mummies. Pathog Glob Health. 2018 07; 112(5):268-273.
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The paradox of HBV evolution as revealed from a 16th century mummy. PLoS Pathog. 2018 01; 14(1):e1006750.