"Puerto Rico" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An island in the Greater Antilles in the West Indies. Its capital is San Juan. It is a self-governing commonwealth in union with the United States. It was discovered by Columbus in 1493 but no colonization was attempted until 1508. It belonged to Spain until ceded to the United States in 1898. It became a commonwealth with autonomy in internal affairs in 1952. Columbus named the island San Juan for St. John's Day, the Monday he arrived, and the bay Puerto Rico, rich harbor. The island became Puerto Rico officially in 1932. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p987 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p436)
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D011647
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.107.084.900.750 Z01.639.880.750
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Puerto Rico" by people in Profiles.
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Uncertainty and unwillingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in adults residing in Puerto Rico: Assessment of perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 10 03; 17(10):3441-3449.
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Contextualizing the COVID-19 Era in Puerto Rico: Compounding Disasters and Parallel Pandemics. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2021 08 13; 76(7):e263-e267.
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The voices of community pharmacists during the COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2022 Jan-Feb; 62(1):202-208.e3.
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Factors Associated with Intention to Receive Vaccination against COVID-19 in Puerto Rico: An Online Survey of Adults. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 07 21; 18(15).
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From Natural Disasters to the COVID-19 Crisis: Maintaining Courage and Connection in a Puerto Rican Residency Program. Acad Med. 2021 07 01; 96(7):945.
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Treating Opioid Use Disorder in Puerto Rico During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Providers' Leadership Efforts in Unprecedented Times. J Addict Med. 2021 Jul-Aug 01; 15(4):276-279.
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Coping During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study of Older Adults Across the United States. Front Public Health. 2021; 9:643807.
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Keeping children healthy during and after COVID-19 pandemic: meeting youth physical activity needs. BMC Public Health. 2021 03 11; 21(1):485.
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Estimating and Characterizing COVID-19 Deaths, Puerto Rico, March-July 2020. Public Health Rep. 2021 05; 136(3):354-360.
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Cohort profile: the COVID-19 Coping Study, a longitudinal mixed-methods study of middle-aged and older adults' mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA. BMJ Open. 2021 02 10; 11(2):e044965.