"Prisons" 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.
Penal institutions, or places of confinement for prisoners.
| Descriptor ID |
D011330
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.604.787 J03.693
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Prisons".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Prisons".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| 2018 | 26 | 12 | 38 |
| 2019 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2020 | 21 | 6 | 27 |
| 2021 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prisons" by people in Profiles.
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Association Between Prison Crowding and COVID-19 Incidence Rates in Massachusetts Prisons, April 2020-January 2021. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 10 01; 181(10):1315-1321.
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Compounding Racialized Vulnerability: COVID-19 in Prisons, Jails, and Migrant Detention Centers. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2021 10 01; 46(5):861-887.
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The impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on drug service provision in European prisons. Int J Prison Health. 2021 08 21; ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print).
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COVID-19 vaccination in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, December 2020-April 2021. Vaccine. 2021 09 24; 39(40):5883-5890.
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"Fear can hold you, hope can set you free". Analysis of Italian prisoner narrative experience of the COVID-19 pandemic. Int J Prison Health. 2021 08 14; ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print).
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The association between intersystem prison transfers and COVID-19 incidence in a state prison system. PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0256185.
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Reducing COVID-19 outbreaks in prisons through public health-centred policies. Lancet Public Health. 2021 10; 6(10):e701-e702.
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Outbreaks of COVID-19 variants in US prisons: a mathematical modelling analysis of vaccination and reopening policies. Lancet Public Health. 2021 10; 6(10):e760-e770.
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Insights gained from early modelling of COVID-19 to inform the management of outbreaks in UK prisons. Int J Prison Health. 2021 08 03; ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print).
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Unlocking the Means of COVID-19 Spread From Prisons to Outside Populations. Am J Public Health. 2021 08; 111(8):1392-1394.