"Colonialism" 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 aggregate of various economic, political, and social policies by which an imperial power maintains or extends its control over other areas or peoples. It includes the practice of or belief in acquiring and retaining colonies. The emphasis is less on its identity as an ideological political system than on its designation in a period of history. (Webster, 3d ed; from Dr. J. Cassedy, NLM History of Medicine Division)
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Colonialism".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Colonialism" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Colonialism" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Colonialism" by people in Profiles.
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Anti-Racism and Anti-Colonialism Praxis in Global Health-Reflection and Action for Practitioners in US Academic Medical Centers. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 07 19; 105(3):557-560.
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American Indian historical trauma: Anticolonial prescriptions for healing, resilience, and survivance. Am Psychol. 2019 01; 74(1):6-19.
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The Salem Witch Trials-Bewitchment or Ergotism. JAMA Dermatol. 2016 05 01; 152(5):540.
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Rethinking historical trauma. Transcult Psychiatry. 2014 Jun; 51(3):299-319.
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Infectious disease research investments follow colonial ties: questionable ethics. Int Health. 2014 Mar; 6(1):74-6.
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Uniting postcolonial, discourse, and linguistic theory to explore participation of African Americans in cancer research as an effect of social and historical race relationships. ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 2014 Jan-Mar; 37(1):32-47.
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Reconsidering American Indian historical trauma: lessons from an early Gros Ventre war narrative. Transcult Psychiatry. 2014 Jun; 51(3):387-406.
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Smallpox and cowpox under the Southern Cross: the smallpox epidemic of 1789 and the advent of vaccination in colonial Australia. Bull Hist Med. 2009; 83(1):37-62.
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The persistence of American Indian health disparities. Am J Public Health. 2006 Dec; 96(12):2122-34.
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Bleeding babies in Badakhshan. Symbolism, materialism, and the political economy of traditional medicine in post-Soviet Tajikistan. Med Anthropol Q. 2006 Mar; 20(1):72-93.