"Latin America" 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 geographic area of Latin America in general and when the specific country or countries are not indicated. It usually includes Central America, South America, Mexico, and the islands of the Caribbean.
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Latin America".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Latin America".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Latin America" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Latin America" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2011 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2012 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2013 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2014 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2015 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| 2016 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2017 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2018 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2019 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2020 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
| 2021 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
| 2022 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Latin America" by people in Profiles.
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Making visible the cost of informal caregivers' time in Latin America: a case study for major cardiovascular, cancer and respiratory diseases in eight countries. BMC Public Health. 2023 Jan 05; 23(1):28.
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Primary headache disorders in Latin America and the Caribbean: A meta-analysis of population-based studies. Cephalalgia. 2023 Jan; 43(1):3331024221128265.
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Economic burden of herpes zoster in Latin America: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2022 12 30; 18(7):2131167.
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Chagas Disease and Domestic Medical Screening Guidance for Newly Arrived Individuals Under a Humanitarian-Based Immigration Status: A Call for Action. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2022 11 14; 107(5):960-963.
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Mortality patterns of soft-tissue sarcomas worldwide up to 2018, with predictions for 2025. Eur J Cancer Prev. 2023 Jan 01; 32(1):71-80.
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Burden of Stroke and Population-Attributable Fractions of Risk Factors in Latin America and the Caribbean. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 11; 11(21):e027044.
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European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)/Heart Rhythm Society (HRS)/Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS)/Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS) Expert Consensus Statement on the state of genetic testing for cardiac diseases. Europace. 2022 09 01; 24(8):1307-1367.
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Treatment and Survival Outcomes of Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia in Latin American Patients: A Multinational Retrospective Cohort Study. JCO Glob Oncol. 2022 08; 8:e2100380.
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HIV and Substance Use in Latin America: A Scoping Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 06 12; 19(12).
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A Recovery-Oriented Intervention for People With Psychosis: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Psychiatr Serv. 2022 11 01; 73(11):1225-1231.