"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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| 1992 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1993 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2005 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2008 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2011 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2012 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2013 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2014 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2015 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 2016 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2017 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2018 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2019 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2020 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Latin America" by people in Profiles.
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Community-genotype methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections in Latin America: a systematic review. Braz J Infect Dis. 2021 Jan-Feb; 25(1):101539.
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Smoke-Free Air Interventions in Seven Latin American Countries: Health and Financial Impact to Inform Evidence-Based Policy Implementation. Nicotine Tob Res. 2020 12 12; 22(12):2149-2157.
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Health and Economic Impact of Health Warnings and Plain Tobacco Packaging in Seven Latin American Countries: Results of a Simulation Model. Nicotine Tob Res. 2020 10 29; 22(11):2032-2040.
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The health and economic burden of smoking in 12 Latin American countries and the potential effect of increasing tobacco taxes: an economic modelling study. Lancet Glob Health. 2020 10; 8(10):e1282-e1294.
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COVID-19 pandemic and Farr's law: A global comparison and prediction of outbreak acceleration and deceleration rates. PLoS One. 2020; 15(9):e0239175.
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Impact of a SBRT/SRS longitudinal telehealth training pilot course in Latin America. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2020 Oct; 154:103072.
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Increased Mortality After Tuberculosis Treatment Completion in Persons Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Latin America. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 06 24; 71(1):215-217.
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Serotype-specific detection of dengue viruses in a nonstructural protein 1-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay validated with a multi-national cohort. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 06; 14(6):e0008203.
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Traumatic Spine Injury: Which Discrepancy Between the Research Output and the Actual Burden of the Disease? World Neurosurg. 2020 10; 142:e117-e125.
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Profile of Patients Diagnosed With Acute Venous Thromboembolism in Routine Clinical Practice: The RE-COVERY DVT/PE™ Study. Am J Med. 2020 08; 133(8):936-945.