World Health Organization
"World Health Organization" 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.
A specialized agency of the United Nations designed as a coordinating authority on international health work; its aim is to promote the attainment of the highest possible level of health by all peoples.
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "World Health Organization" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "World Health Organization" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1995 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1996 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1997 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 1999 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2000 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2001 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2002 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2003 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 2004 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2005 | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| 2006 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 2007 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 2008 | 3 | 26 | 29 |
| 2009 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| 2010 | 11 | 37 | 48 |
| 2011 | 6 | 37 | 43 |
| 2012 | 2 | 33 | 35 |
| 2013 | 5 | 39 | 44 |
| 2014 | 8 | 35 | 43 |
| 2015 | 9 | 43 | 52 |
| 2016 | 14 | 43 | 57 |
| 2017 | 7 | 42 | 49 |
| 2018 | 11 | 44 | 55 |
| 2019 | 10 | 55 | 65 |
| 2020 | 3 | 50 | 53 |
| 2021 | 7 | 56 | 63 |
| 2022 | 2 | 65 | 67 |
| 2023 | 0 | 37 | 37 |
| 2024 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "World Health Organization" by people in Profiles.
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New WHO guideline on the prevention and management of acute malnutrition in infants and young children: remaining challenges. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2024 May 07; 8(1).
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Implementation of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 2024 May 07; 14(5):e084583.
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What is new in the 5th edition of the World Health Organization classification of mature B and T/NK cell tumors and stromal neoplasms? J Hematop. 2024 Jun; 17(2):71-89.
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ESCAP endorses the inclusion of methylphenidate in the WHO model lists of essential medicines and in the Union list of critical medicines. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2024 May; 33(5):1605-1608.
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Compliance with a WHO guideline for cardiovascular disease prevention. A population based cross-sectional study in Argentina. Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba. 2024 03 27; 81(1):96-114.
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Analysing governments' progress on the right to health. Bull World Health Organ. 2024 May 01; 102(5):307-313.
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Perspectives on development and advancement of new tuberculosis vaccines. Int J Infect Dis. 2024 Apr; 141S:106987.
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Ground-breaking change to the mental health section of the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines: implications for low- and middle-income countries. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2024 Feb 01; 33:e3.
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WHO Essential Medicines List and methylphenidate for ADHD in children and adolescents - Authors' reply. Lancet Psychiatry. 2024 Feb; 11(2):93-95.
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Global Neurosurgery at the 76th World Health Assembly (2023): First Neurosurgery-Driven Resolution Calls for Micronutrient Fortification to Prevent Spina Bifida. World Neurosurg. 2024 May; 185:135-140.