"Asia, Central" 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 geographical area of Asia comprising KAZAKHSTAN; KYRGYZSTAN; TAJIKISTAN; TURKMENISTAN; and UZBEKISTAN. The desert region of Kara Kum (Qara Qum) is largely in Turkmenistan and the desert region of Kyzyl Kum (Kizil Kum or Qizil Qum), is in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p233, 590, 636)
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Asia, Central".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Asia, Central".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Asia, Central" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Asia, Central" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Asia, Central" by people in Profiles.
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Prevalence and number of children living in institutional care: global, regional, and country estimates. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2020 05; 4(5):370-377.
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The global, regional, and national burden of cirrhosis by cause in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 03; 5(3):245-266.
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The formation of human populations in South and Central Asia. Science. 2019 09 06; 365(6457).
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Prevalence and causes of blindness and vision impairment: magnitude, temporal trends and projections in South and Central Asia. Br J Ophthalmol. 2019 07; 103(7):871-877.
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Availability and Use of Substance Abuse Treatment Programs Among Substance-Using Men Who Have Sex With Men Worldwide. Subst Use Misuse. 2017 04 16; 52(5):666-673.
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Genome-wide association analysis on normal hearing function identifies PCDH20 and SLC28A3 as candidates for hearing function and loss. Hum Mol Genet. 2015 Oct 01; 24(19):5655-64.
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Prevalence and Social Determinants of Smoking in 15 Countries from North Africa, Central and Western Asia, Latin America and Caribbean: Secondary Data Analyses of Demographic and Health Surveys. PLoS One. 2015; 10(7):e0130104.
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Cost-effectiveness of cervical cancer prevention in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Vaccine. 2013 Dec 31; 31 Suppl 7:H71-9.
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Characterization of the Salehabad virus species complex of the genus Phlebovirus (Bunyaviridae). J Gen Virol. 2013 Apr; 94(Pt 4):837-842.
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Genetic basis of adaptation in Arabidopsis thaliana: local adaptation at the seed dormancy QTL DOG1. Evolution. 2012 Jul; 66(7):2287-302.