"Puerto Rico" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An island in the Greater Antilles in the West Indies. Its capital is San Juan. It is a self-governing commonwealth in union with the United States. It was discovered by Columbus in 1493 but no colonization was attempted until 1508. It belonged to Spain until ceded to the United States in 1898. It became a commonwealth with autonomy in internal affairs in 1952. Columbus named the island San Juan for St. John's Day, the Monday he arrived, and the bay Puerto Rico, rich harbor. The island became Puerto Rico officially in 1932. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p987 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p436)
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D011647
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.107.084.900.750 Z01.639.880.750
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| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2009 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2010 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2011 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2012 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2013 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2014 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2015 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2016 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2017 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Puerto Rico" by people in Profiles.
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Liu MM, Telles E, Tucker KL, Falcon LM, Jiménez Velázquez IZ, Dow WH. Race/Ethnic Differences, Skin Tone, and Memory Among Older Latinos in the United States. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2022 11 23; 77(11):2038-2048.
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Bezares N, McClain AC, Tamez M, Rodriguez-Orengo JF, Tucker KL, Mattei J. Consumption of Foods Away from Home Is Associated with Lower Diet Quality Among Adults Living in Puerto Rico. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2023 Jan; 123(1):95-108.e10.
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Gaba A, Flores R, Rebecca Ward M, Pridgen B. Addressing Gender-Based Violence Using Evidence-Based Practices During COVID-19: The Case of Puerto Rico. Violence Against Women. 2022 06; 28(8):1736-1749.
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Mattei J, Tamez M, O'Neill J, Haneuse S, Mendoza S, Orozco J, Lopez-Cepero A, Ríos-Bedoya CF, Falcón LM, Tucker KL, Rodríguez-Orengo JF. Chronic Diseases and Associated Risk Factors Among Adults in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 01 04; 5(1):e2139986.
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Cuevas AG, Abuelezam NN, Chan SWC, Carvalho K, Flores C, Wang K, Mattei J, Tucker KL, Falcon LM. Skin Tone, Discrimination, and Allostatic Load in Middle-Aged and Older Puerto Ricans. Psychosom Med. 2021 09 01; 83(7):805-812.
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Riseberg E, Lopez-Cepero A, Mangano KM, Tucker KL, Mattei J. Specific Dietary Protein Sources Are Associated with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2022 02; 122(2):298-308.e3.
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Granberry PJ, Torres MI, Allison JJ, Person SD, Rosal MC. Supports for Maternal Communication About Peer Pressure to Have Sex Among Puerto Rican Families. Int Q Community Health Educ. 2021 Oct; 42(1):95-102.
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Lee-Bravatti MA, O'Neill HJ, Wurth RC, Sotos-Prieto M, Gao X, Falcon LM, Tucker KL, Mattei J. Lifestyle Behavioral Factors and Integrative Successful Aging Among Puerto Ricans Living in the Mainland United States. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2021 05 22; 76(6):1108-1116.
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Riseberg E, Tamez M, Tucker KL, Rodriguez Orengo JF, Mattei J. Associations between diet quality scores and central obesity among adults in Puerto Rico. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2021 12; 34(6):1014-1021.
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Mattei J, Tucker KL, Falcón LM, Ríos-Bedoya CF, Kaplan RM, O'Neill HJ, Tamez M, Mendoza S, Díaz-Álvarez CB, Orozco JE, Acosta Pérez E, Rodríguez-Orengo JF. Design and Implementation of the Puerto Rico Observational Study of Psychosocial, Environmental, and Chronic Disease Trends (PROSPECT). Am J Epidemiol. 2021 05 04; 190(5):707-717.