"Republic of Korea" 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 capital is Seoul. The country, established September 9, 1948, is located on the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. Its northern border is shared with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
| Descriptor ID |
D056910
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.252.474.557.750
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Republic of Korea".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Republic of Korea" by people in this website by year, and whether "Republic of Korea" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2015 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2016 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2017 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2018 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2019 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2024 | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| 2025 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Republic of Korea" by people in Profiles.
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Kim MJ, Yoo SH, Woo KS, Choi H, Chang E, Choi K, Park YS, Kim Y, Kim DH, Kim J, Shin DW. Toward the Implementation of Shared Decision-Making in Korean Clinical Practice: Study Protocol for a Foundational Research Project. J Korean Med Sci. 2026 Jan 26; 41(4):e38.
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Choi H, Lee K, Han K, Shin DW, Lee H. Nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease risk in tuberculosis survivors: A nationwide Korean cohort study. Int J Infect Dis. 2026 Mar; 164:108387.
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Jeon KH, Jung J, Cho MH, Lee D, Han K, Cho IY, Shin DW. RA and risk of colorectal cancer: a nationwide cohort study. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2026 01 08; 65(1).
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Choi HL, Kim B, Park YM, Yoo JE, Kim S, Jeong SM, Han K, Shin DW. Metabolic obesity phenotypes and breast cancer risk before and after menopause: A nationwide cohort study in South Korea. Cancer. 2026 01 01; 132(1):e70244.
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Yang B, Han K, Jung JH, Jung W, Kim BG, Eun Y, Kim H, Shin DW, Lee H. Rheumatoid arthritis and risk of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: a nationwide longitudinal cohort study. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2025 Nov 27; 12(1).
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Kim J, Kim B, Han KD, Kwon S, Shin DW, Min JH. Risk of depression in chronic immune-mediated neuropathies: A nationwide cohort study in South Korea. J Affect Disord. 2026 Jan 01; 392:120204.
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Son H, Song S, Kim Y, Chung J. Patterns of Living Alone in South Korea Compared to Other Countries: A Public Health Perspective and YouTube Topic Modeling Analysis. Int J Public Health. 2025; 70:1608509.
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Lee D, Kim BS, Han K, Chang WH, Cho IY, Choi HL, Park JH, Chun S, Shin DW. Risk of Subsequent Diabetes Mellitus in Stroke Survivors According to Poststroke Disability Status and Stroke Type. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2025 Sep; 37(6-7):558-565.
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Choi H, Han K, Jung JH, De Soyza A, Kim H, Shin DW, Lee H. Impact of rheumatoid arthritis, seropositivity and disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs on mortality risk in bronchiectasis. Ther Adv Respir Dis. 2025 Jan-Dec; 19:17534666251360071.
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Park J, Han K, Kim B, Lee K, Jang HR, Yoon JM, Lim DH, Shin DW. Risk of age-related macular degeneration according to the chronic kidney disease and proteinuria in Korea: a 10-year nationwide cohort study. Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 22; 15(1):26595.