"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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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 | 7 | 7 |
| 2015 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2016 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2017 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2018 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2019 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2024 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
| 2025 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Republic of Korea" by people in Profiles.
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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.
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Chung C, Lee KN, Shin DW, Lee SW, Han K. Serum ?-glutamyl transferase as a novel risk indicator for lung cancer: insights from four million Koreans. Respir Res. 2025 Jul 10; 26(1):242.
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Chung C, Lee KN, Han K, Park J, Shin DW, Lee SW. Physical activity intensity and amount are inversely correlated with the risk of tuberculosis in patients with diabetes. Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 09; 15(1):24701.
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Lee D, Jeon KH, Jung J, Han K, Cho MH, Cho IY, Shin DW. Urological cancer risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis compared to matched controls: a nationwide cohort study. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2025 Jun 01; 64(6):3458-3467.
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Youk H, Lee HY, Lee EY, Kim YJ, Park JY, Choi HG, Kim HS, Lee JW. Association between osteoporosis under treatment and all-cause and specific-cause mortalities: a nationwide retrospective cohort study in South Korea. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2025 Mar 24; 26(1):291.
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Kwon S, Kim B, Han KD, Jung W, Cho EB, Shin DW, Min JH. Increased risk of ischemic stroke in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a nationwide cohort study in South Korea. Neurol Sci. 2025 Jun; 46(6):2687-2695.
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Choi HL, Kang D, Kim H, Cho J, Jeon KH, Jung W, Lee YY, Jeong SM, Shin DW. Increased cardiovascular disease risk among adolescent and young adult survivors of cervical cancer. J Gynecol Oncol. 2025 Sep; 36(5):e75.