"Sign Language" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A system of hand gestures used for communication by the deaf or by people speaking different languages.
| Descriptor ID |
D012813
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.169.063.500.200.609.668 E02.831.200.609.668 F01.145.209.530.702.668 L01.143.649.526.668
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| Concept/Terms |
Sign Language- Sign Language
- Language, Sign
- Languages, Sign
- Sign Languages
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sign Language" by people in Profiles.
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James TG, McKee KS, Moore Simas TA, Smith LD, McKee MM, Mitra M. Cesarean birth and adverse birth outcomes among sub-populations of deaf and hard-of-hearing people. Disabil Health J. 2024 Oct; 17(4):101639.
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Kushalnagar P, Nicolarakis O, Mirus G, Anderson M, Burke T, Kushalnagar R. Barriers and facilitators to the inclusion of deaf people in clinical trials. Clin Trials. 2023 10; 20(5):576-580.
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James TG, Argenyi MS, Guardino DL, McKee MM, Wilson JAB, Sullivan MK, Griest Schwartzman E, Anderson ML. Communication Access In Mental Health And Substance Use Treatment Facilities For Deaf American Sign Language Users. Health Aff (Millwood). 2022 10; 41(10):1413-1422.
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Anderson ML, Riker T, Wilkins AM. Application of the truth and reconciliation model to meaningfully engage deaf sign language users in the research process. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2023 Jan; 29(1):15-23.
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Anderson ML, Riker T, Gagne K, Hakulin S, Higgins T, Meehan J, Stout E, Pici-D'Ottavio E, Cappetta K, Wolf Craig KS. Deaf Qualitative Health Research: Leveraging Technology to Conduct Linguistically and Sociopolitically Appropriate Methods of Inquiry. Qual Health Res. 2018 09; 28(11):1813-1824.
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Anderson ML, Wolf Craig KS, Ziedonis DM. Deaf people's help-seeking following trauma: Experiences with and recommendations for the Massachusetts behavioral health care system. Psychol Trauma. 2017 03; 9(2):239-248.
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Mitchell TV. Category selectivity of the N170 and the role of expertise in deaf signers. Hear Res. 2017 01; 343:150-161.
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Shuler GK, Mistler LA, Torrey K, Depukat R. More than signing: communicating with the deaf. Nurs Manage. 2014 Mar; 45(3):20-7; quiz 27-8.
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Mitchell TV, Letourneau SM, Maslin MC. Behavioral and neural evidence of increased attention to the bottom half of the face in deaf signers. Restor Neurol Neurosci. 2013; 31(2):125-39.
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Letourneau SM, Mitchell TV. Gaze patterns during identity and emotion judgments in hearing adults and deaf users of American Sign Language. Perception. 2011; 40(5):563-75.