"Middle East" 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 region of southwest Asia and northeastern Africa usually considered as extending from Libya on the west to Afghanistan on the east. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988)
| Descriptor ID |
D008877
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.252.245.500
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Middle East" by people in Profiles.
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Irfan B, Abu Shammala A, Alshaer N, Nasser E, Wajahath M, Hamawy A, Tahir M, Khawaja H, Khan O, Fikry K, Kaleem A, Nasser M, Saleh KJ. There are dementia patients in Gaza too. J Alzheimers Dis. 2024 Nov; 102(2):317-320.
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Mishra GD, Chung HF, Pandeya N, Dobson AJ, Jones L, Avis NE, Crawford SL, Gold EB, Brown D, Sievert LL, Brunner E, Cade JE, Burley VJ, Greenwood DC, Giles GG, Bruinsma F, Goodman A, Hayashi K, Lee JS, Mizunuma H, Kuh D, Cooper R, Hardy R, Obermeyer CM, Lee KA, Simonsen MK, Yoshizawa T, Woods NF, Mitchell ES, Hamer M, Demakakos P, Sandin S, Adami HO, Weiderpass E, Anderson D. The InterLACE study: Design, data harmonization and characteristics across 20 studies on women's health. Maturitas. 2016 Oct; 92:176-185.
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Veeranki SP, Alzyoud S, Kheirallah KA, Pbert L. Waterpipe Use and Susceptibility to Cigarette Smoking Among Never-Smoking Youth. Am J Prev Med. 2015 Oct; 49(4):502-11.
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Pollack MP, Pringle C, Madoff LC, Memish ZA. Latest outbreak news from ProMED-mail: novel coronavirus -- Middle East. Int J Infect Dis. 2013 Feb; 17(2):e143-4.
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Awad HH, Zubaid M, Alsheikh-Ali AA, Al Suwaidi J, Anderson FA, Gore JM, Goldberg RJ. Comparison of characteristics, management practices, and outcomes of patients between the global registry and the gulf registry of acute coronary events. Am J Cardiol. 2011 Nov 01; 108(9):1252-8.