"Ontario" 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 province of Canada lying between the provinces of Manitoba and Quebec. Its capital is Toronto. It takes its name from Lake Ontario which is said to represent the Iroquois oniatariio, beautiful lake. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p892 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p391)
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D009864
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.107.567.176.639
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ontario" by people in Profiles.
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Medical Imaging and Pediatric and Adolescent Hematologic Cancer Risk. N Engl J Med. 2025 Oct 02; 393(13):1269-1278.
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Medical imaging utilization in migrants compared with nonmigrants in a universal healthcare system: A population-based matched cohort study. PLoS Med. 2024 Oct; 21(10):e1004474.
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Quantifying cancer risk from exposures to medical imaging in the Risk of Pediatric and Adolescent Cancer Associated with Medical Imaging (RIC) Study: research methods and cohort profile. Cancer Causes Control. 2022 May; 33(5):711-726.
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Kidney Function and Potassium Monitoring After Initiation of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Blockade Therapy and Outcomes in 2 North American Populations. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2020 09; 13(9):e006415.
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Trends in Use of Medical Imaging in US Health Care Systems and in Ontario, Canada, 2000-2016. JAMA. 2019 09 03; 322(9):843-856.
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Trends in Medical Imaging During Pregnancy in the United States and Ontario, Canada, 1996 to 2016. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 07 03; 2(7):e197249.
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Can high-cost spending in the community signal admission to hospital? A dynamic modeling study for urgent and elective cardiovascular patients. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 Nov 15; 18(1):861.
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Income inequalities in multimorbidity prevalence in Ontario, Canada: a decomposition analysis of linked survey and health administrative data. Int J Equity Health. 2018 06 26; 17(1):90.
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eHealth Advances in Support of People with Complex Care Needs: Case Examples from Canada, Scotland and the US. Healthc Q. 2016; 19(2):29-37.
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Do Rural Patients in Canada Underutilize Preventive Care for Myocardial Infarction? J Rural Health. 2016 09; 32(4):345-352.