"Central America" 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.
A region of southern NORTH AMERICA extending from the southern border of MEXICO to the northern border of COLOMBIA. It separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean and is linked to SOUTH AMERICA by the Isthmus of Panama.
| Descriptor ID |
D002489
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.107.169
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Central America" by people in Profiles.
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Prevalence and Correlates of CKD in Hispanics/Latinos in the United States. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2015 Oct 07; 10(10):1757-66.
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Birthplace and mortality among insured Latinos: the paradox revisited. Ethn Dis. 2009; 19(2):185-91.
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Health-related characteristics and preferred methods of receiving health education according to dominant language among Latinos aged 25 to 64 in a large Northern California health plan. BMC Public Health. 2008 Sep 09; 8:305.
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Pilot survey of HIV risk and contextual problems and issues in Mexican/Latino migrant day laborers. J Immigr Health. 2005 Oct; 7(4):269-81.