"North 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.
The northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending northward from the Colombia-Panama border and including CENTRAL AMERICA, MEXICO, Caribbean area, the UNITED STATES, CANADA and GREENLAND. The term often refers more narrowly to MEXICO, continental UNITED STATES, AND CANADA.
| Descriptor ID |
D009656
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.107.567
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "North America" by people in Profiles.
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Evaluation of mean corpuscular volume among anemic people with HIV in North America following ART initiation. AIDS Res Ther. 2024 Aug 07; 21(1):52.
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Care interruptions and mortality among adults in Europe and North America. AIDS. 2024 Aug 01; 38(10):1533-1542.
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The changing prevalence of anemia and risk factors in people with HIV in North America who have initiated ART, 2007-2017. AIDS. 2023 02 01; 37(2):287-298.
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Associations of modern initial antiretroviral drug regimens with all-cause mortality in adults with HIV in Europe and North America: a cohort study. Lancet HIV. 2022 06; 9(6):e404-e413.
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Do contemporary antiretrovirals increase the risk of end-stage liver disease? Signals from patients starting therapy in the North American AIDS Cohort Collaboration on Research and Design. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2022 02; 31(2):214-224.
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Secular Trends in Breast Cancer Risk Among Women With HIV Initiating ART in North America. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 05 01; 87(1):663-670.
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Life-Expectancy Disparities Among Adults With HIV in the United States and Canada: The Impact of a Reduction in Drug- and Alcohol-Related Deaths Using the Lives Saved Simulation Model. Am J Epidemiol. 2019 12 31; 188(12):2097-2109.
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International variation in characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients with type 2 diabetes and heart failure: Insights from TECOS. Am Heart J. 2019 12; 218:57-65.
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Cervical cancer risk in women living with HIV across four continents: A multicohort study. Int J Cancer. 2020 02 01; 146(3):601-609.
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Determining Risk of Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Based on Epidemiologic Factors and Genetic Variants. Gastroenterology. 2018 04; 154(5):1273-1281.e3.