"Korea" 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.
Former kingdom, located on Korea Peninsula between Sea of Japan and Yellow Sea on east coast of Asia. In 1948, the kingdom ceased and two independent countries were formed, divided by the 38th parallel.
| Descriptor ID |
D007723
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.252.474.557 Z01.586.407
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Korea" by people in Profiles.
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Study protocol of "Worth the Walk": a randomized controlled trial of a stroke risk reduction walking intervention among racial/ethnic minority older adults with hypertension in community senior centers. BMC Neurol. 2015 Jun 15; 15:91.
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Assessing the mental health needs and barriers to care among a diverse sample of Asian American older adults. J Gen Intern Med. 2011 Jun; 26(6):595-602.
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Physical fitness and carotid atherosclerosis in men. Int J Sports Med. 2009 Sep; 30(9):672-6.
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Assessment of clinical risk factors to validate the probability of osteoporosis and subsequent fractures in Korean women. Calcif Tissue Int. 2008 Dec; 83(6):380-7.
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The leukoaraiosis is more prevalent in the large artery atherosclerosis stroke subtype among Korean patients with ischemic stroke. BMC Neurol. 2008 Aug 07; 8:31.
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Incidence of lymphoid neoplasms by subtype among six Asian ethnic groups in the United States, 1996-2004. Cancer Causes Control. 2008 Dec; 19(10):1171-81.
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Rising prostate cancer rates in South Korea. Prostate. 2006 Sep 01; 66(12):1285-91.
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Antibiotic use following a Korean national policy to prohibit medication dispensing by physicians. Health Policy Plan. 2005 Sep; 20(5):302-9.
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Hip fracture incidence among elderly Asian-American populations. Am J Epidemiol. 1997 Sep 15; 146(6):502-9.
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Sudden infant death syndrome among Asians in California. J Pediatr. 1990 Apr; 116(4):525-8.