 Micronesia
"Micronesia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The collective name for islands of the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines, including the Mariana, PALAU, Caroline, Marshall, and Kiribati Islands. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p761 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p350)
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D008849
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.639.760.680
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Micronesia" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Micronesia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2020 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2019 | 0 | 13 | 13 | | 2018 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2013 | 0 | 10 | 10 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Micronesia" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Andersen JA, Rowland B, O'Connor G, Bing WI, Riklon S, Mendoza-Kabua P, McElfish PA. Faith-based health screenings for Marshallese adults living in the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Study design and results. Front Public Health. 2023; 11:1075763.
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Willis DE, McElfish PA. Racial disparities in the COVID-19 response affecting the Marshall Islands diaspora, United States of America. Bull World Health Organ. 2021 09 01; 99(9):680-681.
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Moncla LH, Black A, DeBolt C, Lang M, Graff NR, P?rez-Osorio AC, M?ller NF, Haselow D, Lindquist S, Bedford T. Repeated introductions and intensive community transmission fueled a mumps virus outbreak in Washington State. Elife. 2021 04 19; 10.
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McElfish PA, Purvis R, Willis DE, Riklon S. COVID-19 Disparities Among Marshallese Pacific Islanders. Prev Chronic Dis. 2021 01 07; 18:E02.
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Labuda SM, Williams SH, Mukasa LN, McGhee L. Hansen's Disease and Complications among Marshallese Persons Residing in Northwest Arkansas, 2003-2017. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 11; 103(5):1810-1812.
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Okamoto L, Riklon S, Masaki K, Bell C, Tamai A, Maskarinec GG. Evolving Palliative Care Practices among Marshall Islanders in Hawai'i: Generational Comparisons. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2020 06 01; 79(6 Suppl 2):82-88.
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Blocker K, Hallford HG, McElfish P, Danylchuk NR, Dean LW. Eliciting culturally and medically informative family health histories from Marshallese patients living in the United States. J Genet Couns. 2020 06; 29(3):440-450.
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Felix HC, Narcisse MR, Long CR, McElfish PA. Effects of a family diabetes self-management education intervention on the patients' supporters. Fam Syst Health. 2020 Jun; 38(2):121-129.
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McElfish PA, Long CR, Bursac Z, Scott AJ, Felix HC, Schulz TK, Worley MA, Rowland B. Diabetes self-management education exposure and glycated haemoglobin levels among Marshallese participants in a randomized controlled study. Diabet Med. 2020 02; 37(2):319-325.
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McElfish PA, Smith L, Sparks K, Bing WI, Lang S, Estes A, Stephens M. A Community-Based Participatory Approach to Promote Healthy Eating Among Marshallese. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2019 11; 78(11):332-337.
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Nembhard WN, Ayers BL, Collins RT, Shan X, Rabie NZ, Chang D, Robbins JM, McElfish PA. Adverse Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes Among Marshallese Women Living in the United States. Matern Child Health J. 2019 Nov; 23(11):1525-1535.
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Nembhard WN, McElfish PA, Ayers B, Collins RT, Shan X, Rabie NZ, Zarate YA, Maity S, Cen R, Robbins JA. Nuclear radiation and prevalence of structural birth defects among infants born to women from the Marshall Islands. Birth Defects Res. 2019 10 01; 111(16):1192-1204.
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Ayers BL, Purvis RS, Bing WI, Ritok M, Iban A, Capelle L, Hawley NL, Delafield R, McElfish PA. Maternal Health Beliefs, Perceptions, and Experiences in a U.S. Marshallese Community. J Transcult Nurs. 2020 03; 31(2):144-152.
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Felix HC, Narcisse MR, Long CR, English E, Haggard-Duff L, Purvis RS, McElfish PA. The Effect of Family Diabetes Self-management Education on Self-care Behaviors of Marshallese Adults with Type 2 Diabetes. Am J Health Behav. 2019 05 01; 43(3):490-497.
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Subica AM, Aitaoto N, Link BG, Yamada AM, Henwood BF, Sullivan G. Mental Health Status, Need, and Unmet Need for Mental Health Services Among U.S. Pacific Islanders. Psychiatr Serv. 2019 07 01; 70(7):578-585.
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McElfish PA, Long CR, Kohler PO, Yeary KHK, Bursac Z, Narcisse MR, Felix HC, Rowland B, Hudson JS, Goulden PA. Comparative Effectiveness and Maintenance of Diabetes Self-Management Education Interventions for Marshallese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Diabetes Care. 2019 05; 42(5):849-858.
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Ayers BL, Shreve MD, Scott AL, Seaton VA, Johnson KV, Hawley NL, Rowland B, Moore R, McElfish PA. Social and economic influences on infant and child feeding practices in a Marshallese community. Public Health Nutr. 2019 06; 22(8):1461-1470.
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Balli ML, Dickey TA, Purvis RS, Warmack TS, Riklon S, McElfish PA. "You Want to Give the Best Care Possible, and You Know When They Leave Your Pharmacy, You Didn't Give the Best Care Possible Most of the Time": Pharmacist- and Community Health Worker-Identified Barriers and Facilitators to Medication Adherence in Marshallese Patients. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2019 08; 6(4):652-659.
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Low L, Purvis RS, Cunningham TV, Chughati A, Garner R, McElfish PA. Ethical Dilemmas Encountered by Health Care Providers Caring for Marshallese Migrants in Northwest Arkansas. Narrat Inq Bioeth. 2019; 9(1):53-62.
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McElfish PA, Yeary K, Sinclair IA, Steelman S, Esquivel MK, Aitaoto N, Kaholokula K, Purvis RS, Ayers BL. Best Practices for Community-Engaged Research with Pacific Islander Communities in the US and USAPI: A Scoping Review. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2019; 30(4):1302-1330.
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McElfish PA, Purvis RS, Riklon S, Yamada S. Compact of Free Association Migrants and Health Insurance Policies: Barriers and Solutions to Improve Health Equity. Inquiry. 2019 Jan-Dec; 56:46958019894784.
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Felix H, Rowland B, Long CR, Narcisse MR, Piel M, Goulden PA, McElfish PA. Diabetes Self-Care Behaviors Among Marshallese Adults Living in the United States. J Immigr Minor Health. 2018 Dec; 20(6):1500-1507.
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McElfish PA, Chughtai A, Low LK, Garner R, Purvis RS. 'Just doing the best we can': health care providers' perceptions of barriers to providing care to Marshallese patients in Arkansas. Ethn Health. 2020 10; 25(7):1004-1017.
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McElfish PA, Moore R, Laelan M, Ayers BL. Using CBPR to address health disparities with the Marshallese community in Arkansas. Ann Hum Biol. 2018 May; 45(3):264-271.
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Felix H, Li X, Rowland B, Long CR, Yeary KHK, McElfish PA. Physical Activity and Diabetes-related Health Beliefs of Marshallese Adults. Am J Health Behav. 2017 Sep 01; 41(5):553-560.
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McElfish PA, Purvis RS, Maskarinec GG, Bing WI, Jacob CJ, Ritok-Lakien M, Rubon-Chutaro J, Lang S, Mamis S, Riklon S. Interpretive policy analysis: Marshallese COFA migrants and the Affordable Care Act. Int J Equity Health. 2016 Jun 11; 15:91.
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Scott A, Shreve M, Ayers B, McElfish PA. Breast-feeding perceptions, beliefs and experiences of Marshallese migrants: an exploratory study. Public Health Nutr. 2016 11; 19(16):3007-3016.
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McElfish PA. Marshallese COFA Migrants in Arkansas. J Ark Med Soc. 2016 May; 112(13):259-60, 262.
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McElfish PA, Hallgren E, Henry LJ, Ritok M, Rubon-Chutaro J, Kohler P. Health Beliefs of Marshallese Regarding Type 2 Diabetes. Am J Health Behav. 2016 Mar; 40(2):248-57.
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Yamada S, Riklon S, Maskarinec GG. Ethical Responsibility for the Social Production of Tuberculosis. J Bioeth Inq. 2016 Mar; 13(1):57-64.
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McElfish PA, Hallgren E, Yamada S. Effect of US health policies on health care access for Marshallese migrants. Am J Public Health. 2015 Apr; 105(4):637-43.
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Aitaoto N, Campo S, Snetselaar LG, Janz KF, Farris KB, Parker E, Belyeu-Camacho T, Jimenez RP. Formative Research to Inform Nutrition Interventions in Chuuk and the US Pacific. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2015 Jun; 115(6):947-53.
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Hallgren EA, McElfish PA, Rubon-Chutaro J. Barriers and opportunities: a community-based participatory research study of health beliefs related to diabetes in a US Marshallese community. Diabetes Educ. 2015 02; 41(1):86-94.
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Fernandes R, Riklon S, Langidrik JR, Williams SN, Kabua N. Patient navigator training in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. J Palliat Med. 2014 Feb; 17(2):133-4.
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