 Pacific Islands
"Pacific Islands" 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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The islands of the Pacific Ocean divided into MICRONESIA; MELANESIA; and POLYNESIA (including NEW ZEALAND). The collective name Oceania includes the aforenamed islands, adding AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; and the Malay Archipelago (INDONESIA). (Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p910, 880)
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D010139
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.639.760 Z01.678.100.873
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pacific Islands" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Pacific Islands" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pacific Islands" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Wu B, Arslanian KJ, Nyhan K, Suss R, Mahoney M, McElfish PA, Muasau-Howard BT, Ekeroma A, Hawley NL. Preterm birth among Pacific Islanders in the United States and the US-affiliated Pacific Islands: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Birth. 2023 06; 50(2):287-299.
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Hawley NL, Suss R, Cash HL, Aitaoto N, Samoa R, Ayers B, McElfish P. Diabetes Prevention and Care Programs in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands: Challenges, Innovation, and Recommendations for Effective Scale-Up. Curr Diab Rep. 2019 03 27; 19(5):24.
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Subica AM, Aitaoto N, Sullivan JG, Henwood BF, Yamada AM, Link BG. Mental illness stigma among Pacific Islanders. Psychiatry Res. 2019 03; 273:578-585.
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Adams IKR, Okoli CTC, Krok-Schoen JL, Hartel L, Keita AD, Figueroa W, Polanin JR, McElfish PA, Kanesiro MH. Physical Activity Among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2019 02; 51(2):245-258.
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Ayers BL, Hawley NL, Purvis RS, Moore SJ, McElfish PA. Providers' perspectives of barriers experienced in maternal health care among Marshallese women. Women Birth. 2018 Oct; 31(5):e294-e301.
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