Multilingualism
"Multilingualism" 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 ability to speak, read, or write several languages or many languages with some facility. Bilingualism is the most common form. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D019303
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.143.506.423.452
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Multilingualism" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Multilingualism" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Multilingualism" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Hadden K, Coleman C, Scott A. The Bilingual Physician: Seamless Switching From Medicalese to Plain Language. J Grad Med Educ. 2018 Apr; 10(2):130-133.
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Pope CA, Escobar-Gomez M, Davis BH, Roberts JR, O'Brien ES, Hinton E, Darden PM. The challenge of tetradic relationships in medically interpreted pediatric primary care visits: A descriptive study of communication practices. Patient Educ Couns. 2016 Apr; 99(4):542-548.
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Olsen RK, Pangelinan MM, Bogulski C, Chakravarty MM, Luk G, Grady CL, Bialystok E. The effect of lifelong bilingualism on regional grey and white matter volume. Brain Res. 2015 Jul 01; 1612:128-39.