Sign Language
"Sign Language" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A system of hand gestures used for communication by the deaf or by people speaking different languages.
| Descriptor ID |
D012813
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.831.671.609.668 F01.145.209.530.702.668 L01.143.649.526.668
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| Concept/Terms |
Sign Language- Sign Language
- Language, Sign
- Languages, Sign
- Sign Languages
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sign Language" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Alanazi AA, Nicholson N. Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Simulation Training on the 1-3-6 Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Timeline. Am J Audiol. 2019 Jun 10; 28(2):348-361.
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Toliver-Smith A, Gentry B. Investigating Black ASL: A Systematic Review. Am Ann Deaf. 2017; 161(5):560-570.