Global Health

"Global Health" 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.

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A multi- and interdisciplinary field concerned with improving health and achieving equity in health for all people. It transcends national boundaries, promotes cooperation and collaboration within and beyond health science fields, and combines population-based disease prevention with individually-based patient care.

Descriptor ID	D014943
MeSH Number(s)	H02.403.371 N01.400.337
Concept/Terms	Global Health Global Health Health, Global International Health Problems International Health Problems Health Problem, International Health Problems, International International Health Problem Problem, International Health Problems, International Health World Health World Health Health, World Worldwide Health Health, Worldwide International Health Health, International Healths, International International Healths

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Natural Sciences [H]
Health Occupations [H02]
Medicine [H02.403]
Global Health [H02.403.371]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Health [N01.400]
Global Health [N01.400.337]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Global Health" by people in this website by year, and whether "Global Health" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 164 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 17 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1998	1	0	1
1999	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2002	0	1	1
2003	0	1	1
2004	0	2	2
2005	0	2	2
2007	1	6	7
2008	0	1	1
2009	1	7	8
2010	3	3	6
2011	3	2	5
2012	7	3	10
2013	4	6	10
2014	3	3	6
2015	2	10	12
2016	2	7	9
2017	4	12	16
2018	4	7	11
2019	2	12	14
2020	4	13	17
2021	5	8	13
2023	0	2	2
2024	3	3	6
2025	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Global Health" by people in Profiles.

Cornely OA, Sprute R, Bassetti M, Chen SC, Groll AH, Kurzai O, Lass-Fl?rl C, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Rautemaa-Richardson R, Revathi G, Santolaya ME, White PL, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Arendrup MC, Baddley J, Barac A, Ben-Ami R, Brink AJ, Grothe JH, Guinea J, Hagen F, Hochhegger B, Hoenigl M, Husain S, Jabeen K, Jensen HE, Kanj SS, Koehler P, Lehrnbecher T, Lewis RE, Meis JF, Nguyen MH, Pana ZD, Rath PM, Reinhold I, Seidel D, Takazono T, Vinh DC, Zhang SX, Afeltra J, Al-Hatmi AMS, Arastehfar A, Arikan-Akdagli S, Bongomin F, Carlesse F, Chayakulkeeree M, Chai LYA, Chamani-Tabriz L, Chiller T, Chowdhary A, Clancy CJ, Colombo AL, Cortegiani A, Corzo Leon DE, Drgona L, Dudakova A, Farooqi J, Gago S, Ilkit M, Jenks JD, Klimko N, Krause R, Kumar A, Lagrou K, Lionakis MS, Lmimouni BE, Mansour MK, Meletiadis J, Mellinghoff SC, Mer M, Mikulska M, Montravers P, Neoh CF, Ozenci V, Pagano L, Pappas P, Patterson TF, Puerta-Alcalde P, Rahimli L, Rahn S, Roilides E, Rotstein C, Ruegamer T, Sabino R, Salmanton-Garc?a J, Schwartz IS, Segal E, Sidharthan N, Singhal T, Sinko J, Soman R, Spec A, Steinmann J, Stemler J, Taj-Aldeen SJ, Talento AF, Thompson GR, Toebben C, Villanueva-Lozano H, Wahyuningsih R, Weinbergerov? B, Wiederhold N, Willinger B, Woo PCY, Zhu LP. Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of candidiasis: an initiative of the ECMM in cooperation with ISHAM and ASM. Lancet Infect Dis. 2025 05; 25(5):e280-e293.

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Weintraub WS, Boden WE. Achieving successful prevention of coronary artery disease: a worldwide call to action. Eur Heart J. 2024 10 14; 45(39):4197-4199.

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Vervoort D, Wang R, Li G, Filbey L, Maduka O, Brewer LC, Mamas MA, Bahit MC, Ahmed SB, Van Spall HGC. Addressing the Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease in Women: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Jun 25; 83(25):2690-2707.

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Bolman RM, Zilla P, Beyersdorf F, Boateng P, Bavaria J, Dearani J, Pomar J, Kumar S, Chotivatanapong T, Sliwa K, Eisele JL, Enumah Z, Podesser B, Farkas EA, Kofidis T, Z?hlke LJ, Higgins R. Making a Difference: 5 Years of Cardiac Surgery Intersociety Alliance (CSIA). Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 08; 118(2):338-351.

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Bolman RM, Zilla P, Beyersdorf F, Boateng P, Bavaria J, Dearani J, Pomar J, Kumar S, Chotivatanapong T, Sliwa K, Eisele JL, Enumah Z, Podesser B, Farkas EA, Kofidis T, Z?hlke LJ, Higgins R. Making a difference: 5 years of Cardiac Surgery Intersociety Alliance (CSIA). Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 06 03; 65(6).

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Bonanni G, Airoldi C, Berghella V. Birthweights at term have increased globally: insights from a systematic review of 183 million births. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Oct; 231(4):395-407.e4.

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Crichton L, Daniels K, Merrylees N, Mukanyangezi MF, Sonkwe HM, Nduwayezu R, Thomson E. Teaching Scottish medical students about global health in partnership with LMIC institutions. Does it change their views on volunteering in LMIC settings? BMC Med Educ. 2024 Jan 16; 24(1):65.

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Hoveidaei AH, Nakhostin-Ansari A, Namdari S, Hosseini-Asl SH, Khonji MS, Selk-Ghaffari M, Pouramini A, LaPorte DM. Increasing Burden of Upper-Extremity Fractures in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA): A 30-Year Analysis of the Epidemiology and Causes of Injuries. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2024 Feb 21; 106(4):323-336.

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Wei S, Miranda JJ, Mamas MA, Z?hlke LJ, Kontopantelis E, Thabane L, Van Spall HGC. Sex differences in the etiology and burden of heart failure across country income level: analysis of 204 countries and territories 1990-2019. Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes. 2023 11 02; 9(7):662-672.

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Tovia-Brodie O, Rav Acha M, Belhassen B, Gasperetti A, Schiavone M, Forleo GB, Guevara-Valdivia ME, Ruiz DV, Lellouche N, Hamon D, Castagno D, Bellettini M, De Ferrari GM, Laredo M, Carv?s JB, Ignatiuk B, Pasquetto G, De Filippo P, Malanchini G, Pavri BB, Raphael C, Rivetti L, Mantovan R, Chinitz J, Harding M, Boriani G, Casali E, Wan EY, Biviano A, Macias C, Havranek S, Lazzerini PE, Canu AM, Zardini M, Conte G, Cano ?, Casella M, Rudic B, Omelchenko A, Mathuria N, Upadhyay GA, Danon A, Schwartz AL, Maury P, Nakahara S, Goldenberg G, Schaerli N, Bereza S, Auricchio A, Glikson M, Michowitz Y. Implantation of cardiac electronic devices in active COVID-19 patients: Results from an international survey. Heart Rhythm. 2022 02; 19(2):206-216.

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