"World War II" 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.
Global conflict involving countries of Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America that occurred between 1939 and 1945.
| Descriptor ID |
D047789
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.735.950.250.984 K01.400.504.968.901
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| Concept/Terms |
World War II- World War II
- War II, World
- 2nd World War
- 2nd World Wars
- War, 2nd World
- Wars, 2nd World
- World War, 2nd
- World Wars, 2nd
- Second World War
- Second World Wars
- War, Second World
- Wars, Second World
- World War, Second
- World Wars, Second
- World War, 1939-1945
- 1939-1945 World War
- War, 1939-1945 World
- World War, 1939 1945
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "World War II" by people in Profiles.
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Walter S, Parish LC. Jewish women dermatologists who escaped the perils of National Socialism: Triumph over adversity. Clin Dermatol. 2024 Nov-Dec; 42(6):625-636.
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Pierre NL, Yeo CJ, Tholey RM. What We Owe the World Wars: Challenges That Fueled Surgical Innovation. Am Surg. 2021 Sep; 87(9):1525-1528.
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Walker TR, Cowan SW, Yeo CJ, Beekley AC. Major General Malcolm C. Grow, M.D. (1887-1960) Soldier, Surgeon, Airman. Am Surg. 2017 Nov 01; 83(11):1298-1301.
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Ditunno JF. Linking spinal cord injury rehabilitation between the World Wars: The R. Tait McKenzie legacy. J Spinal Cord Med. 2017 11; 40(6):641-648.
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Bock J, Burgdorf WHC, Hoenig LJ, Parish LC. The fate of Hungarian Jewish dermatologists during the Holocaust: Part 2: Under Nazi rule. Clin Dermatol. 2016 Nov - Dec; 34(6):768-778.
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Gupta R, Kim C, Agarwal N, Lieber BA, Monaco EA. In Reply to the Letter to the Editor, "Influence of Parkinsonism on Hitler's Decision-Making". World Neurosurg. 2016 Feb; 86:5.
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Burgdorf WH, Bock J, Hoenig LJ, Parish LC. The fate of Hungarian Jewish dermatologists during the Holocaust Part 1: Six refugees who fled. Clin Dermatol. 2016 Mar-Apr; 34(2):293-8.
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Gupta R, Kim C, Agarwal N, Lieber B, Monaco EA. Understanding the Influence of Parkinson Disease on Adolf Hitler's Decision-Making during World War II. World Neurosurg. 2015 Nov; 84(5):1447-52.