"Central America" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A region of southern NORTH AMERICA extending from the southern border of MEXICO to the northern border of COLOMBIA. It separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean and is linked to SOUTH AMERICA by the Isthmus of Panama.
| Descriptor ID |
D002489
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.107.169
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Central America" by people in Profiles.
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Marete I, Ekhaguere O, Bann CM, Bucher SL, Nyongesa P, Patel AB, Hibberd PL, Saleem S, Goldenberg RL, Goudar SS, Derman RJ, Garces AL, Krebs NF, Chomba E, Carlo WA, Lokangaka A, Bauserman M, Koso-Thomas M, Moore JL, McClure EM, Esamai F. Regional trends in birth weight in low- and middle-income countries 2013-2018. Reprod Health. 2020 Dec 17; 17(Suppl 3):176.
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McClure LA, Zheng DD, Lam BL, Tannenbaum SL, Joslin CE, Davis S, L?pez-Cevallos D, Youngblood ME, Zhang ZM, Chambers CP, Lee DJ. Factors Associated With Ocular Health Care Utilization Among Hispanics/Latinos: Results From an Ancillary Study to the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). JAMA Ophthalmol. 2016 Mar; 134(3):320-9.
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Rodriguez F, Hicks LS, L?pez L. Association of acculturation and country of origin with self-reported hypertension and diabetes in a heterogeneous Hispanic population. BMC Public Health. 2012 Sep 11; 12:768.
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Ramadhani T, Short V, Canfield MA, Waller DK, Correa A, Royle M, Scheuerle A. Are birth defects among Hispanics related to maternal nativity or number of years lived in the United States? Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2009 Sep; 85(9):755-63.
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Bowie JV, Juon HS, Cho J, Rodriguez EM. Factors associated with overweight and obesity among Mexican Americans and Central Americans: results from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey. Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 Jan; 4(1):A10.
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Weller SC, Pachter LM, Trotter RT, Baer RD. Empacho in four Latino groups: a study of intra- and inter-cultural variation in beliefs. Med Anthropol. 1993 Apr; 15(2):109-36.
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Pachter LM. Introduction: Latino folk illnesses: methodological considerations. Med Anthropol. 1993 Apr; 15(2):103-8.