"Korea" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Former kingdom, located on Korea Peninsula between Sea of Japan and Yellow Sea on east coast of Asia. In 1948, the kingdom ceased and two independent countries were formed, divided by the 38th parallel.
| Descriptor ID |
D007723
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.252.474.557 Z01.586.407
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Korea" by people in Profiles.
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Kim SK, Teitelman AM, Muecke M, D'Antonio P, Stringer M, Grisso JA. The Perspectives of Volunteer Counselors of Korean Immigrant Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2018 Oct; 39(10):888-895.
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Lee S, Chen L, He X, Miller MJ, Juon HS. A cluster analytic examination of acculturation and health status among Asian Americans in the Washington DC metropolitan area, United States. Soc Sci Med. 2013 Nov; 96:17-23.
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Chen L, Juon HS, Lee S. Acculturation and BMI among Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese adults. J Community Health. 2012 Jun; 37(3):539-46.
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Choi KS, Lee S, Park EC, Kwak MS, Spring BJ, Juon HS. Comparison of breast cancer screening rates between Korean women in America versus Korea. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2010 Jun; 19(6):1089-96.
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Hann HW, Hann RS, Maddrey WC. Hepatitis B virus infection in 6,130 unvaccinated Korean-Americans surveyed between 1988 and 1990. Am J Gastroenterol. 2007 Apr; 102(4):767-72.
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Cho J, Juon HS. Assessing overweight and obesity risk among Korean Americans in California using World Health Organization body mass index criteria for Asians. Prev Chronic Dis. 2006 Jul; 3(3):A79.
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Juon HS, Kim M, Shankar S, Han W. Predictors of adherence to screening mammography among Korean American women. Prev Med. 2004 Sep; 39(3):474-81.
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Shin YH, Kim TI, Shin MS, Juon HS. Effect of acupressure on nausea and vomiting during chemotherapy cycle for Korean postoperative stomach cancer patients. Cancer Nurs. 2004 Jul-Aug; 27(4):267-74.
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Juon HS, Seung-Lee C, Klassen AC. Predictors of regular Pap smears among Korean-American women. Prev Med. 2003 Dec; 37(6 Pt 1):585-92.
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Juon HS, Kim M, Han H, Ryu JP, Han W. Acculturation and cigarette smoking among Korean American men. Yonsei Med J. 2003 Oct 30; 44(5):875-82.