South America

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The southern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending southward from the Colombia-Panama border.

Descriptor ID	D013020
MeSH Number(s)	Z01.107.757
Concept/Terms	South America South America

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Geographicals [Z]
Geographic Locations [Z01]
Americas [Z01.107]
South America [Z01.107.757]

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Year	Minor Topic	Total
2004	1	1
2012	2	2
2013	1	1
2014	1	1
2015	2	2
2017	1	1
2018	1	1
2021	1	1
2024	1	1

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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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Eliya Y, Averbuch T, Le N, Xie F, Thabane L, Mamas MA, Van Spall HGC. Temporal Trends and Factors Associated With the Inclusion of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Heart Failure Randomized Controlled Trials: A Systematic Review. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 11 02; 10(21):e022353.

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Irving SY, Daly B, Verger J, Typpo KV, Brown AM, Hanlon A, Weiss SL, Fitzgerald JC, Nadkarni VM, Thomas NJ, Srinivasan V. The Association of Nutrition Status Expressed as Body Mass Index z Score With Outcomes in Children With Severe Sepsis: A Secondary Analysis From the Sepsis Prevalence, Outcomes, and Therapies (SPROUT) Study. Crit Care Med. 2018 11; 46(11):e1029-e1039.

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Kosek MN, Lee GO, Guerrant RL, Haque R, Kang G, Ahmed T, Bessong P, Ali A, Mduma E, Pe?ataro Yori P, Faubion WA, Lima AAM, Paredes Olortegui M, Mason C, Babji S, Singh R, Qureshi S, Kosek PS, Samie A, Pascal J, Shrestha S, McCormick BJJ, Seidman JC, Lang DR, Zaidi A, Caulfield LE, Gottlieb M. Age and Sex Normalization of Intestinal Permeability Measures for the Improved Assessment of Enteropathy in Infancy and Early Childhood: Results From the MAL-ED Study. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2017 07; 65(1):31-39.

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Chesnut RM, Bleck TP, Citerio G, Classen J, Cooper DJ, Coplin WM, Diringer MN, Gr?nde PO, Hemphill JC, Hutchinson PJ, Le Roux P, Mayer SA, Menon DK, Myburgh JA, Okonkwo DO, Robertson CS, Sahuquillo J, Stocchetti N, Sung G, Temkin N, Vespa PM, Videtta W, Yonas H. A Consensus-Based Interpretation of the Benchmark Evidence from South American Trials: Treatment of Intracranial Pressure Trial. J Neurotrauma. 2015 Nov 15; 32(22):1722-4.

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Dorman SE, Savic RM, Goldberg S, Stout JE, Schluger N, Muzanyi G, Johnson JL, Nahid P, Hecker EJ, Heilig CM, Bozeman L, Feng PJ, Moro RN, MacKenzie W, Dooley KE, Nuermberger EL, Vernon A, Weiner M. Daily rifapentine for treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. A randomized, dose-ranging trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Feb 01; 191(3):333-43.

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Saad F, de Bono J, Shore N, Fizazi K, Loriot Y, Hirmand M, Franks B, Haas GP, Scher HI. Efficacy outcomes by baseline prostate-specific antigen quartile in the AFFIRM trial. Eur Urol. 2015 Feb; 67(2):223-30.

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Eisen HJ, Kobashigawa J, Starling RC, Pauly DF, Kfoury A, Ross H, Wang SS, Cantin B, Van Bakel A, Ewald G, Hirt S, Lehmkuhl H, Keogh A, Rinaldi M, Potena L, Zuckermann A, Dong G, Cornu-Artis C, Lopez P. Everolimus versus mycophenolate mofetil in heart transplantation: a randomized, multicenter trial. Am J Transplant. 2013 May; 13(5):1203-16.

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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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Peeraully T, Tan EK. Genetic variants in sporadic Parkinson's disease: East vs West. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2012 Jan; 18 Suppl 1:S63-5.

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