Arabs

"Arabs" 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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Members of a Semitic people inhabiting the Arabian peninsula or other countries of the Middle East and North Africa. The term may be used with reference to ancient, medieval, or modern ethnic or cultural groups. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

Descriptor ID	D018912
MeSH Number(s)	M01.686.754.167
Concept/Terms	Arabs Arabs Arab Palestinians Palestinians Palestinian Bedouins Bedouins Bedouin

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Named Groups [M]
Persons [M01]
Population Groups [M01.686]
Ethnic Groups [M01.686.754]
Arabs [M01.686.754.167]

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Bar chart showing 12 publications over 6 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2020 and 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	1	1	2
2008	0	1	1
2018	0	1	1
2020	3	0	3
2024	2	1	3
2025	0	2	2

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Agbaria N, Finkelstein A, Zwas DR, Daoud N. Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators to Reducing Exposure to Secondhand Smoke in the Home: A Qualitative Study With Palestinian-Arab Women in Israel. Nicotine Tob Res. 2025 01 22; 27(2):282-290.

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Greenberg KL, Bar-Zeev Y, Donchin M, Karjawally M, Sneineh SA, Husseini MN, Zwas DR. Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of a manualized lay-led food literacy intervention for women in a community setting. Appetite. 2025 03 01; 207:107885.

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Almoayad F, Alhashem A, Alotaibi R, Alashwl R, Albahouth A, Benajiba N, Kelly PJ, Aboul-Enein BH. YouTube Video Clips on Breastfeeding Education and Promotion for Arabic-Speaking Populations: A Social Media Content Analysis. Breastfeed Med. 2024 09; 19(9):734-741.

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Abu-Ras W, Almoayad F, Bakry HM, Alammari D, Kelly PJ, Aboul-Enein BH. Interventions to promote mental health in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Palestinian refugees: A scoping review. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2024 09; 70(6):1037-1054.

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Moussa M, Abou Chakra M, Shore ND, Papatsoris A, Farahat Y, O'Donnell MA. Patterns of treatment of high-risk BCG-unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) patients among Arab urologists. Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2024 Mar 19; 96(1):12244.

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Agbaria N, Nubani-Husseini M, Barakat RA, Leiter E, Greenberg KL, Karjawally M, Keidar O, Donchin M, Zwas DR. Two-Phase Evaluation of a Community-Based Lifestyle Intervention for Palestinian Women in East Jerusalem: A Quasi-Experimental Study Followed by Dissemination. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 12 09; 17(24).

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Hengel H, Buchert R, Sturm M, Haack TB, Schelling Y, Mahajnah M, Sharkia R, Azem A, Balousha G, Ghanem Z, Falana M, Balousha O, Ayesh S, Keimer R, Deigendesch W, Zaidan J, Marzouqa H, Bauer P, Sch?ls L. First-line exome sequencing in Palestinian and Israeli Arabs with neurological disorders is efficient and facilitates disease gene discovery. Eur J Hum Genet. 2020 08; 28(8):1034-1043.

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Mayer AK, Balousha G, Sharkia R, Mahajnah M, Ayesh S, Schulze M, Buchert R, Zobor D, Azem A, Sch?ls L, Bauer P, Wissinger B. Unraveling the genetic cause of hereditary ophthalmic disorders in Arab societies from Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Eur J Hum Genet. 2020 06; 28(6):742-753.

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Mohamad J, Sarig O, Godsel LM, Peled A, Malchin N, Bochner R, Vodo D, Rabinowitz T, Pavlovsky M, Taiber S, Fried M, Eskin-Schwartz M, Assi S, Shomron N, Uitto J, Koetsier JL, Bergman R, Green KJ, Sprecher E. Filaggrin 2 Deficiency Results in Abnormal Cell-Cell Adhesion in the Cornified Cell Layers and Causes Peeling Skin Syndrome Type A. J Invest Dermatol. 2018 08; 138(8):1736-1743.

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Parish LC. Freedom for the Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor. Clin Dermatol. 2008 Sep-Oct; 26(5):574.

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