"Appalachian Region" 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.
A geographical area of the United States with no definite boundaries but comprising northeastern Alabama, northwestern Georgia, northwestern South Carolina, western North Carolina, eastern Kentucky, eastern Tennessee, western Virginia, West Virginia, western Maryland, southwestern Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, and southern New York.
| Descriptor ID |
D001061
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.107.567.875.075
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Appalachian Region" by people in Profiles.
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Local and regional temporal trends (2013-2019) of canine Ehrlichia spp. seroprevalence in the USA. Parasit Vectors. 2020 Mar 30; 13(1):153.
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Admissions for Ischemic Stroke Among Younger Adults in Kentucky: A Comparison of Appalachian and Non-Appalachian Counties. J Allied Health. 2019; 48(2):e61-e64.
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Improving hypertension self-management with community health coaches. Health Promot Pract. 2015 Mar; 16(2):271-81.
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Feasibility study: home telemonitoring for patients with lung cancer in a mountainous rural area. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2014 Mar 01; 41(2):153-61.
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Examining the coupling of carbon and nitrogen cycles in Appalachian streams: the role of dissolved organic nitrogen. Ecology. 2011 Mar; 92(3):720-32.
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Patterns of breast, cervical, colorectal, and prostate cancer in the Appalachian region of South Carolina. Ethn Dis. 2001; 11(1):51-9.