"Hygiene" 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.
The science dealing with the establishment and maintenance of health in the individual and the group. It includes the conditions and practices conducive to health. (Webster, 3d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D006920
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.547 N06.850.670
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hygiene" by people in Profiles.
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What's eating you? human body lice (Pediculus humanus corporis). Cutis. 2020 03; 105(3):118-120.
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Menstrual Education and Personal Hygiene Supplies to Empower Young Women in Haiti. OTJR (Thorofare N J). 2017 10; 37(4):210-217.
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Survey of food safety practices on small to medium-sized farms and in farmers markets. J Food Prot. 2013 Nov; 76(11):1989-93.
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Remembering Semmelweis: hand hygiene and its importance on today's clinical practice. Am Surg. 2011 Jan; 77(1):123-5.
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Control and mitigation of healthcare-acquired infections: designing clinical trials to evaluate new materials and technologies. HERD. 2011; 5(1):94-115.
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Cough while shaving after total laryngectomy: traumatic neuroma of the internal laryngeal nerve more likely. Am J Otolaryngol. 2011 May-Jun; 32(3):265-6.
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Evidence of African-American women's frustrations with chronic recurrent bacterial vaginosis. J Am Acad Nurse Pract. 2010 Feb; 22(2):101-8.
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The hygiene hypothesis and atopy: bring back the parasites? J Am Acad Dermatol. 2006 Jan; 54(1):172-9.
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Nursing foot care for the aged. J Gerontol Nurs. 1991 Sep; 17(9):40-3.
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A vaginal-instilled powder douche which is hygienic and therapeutic instead of a water-instilled water douche which has been found not to be either hygienic or therapeutic. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1973 Jan 15; 115(2):283-5.