"Costa Rica" 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 country in CENTRAL AMERICA, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between NICARAGUA and PANAMA.
| Descriptor ID |
D003364
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.107.169.238
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Costa Rica" by people in Profiles.
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A high prevalence of biallelic RPE65 mutations in Costa Rican children with Leber congenital amaurosis and early-onset retinal dystrophy. Ophthalmic Genet. 2019 04; 40(2):110-117.
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Retinopathy of prematurity: screening and treatment in Costa Rica. Br J Ophthalmol. 2017 12; 101(12):1709-1713.
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TRANSCULTURALIZATION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DEVELOPING LATIN AMERICAN CLINICAL PRACTICE ALGORITHMS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY--PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2015 PAN-AMERICAN WORKSHOP BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS AND AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY. Endocr Pract. 2016 Apr; 22(4):476-501.
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Evaluation of the Spot Vision Screener in young children in Costa Rica. J AAPOS. 2015 Oct; 19(5):441-4.
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Serum vitamin D levels and markers of severity of childhood asthma in Costa Rica. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 May 01; 179(9):765-71.
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An international working party on assessing hypertension control in populations: a proposal. J Hum Hypertens. 1996 Feb; 10 Suppl 1:S29-31.