"Laos" 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 Southeastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam. The capital is Vientiane.
| Descriptor ID |
D007812
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.252.145.435
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Laos" by people in Profiles.
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Daily supplementation of a multiple micronutrient powder improves folate but not thiamine, riboflavin, or vitamin B12 status among young Laotian children: a randomized controlled trial. Eur J Nutr. 2022 Oct; 61(7):3423-3435.
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Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Lao People's Democratic Republic: Results From the 2015 National Adult Tobacco Survey. Int J Public Health. 2021; 66:1604436.
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Traditional prenatal and postpartum food restrictions among women in northern Lao PDR. Matern Child Nutr. 2022 01; 18(1):e13273.
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Impact of Different Strategies for Delivering Supplemental Zinc on Selected Fecal Markers of Environmental Enteric Dysfunction among Young Laotian Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 10; 103(4):1416-1426.
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Factors Associated with Cigarette Smoking Cessation in Lao People's Democratic Republic: Results from the 2015 National Adult Tobacco Survey. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 07 09; 17(14).
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Effects of therapeutic zinc supplementation for diarrhea and two preventive zinc supplementation regimens on the incidence and duration of diarrhea and acute respiratory tract infections in rural Laotian children: A randomized controlled trial. J Glob Health. 2020 Jun; 10(1):010424.
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Establishing a case definition of thiamine responsive disorders among infants and young children in Lao PDR: protocol for a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 2020 02 13; 10(2):e036539.
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Impact of Daily Preventive Zinc or Therapeutic Zinc Supplementation for Diarrhea on Plasma Biomarkers of Environmental Enteric Dysfunction among Rural Laotian Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 02; 102(2):415-426.
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Iron status and inherited haemoglobin disorders modify the effects of micronutrient powders on linear growth and morbidity among young Lao children in a double-blind randomised trial. Br J Nutr. 2019 10 28; 122(8):895-909.
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Impact of Two Forms of Daily Preventive Zinc or Therapeutic Zinc Supplementation for Diarrhea on Hair Cortisol Concentrations Among Rural Laotian Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients. 2018 Dec 27; 11(1).