"Multilingualism" 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 ability to speak, read, or write several languages or many languages with some facility. Bilingualism is the most common form. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D019303
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.559.423.452
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Multilingualism".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Multilingualism".
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| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Multilingualism" by people in Profiles.
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Comparing Measures From Computer-Administered and Examiner-Administered Narrative Retells in Spanish: A Pilot Study. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2022 09 07; 31(5):2175-2185.
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Assessment of COVID-19 Website Communication in Languages Other than English by Local Health Departments in the United States. Health Commun. 2023 07; 38(8):1519-1529.
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Agents of empathy: How medical interpreters bridge sociocultural gaps in genomic sequencing disclosures with Spanish-speaking families. Patient Educ Couns. 2019 05; 102(5):895-901.
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Portero versus portador: Spanish interpretation of genomic terminology during whole exome sequencing results disclosure. Per Med. 2017 11; 14(6):503-514.
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Prosody and Spoken Word Recognition in Early and Late Spanish-English Bilingual Individuals. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2017 03 01; 60(3):712-724.
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Not just "getting by": factors influencing providers' choice of interpreters. J Gen Intern Med. 2015 Jan; 30(1):75-82.
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Bilingual health communication: distinctive needs of providers from five specialties. Health Commun. 2013; 28(6):557-67.
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Medical interpreters as tools: dangers and challenges in the utilitarian approach to interpreters' roles and functions. Patient Educ Couns. 2012 Oct; 89(1):158-62.
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Associations between indicators of acculturation and tobacco dependence among Spanish-speaking Latino smokers. Addict Behav. 2012 Oct; 37(10):1101-8.
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That I won't translate! Experiences of a family medical interpreter in a multicultural environment. Mt Sinai J Med. 2010 Jul-Aug; 77(4):389-93.