"Central America" 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 region of southern NORTH AMERICA extending from the southern border of MEXICO to the northern border of COLOMBIA. It separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean and is linked to SOUTH AMERICA by the Isthmus of Panama.
| Descriptor ID |
D002489
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.107.169
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Central America" by people in Profiles.
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Climate change and Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in North and central America. Lancet Microbe. 2024 Oct; 5(10):100946.
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Successful reconstruction of whole mitochondrial genomes from ancient Central America and Mexico. Sci Rep. 2017 12 22; 7(1):18100.
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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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Predation and patchiness in the tropical litter: do swarm-raiding army ants skim the cream or drain the bottle? J Anim Ecol. 2011 Jul; 80(4):818-23.
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Spatial grain and the causes of regional diversity gradients in ants. Am Nat. 2003 Mar; 161(3):459-77.