"African Americans" 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.
Persons living in the United States having origins in any of the black groups of Africa.
Descriptor ID |
D001741
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MeSH Number(s) |
M01.686.508.100.100 M01.686.754.100
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "African Americans".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "African Americans".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "African Americans" by people in this website by year, and whether "African Americans" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1996 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
1997 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
1999 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2001 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
2002 | 15 | 8 | 23 |
2003 | 18 | 15 | 33 |
2004 | 34 | 12 | 46 |
2005 | 32 | 21 | 53 |
2006 | 46 | 22 | 68 |
2007 | 24 | 15 | 39 |
2008 | 41 | 27 | 68 |
2009 | 41 | 24 | 65 |
2010 | 43 | 24 | 67 |
2011 | 54 | 29 | 83 |
2012 | 45 | 27 | 72 |
2013 | 59 | 25 | 84 |
2014 | 64 | 34 | 98 |
2015 | 58 | 32 | 90 |
2016 | 47 | 33 | 80 |
2017 | 58 | 29 | 87 |
2018 | 49 | 27 | 76 |
2019 | 55 | 22 | 77 |
2020 | 15 | 15 | 30 |
2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "African Americans" by people in Profiles.
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Cooper RL, Brown LL, Tabatabai M, Haas DW, Shepherd BE, Myers HF, Edgerton RD, Bonny C, Watson JA, Berthaud V. The Effects of Perceived Stress and Cortisol Concentration on Antiretroviral Adherence When Mediated by Psychological Flexibility Among Southern Black Men Living with HIV. AIDS Behav. 2021 Feb; 25(2):645-652.
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Baltrus PT, Douglas M, Li C, Caplan LS, Blount M, Mack D, Gaglioti AH. Percentage of Black Population and Primary Care Shortage Areas Associated with Higher COVID-19 Case and Death Rates in Georgia Counties. South Med J. 2021 02; 114(2):57-62.
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Montgomery Rice V. Diversity in Medical Schools: A Much-Needed New Beginning. JAMA. 2021 Jan 05; 325(1):23-24.
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Raines AM, Tock JL, McGrew SJ, Ennis CR, Derania J, Jardak CL, Lim JH, Boffa JW, Houtsma C, Jones KR, Martin-Klinger C, Widmer K, Schapira R, Zvolensky MJ, Hoerger M, Constans JI, Franklin CL. Correlates of death among SARS-CoV-2 positive veterans: The contribution of lifetime tobacco use. Addict Behav. 2021 02; 113:106692.
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El-Mohandes A, Ratzan SC, Rauh L, Ngo V, Rabin K, Kimball S, Aaron B, Freudenberg N. COVID-19: A Barometer for Social Justice in New York City. Am J Public Health. 2020 11; 110(11):1656-1658.
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Adinkrah E, Bazargan M, Wisseh C, Assari S. Adherence to Hypertension Medications and Lifestyle Recommendations among Underserved African American Middle-Aged and Older Adults. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 09 08; 17(18).
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Moore JT, Pilkington W, Kumar D. Diseases with health disparities as drivers of COVID-19 outcome. J Cell Mol Med. 2020 10; 24(19):11038-11045.
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Henry Akintobi T, Jacobs T, Sabbs D, Holden K, Braithwaite R, Johnson LN, Dawes D, Hoffman L. Community Engagement of African Americans in the Era of COVID-19: Considerations, Challenges, Implications, and Recommendations for Public Health. Prev Chronic Dis. 2020 08 13; 17:E83.
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Harawa NT, Schrode KM, McWells C, Weiss RE, Hilliard CL, Bluthenthal RN. Small Randomized Controlled Trial of the New Passport to Wellness HIV Prevention Intervention for Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (BMSM). AIDS Educ Prev. 2020 08; 32(4):311-324.
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Chandler R, Hull S, Ross H, Guillaume D, Paul S, Dera N, Hernandez N. The pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) consciousness of black college women and the perceived hesitancy of public health institutions to curtail HIV in black women. BMC Public Health. 2020 Jul 28; 20(1):1172.