"Jamaica" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An island in the Greater Antilles in the West Indies. Its capital is Kingston. It was discovered in 1494 by Columbus and was a Spanish colony 1509-1655 until captured by the English. Its flourishing slave trade was abolished in the 19th century. It was a British colony 1655-1958 and a territory of the West Indies Federation 1958-62. It achieved full independence in 1962. The name is from the Arawak Xaymaca, rich in springs or land of springs. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p564 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p267)
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D007563
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.107.084.900.525 Z01.639.880.525
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Jamaica" by people in Profiles.
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Vergara C, Murray T, Rafaels N, Lewis R, Campbell M, Foster C, Gao L, Faruque M, Oliveira RR, Carvalho E, Araujo MI, Cruz AA, Watson H, Mercado D, Knight-Madden J, Ruczinski I, Dunston G, Ford J, Caraballo L, Beaty TH, Mathias RA, Barnes KC. African ancestry is a risk factor for asthma and high total IgE levels in African admixed populations. Genet Epidemiol. 2013 May; 37(4):393-401.
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Barrow GJ, Hylton-Kong T, Rodriguez N, Yamamura Y, Figueroa JP. HIV-1 drug resistance in treatment-naive chronically infected patients in Jamaica. Antivir Ther. 2013; 18(7):941-4.
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Rodr?guez-D?az CE, Andrinopoulos K. HIV and incarceration in the Caribbean: the experiences of Puerto Rico and Jamaica. P R Health Sci J. 2012 Sep; 31(3):161-9.
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Murphy AB, Ukoli F, Freeman V, Bennett F, Aiken W, Tulloch T, Coard K, Angwafo F, Kittles RA. 8q24 risk alleles in West African and Caribbean men. Prostate. 2012 Sep 01; 72(12):1366-73.
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Barrett SC, Huffman FG. Comparison of self-perceived weight and desired weight versus actual body mass index among adolescents in Jamaica. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2011 Apr; 29(4):267-76.
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Lewis DE, White JR, Wafula D, Athar R, Dickerson T, Williams HN, Chauhan A. Soil functional diversity analysis of a bauxite-mined restoration chronosequence. Microb Ecol. 2010 May; 59(4):710-23.
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Hibbert JM, Golden MH. What is the weanling's dilemma? J Trop Pediatr. 1981 10; 27(5):255-8.
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Hibbert JM, Seakins HA, Jackson AA. Nutrient contents of bottle feeds of infants and children brought to clinics in Kingston, Jamaica. West Indian Med J. 1980 Jun; 29(2):134-41.