"Decontamination" 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 removal of contaminating material, such as radioactive materials, biological materials, or CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS, from a person or object.
| Descriptor ID |
D003666
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.780.325
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Decontamination" by people in Profiles.
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Ju JTJ, Boisvert LN, Zuo YY. Face masks against COVID-19: Standards, efficacy, testing and decontamination methods. Adv Colloid Interface Sci. 2021 Jun; 292:102435.
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Kahn LH, von Hippel F. Nuclear power plant emergencies and thyroid cancer risk. What New Jersey physicians need to know. N J Med. 2004 Sep; 101(9 Suppl):77-82; quiz 82-3.