Micronesia

"Micronesia" 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.

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The collective name for islands of the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines, including the Mariana, PALAU, Caroline, Marshall, and Kiribati Islands. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p761 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p350)

Descriptor ID	D008849
MeSH Number(s)	Z01.639.760.680
Concept/Terms	Micronesia Micronesia Johnston Island Johnston Island Kiribati Kiribati Gilbert Islands Mariana Islands Mariana Islands Marshall Islands Marshall Islands Nauru Nauru Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands Pacific Islands (Trust Territory) Pacific Islands (Trust Territory) Tuvalu Tuvalu Ellice Islands Caroline Islands Caroline Islands Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of

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Geographicals [Z]
Geographic Locations [Z01]
Islands [Z01.639]
Pacific Islands [Z01.639.760]
Micronesia [Z01.639.760.680]

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Micronesia
Guam
Palau

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Micronesia" by people in this website by year, and whether "Micronesia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 65 publications over 21 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2007

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Year	Minor Topic	Total
2001	4	4
2003	3	3
2004	6	6
2005	1	1
2006	3	3
2007	9	9
2009	2	2
2010	5	5
2011	1	1
2012	1	1
2013	2	2
2014	4	4
2015	4	4
2017	4	4
2018	3	3
2019	4	4
2020	5	5
2022	1	1
2023	1	1
2025	1	1
2026	1	1

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Benavente RV, Biala EB, Lopez BA, Gimmen MY, Pineda ET, Narvaez JRF, Woo RK, Palafox NA, Buenconsejo-Lum LE. Assessing Surgical Capacity in Guam: Current Strengths and Future Goals. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2026 Mar 11; 23(3).

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Short E, Ammerman A, Novotny R, Cline C, Council SK, Ayers BL. Diet quality of Marshallese mothers of young children in Northwest Arkansas: an exploratory study. Public Health Nutr. 2025 Aug 22; 28(1):e146.

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Sy A, Tareg A, Nitta M, Navasca D, Tofaeono V, Ching MH, Palik E, Shomour I, Shomour M, Tolenoa N, Palafox N. Feasibility of Healthy Beverages Policies in American Samoa and Federated States of Micronesia: Water and Coconut Water Only Community Interventions. Health Promot Pract. 2023 05; 24(1_suppl):140S-144S.

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Shvetsov YB, Wilkens LR, White KK, Chong M, Buyum A, Badowski G, Leon Guerrero RT, Novotny R. Prediction of breast cancer risk among women of the Mariana Islands: the BRISK retrospective case-control study. BMJ Open. 2022 12 09; 12(12):e061205.

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Buente W, Dalisay F, Pokhrel P, Kramer HK, Pagano I. An Instagram-Based Study to Understand Betel Nut Use Culture in Micronesia: Exploratory Content Analysis. J Med Internet Res. 2020 07 09; 22(7):e13954.

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Sy A, Tannis C, McIntosh S, Demment M, Tomeing T, Marriott J, Fukunaga T, Buenconsejo-Lum L, Dye T. An Assessment of E-health Resources and Readiness in the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Implications for Non-communicable Disease Intervention Development. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2020 06 01; 79(6 Suppl 2):52-57.

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Sy A, Marriott J, Tannis C, Demment M, McIntosh S, Hadley J, Albert P, Buenconsejo-Lum L, Dye T. A Rapid Assessment Procedure to Develop A Non-Communicable Disease Prevention Pilot Health Communications Project Using E- and M-Health Communications in Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2020 06 01; 79(6 Suppl 2):58-63.

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Cassel K, Lee HR, Somera LP, Badowski G, Hagiwara MKI. Cultural Considerations for Conducting the Health Information National Trends Survey with Micronesian Communities: Lessons from a Qualitative Study. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2020 06 01; 79(6 Suppl 2):64-69.

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Okamoto L, Riklon S, Masaki K, Bell C, Tamai A, Maskarinec GG. Evolving Palliative Care Practices among Marshall Islanders in Hawai'i: Generational Comparisons. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2020 06 01; 79(6 Suppl 2):82-88.

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Ayers BL, Purvis RS, Bing WI, Ritok M, Iban A, Capelle L, Hawley NL, Delafield R, McElfish PA. Maternal Health Beliefs, Perceptions, and Experiences in a U.S. Marshallese Community. J Transcult Nurs. 2020 03; 31(2):144-152.

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