"Nova Scotia" 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 province of eastern Canada, one of the Maritime Provinces with NEW BRUNSWICK; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND; and sometimes NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR. Its capital is Halifax. The territory was granted in 1621 by James I to the Scotsman Sir William Alexander and was called Nova Scotia, the Latin for New Scotland. The territory had earlier belonged to the French, under the name of Acadia. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p871 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p384)
| Descriptor ID |
D009674
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.107.567.176.589
|
| Concept/Terms |
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Nova Scotia".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Nova Scotia".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Nova Scotia" by people in this website by year, and whether "Nova Scotia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Nova Scotia" by people in Profiles.
-
Lavergne MR, Rudoler D, Peterson S, Stock D, Taylor C, Wilton AS, Wong ST, Scott I, McGrail KM, McCracken RK, Marshall EG, MacKenzie A, Katz A, Jamieson M, Hedden L, Grudniewicz A, Goldsmith LJ, Glazier RH, Burge F, Blackie D. Changes in comprehensiveness of services delivered by Canadian family physicians: Analysis of population-based linked data in 4 provinces. Can Fam Physician. 2023 08; 69(8):550-556.
-
King S, Waschbusch DA, Pelham WE, Frankland BW, Andrade BF, Jacques S, Corkum PV. Social information processing in elementary-school aged children with ADHD: medication effects and comparisons with typical children. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2009 May; 37(4):579-89.
-
Zvolensky MJ, Stewart SH, Vujanovic AA, Gavric D, Steeves D. Anxiety sensitivity and anxiety and depressive symptoms in the prediction of early smoking lapse and relapse during smoking cessation treatment. Nicotine Tob Res. 2009 Mar; 11(3):323-31.
-
Hargreaves MR, Laitakari JK, Huff F, Rautaharju PM. Changing community health behaviors: a model for program development and management. Health Values. 1986 Nov-Dec; 10(6):34-43.
-
Kirkcaldy-Hargreaves M, Casey A, Hogan E, Mulroney R. Utility of an on-line computer system in a clinical setting for nutrient intake analyses. J Can Diet Assoc. 1980 Apr; 41(2):112-7, 122-7.