Pacific Islands

"Pacific Islands" 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 islands of the Pacific Ocean divided into MICRONESIA; MELANESIA; and POLYNESIA (including NEW ZEALAND). The collective name Oceania includes the aforenamed islands, adding AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; and the Malay Archipelago (INDONESIA). (Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p910, 880)

Descriptor ID	D010139
MeSH Number(s)	Z01.639.760 Z01.678.100.873
Concept/Terms	Pacific Islands Pacific Islands Micronesia-Polynesia Micronesia-Polynesia

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Geographicals [Z]
Geographic Locations [Z01]
Islands [Z01.639]
Pacific Islands [Z01.639.760]
Oceania [Z01.678]
Australasia [Z01.678.100]
Pacific Islands [Z01.678.100.873]

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Bar chart showing 81 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2007

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Year	Minor Topic	Total
1994	1	1
1997	1	1
1998	1	1
1999	1	1
2000	2	2
2002	4	4
2003	3	3
2004	5	5
2005	4	4
2006	2	2
2007	10	10
2008	1	1
2009	4	4
2010	1	1
2011	2	2
2012	1	1
2013	2	2
2014	6	6
2015	5	5
2016	3	3
2017	4	4
2018	4	4
2019	5	5
2020	6	6
2021	1	1
2022	2	2

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Young K, Bulosan H, Baksa J, Jeong Y, Buenconsejo-Lum LE, Birkeland AC. Oral Cancer Disparities in the Outer US-affiliated Pacific Islands. Laryngoscope. 2023 08; 133(8):1899-1905.

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Wen A, Ibrao M, Braun K, Okamoto L, Takenaka C, Lubimir K, Ahsan S, Fernandes R, Masaki K. Increasing Geriatric Care Capability in Hawai'i's Healthcare Systems through the Pacific Islands Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) at the University of Hawai'i. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2022 04; 81(4 Suppl 2):39-45.

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Palafox NA, Garcia MT, Chutaro E, Alailima C, Hixon AL, Silk I, Best B, Alik WC, Tufa AJ, Cash HL. COVID-19 Containment Ship Model: A Case Study for Pacific Island Response. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2021 09; 80(9 Suppl 1):102-109.

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Greenberg JA, Luick B, Alfred JM, Barber LR, Bersamin A, Coleman P, Esquivel M, Fleming T, Leon Guerrero RT, Hollyer J, Johnson EL, Novotny R, deBlair Remengesau S, Yamanaka A. The Affordability of a Thrifty Food Plan-based Market Basket in the United States-affiliated Pacific Region. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2020 07 01; 79(7):217-223.

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Edwards P, Buenconsejo-Lum LE, Tangka FKL, Jeong Y, Baksa J, Pordell P, Saraiya M, Subramanian S. Costs and Resources Used by Population-based Cancer Registries in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2020 06 01; 79(6 Suppl 2):89-98.

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Van Dyne EA, Saraiya M, White A, Novinson D, Senkomago V, Buenconsejo-Lum L. Cancer Mortality in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands, 2008-2013. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2020 06 01; 79(6 Suppl 2):99-107.

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Min MS, Siemsen AW, Chutaro E, Musgrave JE, Wong RL, Palafox NA. Hemodialysis in the Compact Nations of the US Affiliated Pacific: History and Health Care Implications. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2020 06 01; 79(6 Suppl 2):113-119.

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Palafox NA, Best BR, Hixon A, Alik WC. Viewpoint: Pacific Voyages - Ships - Pacific Communities: A Framework for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2020 06 01; 79(6 Suppl 2):120-123.

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Leon Guerrero RT, Palafox NA, Hattori-Uchima MP, Robinett HR, Vogel CW. Addressing Cancer Health Disparities in the Pacific Peoples of Hawai'i, Guam, and the US Associated Pacific Islands Through Pacific-Focused Research Capacity Building. JCO Glob Oncol. 2020 02; 6:155-160.

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Yan G, Shen JI, Harford R, Yu W, Nee R, Clark MJ, Flaque J, Colon J, Torre F, Rodriguez Y, Georges J, Agodoa L, Norris KC. Racial and Ethnic Variations in Mortality Rates for Patients Undergoing Maintenance Dialysis Treated in US Territories Compared with the US 50 States. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 01 07; 15(1):101-108.

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