"Polynesia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The collective name for the islands of the central Pacific Ocean, including the Austral Islands, Cook Islands, Easter Island, HAWAII; NEW ZEALAND; Phoenix Islands, PITCAIRN ISLAND; SAMOA; TONGA; Tuamotu Archipelago, Wake Island, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. Polynesians are of the Caucasoid race, but many are of mixed origin. Polynesia is from the Greek poly, many + nesos, island, with reference to the many islands in the group. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p966 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p426)
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D011114
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.639.760.815
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polynesia" by people in Profiles.
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Magalh?es WF, Bailey-Brock J, Watling L. Four new species of Magelona (Annelida: Magelonidae) from?Easter Island, Guam and Hawaii. Zootaxa. 2018 Aug 09; 4457(3):379-396.
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Doi ML, Tatsuno SY, Singh G, Tatsuno EM, Mau MM. Neurological Complications in a Polynesian Traveler with Dengue. Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2017 10; 76(10):275-278.
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Waxman AG, Buenconsejo-Lum LE, Cremer M, Feldman S, Ault KA, Cain JM, Diaz ML. Cervical Cancer Screening in the United States-Affiliated Pacific Islands: Options and Opportunities. J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2016 Jan; 20(1):97-104.
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Epplein M, Novotny R, Daida Y, Vijayadeva V, Onaka AT, Le Marchand L. Association of maternal and intrauterine characteristics with age at menarche in a multiethnic population in Hawaii. Cancer Causes Control. 2010 Feb; 21(2):259-68.
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Kaholokula JK, Nacapoy AH, Grandinetti A, Chang HK. Association between acculturation modes and type 2 diabetes among Native Hawaiians. Diabetes Care. 2008 Apr; 31(4):698-700.
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Brown JD, Kangwanprasert M, Tice A, Melish J. Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis in a Polynesian male following highly active antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection. Hawaii Med J. 2007 Mar; 66(3):60, 62-3.