"Relief Work" 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.
Assistance, such as money, food, or shelter, given to the needy, aged, or victims of disaster. It is usually granted on a temporary basis. (From The American Heritage Dictionary, 2d college ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D012066
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.787.839 N06.230.100.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Relief Work- Relief Work
- Relief Works
- Work, Relief
- Works, Relief
Humanitarian Assistance- Humanitarian Assistance
- Assistance, Humanitarian
- Assistances, Humanitarian
- Humanitarian Assistances
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Relief Work" by people in Profiles.
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Zorrilla CD. The View from Puerto Rico - Hurricane Maria and Its Aftermath. N Engl J Med. 2017 Nov 09; 377(19):1801-1803.
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O'Connor K. Nursing Ethics and the 21st-Century Armed Conflict: The Example of Ciudad Ju?rez. J Transcult Nurs. 2017 01; 28(1):6-14.
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Chambers JA. The rise of Chinese military medicine: opportunity for mercy ship, not gunboat, diplomacy. Mil Med. 2011 Sep; 176(9):1043-50.
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Jacob B, Mawson AR, Payton M, Guignard JC. Disaster mythology and fact: Hurricane Katrina and social attachment. Public Health Rep. 2008 Sep-Oct; 123(5):555-66.
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Cruz MR, Mitsuda B, Monlux A, Agnos K, Ahedo A, Au L, Erondu N, Harmon A, Haro-Arvizu P, Kualii B, Loprinzi C, Olson K, Salamanca L, Samifua M, Suzuki-Ung D, Wang JH, Wilson T, Partika N, Braun K. Assessment of disaster training needs for physicians and other health professionals serving vulnerable populations in Hawai'i. Hawaii Med J. 2008 Mar; 67(3):76, 78, 83.
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Puvvula J, Granados G. Developing an international health area of concentration in a family medicine residency. Fam Med. 2007 Oct; 39(9):666-70.
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Colindres RE, Jain S, Bowen A, Mintz E, Domond P. After the flood: an evaluation of in-home drinking water treatment with combined flocculent-disinfectant following Tropical Storm Jeanne -- Gonaives, Haiti, 2004. J Water Health. 2007 Sep; 5(3):367-74.