Caribbean Region

"Caribbean Region" 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 area that lies between continental North and South America and comprises the Caribbean Sea, the West Indies, and the adjacent mainland regions of southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela.

Descriptor ID	D017691
MeSH Number(s)	Z01.107.084
Concept/Terms	Caribbean Region Caribbean Region Caribbean Caribbean Sea Region West Indies Region

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Geographicals [Z]
Geographic Locations [Z01]
Americas [Z01.107]
Caribbean Region [Z01.107.084]

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Bar chart showing 60 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2015

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Year	Minor Topic	Total
1995	1	1
2003	1	1
2006	4	4
2007	2	2
2008	1	1
2010	3	3
2011	2	2
2012	7	7
2013	1	1
2014	2	2
2015	9	9
2016	7	7
2017	3	3
2018	2	2
2019	5	5
2020	3	3
2021	3	3
2022	1	1
2023	1	1
2024	2	2

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Nu?ez-Medina HJ, Monero M, Torres LM, Leal E, Gonzalez-Sepulveda L, Mayor ?M, Renta JY, Gonz?lez-Garc?a ER, Gonz?lez A, Melin K, Scott SA, Rua?o G, Hernandez-Suarez DF, Duconge J. Implementing a pharmacogenomic-driven algorithm to guide antiplatelet therapy among Caribbean Hispanics: a non-randomised clinical trial. BMJ Open. 2024 Sep 05; 14(9):e084119.

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Guariguata L, Burlar A, Greaves N, Harewood H, Khan R, Rosario-Rosado RV, Jones W, Roy B, Hassan S. A systems thinking framework for understanding rising childhood obesity in the Caribbean. Health Res Policy Syst. 2024 Aug 21; 22(1):115.

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Ortiz AP, Hospedales CJ, M?ndez-L?zaro PA, Hamilton WM, Rolle LD, Shepherd JM, Espinel Z, Gay HA, Nogueira LM, Shultz JM. Protecting Caribbean patients diagnosed with cancer from compounding disasters. Lancet Oncol. 2024 May; 25(5):e217-e224.

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Rivera-Segarra E, Mascayano F, Florence A, Caballero J, Cabassa LJ. Mental health implementation research in Latin America and the Caribbean. Lancet Psychiatry. 2024 05; 11(5):319-321.

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Espina C, Feliu A, Maza M, Almonte M, Ferreccio C, Finck C, Herrero R, Dommarco JR, de Almeida LM, Arrossi S, Garc?a PJ, Garmendia ML, Mohar A, Murillo R, Santamar?a J, Tortolero-Luna G, Cazap E, Gabriel OO, Paonessa D, Zoss JW, Luciani S, Carvalho A, Sch?z J. Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against Cancer 1st Edition: 17 cancer prevention recommendations to the public and to policy-makers (World Code Against Cancer Framework). Cancer Epidemiol. 2023 10; 86 Suppl 1:102402.

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Yamamoto-Furusho JK, Parra-Holgu?n NN, Juliao-Ba?os F, Puentes F, L?pez R, Bosques-Padilla F, Torres EA, Nieves-Jimen?z H, Veitia-Vel?squez GR, Jara-Alba ML, Bautista S, Pi?ol-Jimenez FN, Salgado-Rosado P, Villa-Ovalles KC, Abreu-Martinez YA, Borges Z, Davila-Bedoya S, Otoya-Moreno G, Iad?-Vergara B. Clinical differentiation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Latin America and the Caribbean. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Jan 21; 101(3):e28624.

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Ram?rez-Ortiz D, Seitchick J, Polpitiya M, Algarin AB, Sheehan DM, Fennie K, Cyrus E, Trepka MJ. Post-immigration factors affecting retention in HIV care and viral suppression in Latin American and Caribbean immigrant populations in the United States: a systematic review. Ethn Health. 2022 11; 27(8):1859-1899.

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Sullivan AP, Marciniak S, O'Dea A, Wake TA, Perry GH. Modern, archaeological, and paleontological DNA analysis of a human-harvested marine gastropod (Strombus pugilis) from Caribbean Panama. Mol Ecol Resour. 2021 Jul; 21(5):1517-1528.

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Abreu-Placeres N, Grau-Grull?n P, Naidu R, Garc?a-Godoy F, Newton JT, Ekstrand KR, Pitts N, Lopez Del Valle LM, F?liz-Matos L, Rivera Y, Gonz?lez RF, Rajendra Santosh AB, Morou-Bermudez E, J?come-Li?vano S, Martignon S. Cariology consensus for undergraduates at dental schools in the Caribbean region. Eur J Dent Educ. 2021 Nov; 25(4):717-732.

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Whaley AL. Ethnicity, nativity, and the effects of stereotypes on cardiovascular health among people of African ancestry in the United States: internal versus external sources of racism. Ethn Health. 2022 07; 27(5):1010-1030.

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