 Bhutan
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A kingdom in the eastern Himalayas on the northeast border of India, bounded on the north by Tibet, on the east by Assam, on the south by Assam and West Bengal, and on the west by Sikkim and Tibet. From 1720 to 1970 it was under Chinese or Indian domination. In 1971 it became a member of the United Nations. The name comes from the Sanskrit bhota, the name for Tibet, + anta, end, with reference to its location at the southern extremity of Tibet. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p144 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p64)
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D001631
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Z01.252.245.162
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| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bhutan" by people in Profiles.
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Asdigian NL, Kramer B, Shrestha M, Dhungel RK, Rizal H, Kulung D, Sharma A, Dhaurali G, Sharma B, Rosa Galter M, Ratcliff D. Community-Led Health Promotion Groups in a Bhutanese-Nepali Refugee Community. Health Promot Pract. 2022 09; 23(5):743-748.
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Brewer SE. Patterns of Primary Care Use Among Young Adult Refugees Resettled in Colorado. J Immigr Minor Health. 2021 Dec; 23(6):1249-1258.
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Ornelas IJ, Ho K, Jackson JC, Moo-Young J, Le A, Do HH, Lor B, Magarati M, Zhang Y, Taylor VM. Results From a Pilot Video Intervention to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening in Refugee Women. Health Educ Behav. 2018 08; 45(4):559-568.
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Regan EA, Stein RE. Orthopaedics in the Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2002 Mar; (396):19-29.
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