 Developing Countries
"Developing Countries" 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.
Countries in the process of change with economic growth, that is, an increase in production, per capita consumption, and income. The process of economic growth involves better utilization of natural and human resources, which results in a change in the social, political, and economic structures.
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D003906
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.615.500.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Developing Countries- Developing Countries
- Countries, Developing
- Country, Developing
- Developing Country
- Least Developed Countries
- Countries, Least Developed
- Country, Least Developed
- Developed Countries, Least
- Developed Country, Least
- Least Developed Country
- Less-Developed Countries
- Countries, Less-Developed
- Country, Less-Developed
- Less Developed Countries
- Less-Developed Country
- Under-Developed Nations
- Nation, Under-Developed
- Nations, Under-Developed
- Under Developed Nations
- Under-Developed Nation
- Third-World Countries
- Countries, Third-World
- Country, Third-World
- Third World Countries
- Third-World Country
- Third-World Nations
- Nation, Third-World
- Nations, Third-World
- Third World Nations
- Third-World Nation
- Under-Developed Countries
- Countries, Under-Developed
- Country, Under-Developed
- Under Developed Countries
- Under-Developed Country
- Developing Nations
- Developing Nation
- Nations, Developing
- Less-Developed Nations
- Less Developed Nations
- Less-Developed Nation
- Nation, Less-Developed
- Nations, Less-Developed
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Developing Countries" by people in this website by year, and whether "Developing Countries" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2008 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2009 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2010 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2011 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2012 | 2 | 9 | 11 | | 2013 | 8 | 10 | 18 | | 2014 | 9 | 11 | 20 | | 2015 | 8 | 14 | 22 | | 2016 | 7 | 10 | 17 | | 2017 | 5 | 13 | 18 | | 2018 | 5 | 11 | 16 | | 2019 | 6 | 12 | 18 | | 2020 | 8 | 15 | 23 | | 2021 | 4 | 7 | 11 | | 2022 | 1 | 7 | 8 | | 2023 | 4 | 10 | 14 | | 2024 | 7 | 5 | 12 | | 2025 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Developing Countries" by people in Profiles.
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Atusingwize E, Deane K, Musoke D. Social determinants of malaria in low- and middle-income countries: a mixed-methods systematic review. Malar J. 2025 May 26; 24(1):165.
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Zhou S, Kagoya EK, Coria A, Beck A, Evert J, Haque M, Lamb MM, Rule AR, Umphrey L. Income-Based Disparities in Perceived Benefits and Challenges of Virtual Global Health Activities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mixed Methods Analysis. J Med Internet Res. 2025 May 07; 27:e63066.
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Patterson JK, Neuwahl S, Kirsch S, Moore JL, Tita ATN, Carlo WA, Lokangaka A, Tshefu A, Mwenechanya M, Chomba E, Kavi A, Metgud MC, Goudar SS, Derman RJ, Shivkumar P, Waikar M, Patel A, Hibberd PL, Nyongesa P, Esamai F, Ekhaguere OA, Bucher S, Jessani S, Tikmani SS, Saleem S, Wylie BJ, Goldenberg RL, Billah SM, Lennox R, Haque R, Petri WA, Mazariegos M, Krebs NF, Hemingway-Foday JJ, Babineau D, Koso-Thomas M, McClure EM, Bauserman M. Cost-effectiveness of intrapartum azithromycin to prevent maternal infection, sepsis, or death in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling analysis of data from a randomised, multicentre, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet Glob Health. 2025 Apr; 13(4):e679-e688.
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Carlo WA, Tita ATN, Moore JL, Mwenechanya M, Chomba E, Hemingway-Foday JJ, Kavi A, Metgud MC, Goudar SS, Derman RJ, Lokangaka A, Tshefu A, Bauserman M, Patterson JK, Shivkumar P, Waikar M, Patel A, Hibberd PL, Nyongesa P, Esamai F, Ekhaguere OA, Bucher S, Jessani S, Tikmani SS, Saleem S, Goldenberg RL, Billah SM, Lennox R, Haque R, Petri W, Mazariegos M, Krebs NF, Babineau DC, McClure EM, Koso-Thomas M. Effectiveness of intrapartum azithromycin to prevent infections in planned vaginal births in low-income and middle-income countries: a post-hoc analysis of data from a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet Glob Health. 2025 Apr; 13(4):e689-e697.
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Suwal S, Singh A, Dzefi-Tettey K, Buchanan ME. Role of Imaging in Nondegenerative Arthritis in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2025 Apr; 29(2):315-326.
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Jaramillo D, Clancy RL, Fisher GG, Krisher L, Schwatka NV, Butler-Dawson J, Dally M, Dexter L, Amenabar I, Castrillo M, Cruz ?, Pilloni D, Zamora ME, Newman LS. Evaluation of a Total worker Health? leadership training in Latin America: opportunities for sustainable change in low- and middle-income countries. BMC Public Health. 2025 Mar 12; 25(1):984.
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Valverde P, Velasquez T, Ortiz R, Fuentes-Alabi SL, Pe?a A, Gonzalez JF, Gutierrez TL, Melendez LE, Tome E, Arreola M, Valsecchi MG, Colombo V, Luna-Fineman S, Blanco-Lopez J, Metzger ML, Spreafico F. Challenges and Opportunities of a Multi-Institutional Treatment Guideline for Wilms Tumor in Low-Middle-Income Countries-A Report From the Asociaci?n de Hemato-Oncolog?a Pedi?trica de Centro Am?rica (AHOPCA). Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2025 May; 72(5):e31616.
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Wang D, Partap U, Liu E, Costa JC, Cliffer IR, Wang M, Nookala SK, Subramoney V, Briggs B, Ahmed I, Argaw A, Ariff S, Bhandari N, Chowdhury R, Erchick D, Garc?a-Guerra A, Ghaffarpour M, Hanley-Cook G, Huybregts L, Jehan F, Kaseb F, Krebs NF, Lachat C, Lama TP, Manandhar DS, McClure EM, Moore SE, Muhammad A, Neufeld LM, Prentice AM, Quezada-S?nchez AD, Roberfroid D, Saville NM, Shafiq Y, Shrestha BP, Sonko B, Soofi S, Taneja S, Tielsch JM, Toe LC, Valaei N, Fawzi WW. The effect of prenatal balanced energy and protein supplementation on gestational weight gain: An individual participant data meta-analysis in low- and middle-income countries. PLoS Med. 2025 Feb; 22(2):e1004523.
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Kortz TB, Holloway A, Agulnik A, He D, Rivera SG, Abbas Q, Appiah JA, Arias AV, Attebery J, Camacho-Cruz J, Caporal P, de Sa Rodrigues KE, Fink E, Kissoon N, Lee JH, L?pez-Bar?n E, Murthy S, Muttalib F, Nielsen K, Remy K, Sakaan F, Andre-von Arnim AVS, Rodrigues AT, Blackwelder W, Wiens MO, Bhutta A. Prevalence, aetiology, and hospital outcomes of paediatric acute critical illness in resource-constrained settings (Global PARITY): a multicentre, international, point prevalence and prospective cohort study. Lancet Glob Health. 2025 Feb; 13(2):e212-e221.
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Brosi D, Wainstein M, Cervantes L, Schold JD. Global perspectives on transplant disparities. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2025 Apr 01; 30(2):107-113.
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