 Topography, Medical
"Topography, Medical" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The systematic surveying, mapping, charting, and description of specific geographical sites, with reference to the physical features that were presumed to influence health and disease. Medical topography should be differentiated from EPIDEMIOLOGY in that the former emphasizes geography whereas the latter emphasizes disease outbreaks.
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D019371
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H01.277.500.097.500 H02.403.352.500
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Topography, Medical" by people in Profiles.
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Huddart R, Fohner AE, Whirl-Carrillo M, Wojcik GL, Gignoux CR, Popejoy AB, Bustamante CD, Altman RB, Klein TE. Standardized Biogeographic Grouping System for Annotating Populations in Pharmacogenetic Research. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2019 05; 105(5):1256-1262.
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Gebert MJ, Delgado-Baquerizo M, Oliverio AM, Webster TM, Nichols LM, Honda JR, Chan ED, Adjemian J, Dunn RR, Fierer N. Ecological Analyses of Mycobacteria in Showerhead Biofilms and Their Relevance to Human Health. mBio. 2018 10 30; 9(5).
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Calcaterra S, Binswanger IA. National trends in psychostimulant-related deaths: 1999-2009. Subst Abus. 2013; 34(2):129-36.
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Rowan SE, Levi ME, Youngwerth JM, Brauer B, Everson GT, Johnson SC. The variable presentations and broadening geographic distribution of hepatic fascioliasis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012 Jun; 10(6):598-602.
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Liese AD, Lawson A, Song HR, Hibbert JD, Porter DE, Nichols M, Lamichhane AP, Dabelea D, Mayer-Davis EJ, Standiford D, Liu L, Hamman RF, D'Agostino RB. Evaluating geographic variation in type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus incidence in youth in four US regions. Health Place. 2010 May; 16(3):547-56.
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Schold JD, Harman JS, Chumbler NR, Duncan RP, Meier-Kriesche HU. The pivotal impact of center characteristics on survival of candidates listed for deceased donor kidney transplantation. Med Care. 2009 Feb; 47(2):146-53.
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Hankinson TC, Bohman LE, Vanaman M, Egorova N, Mocco J, Orrico KO, Bruce JN, Benzil DL. Geographical neurosurgery workforce analysis from 1990 to 2005 improves our understanding of the role of market factors. Clin Neurosurg. 2008; 55:145-9.
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Rainey JJ, Mwanda WO, Wairiumu P, Moormann AM, Wilson ML, Rochford R. Spatial distribution of Burkitt's lymphoma in Kenya and association with malaria risk. Trop Med Int Health. 2007 Aug; 12(8):936-43.
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