 North America
"North America" 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.
The northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending northward from the Colombia-Panama border and including CENTRAL AMERICA, MEXICO, Caribbean area, the UNITED STATES, CANADA and GREENLAND. The term often refers more narrowly to MEXICO, continental UNITED STATES, AND CANADA.
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D009656
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.107.567
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "North America" by people in this website by year, and whether "North America" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2005 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2008 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2009 | 0 | 8 | 8 | | 2010 | 0 | 11 | 11 | | 2011 | 0 | 10 | 10 | | 2012 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2013 | 0 | 9 | 9 | | 2014 | 0 | 11 | 11 | | 2015 | 0 | 12 | 12 | | 2016 | 0 | 13 | 13 | | 2017 | 0 | 17 | 17 | | 2018 | 0 | 12 | 12 | | 2019 | 0 | 13 | 13 | | 2020 | 0 | 20 | 20 | | 2021 | 0 | 24 | 24 | | 2022 | 0 | 22 | 22 | | 2023 | 0 | 14 | 14 | | 2024 | 0 | 18 | 18 | | 2025 | 0 | 10 | 10 | | 2026 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "North America" by people in Profiles.
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Ratz AW, Arnold AE, Burrill HM, Caiafa MV, Conery J, Dawson HA, Delevich CA, Diez JM, Frey SD, Lodge DJ, Ronold EK, Roy BA, Smith ME, U'Ren J, Wilson AW, Loucks JJ, Wuest J, Willis CB, Kennedy PG. Sporecasting Biogeography Across Scales: Continental Patterns and Local Constraints on Macrofungal Dispersal. Mol Ecol. 2026 May; 35(9):e70366.
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Lucas MS, Rosche C, Hensen I, Michalski SG, Nagy DU, Gamba D, Onstein RE, Abidkulova K, Al-Gharaibeh M, Al-Namazi AA, Babaei S, Bastida F, Brunharo C, Caillon A, Callaway RM, Clair SS, Cullen DA, Donnelly R, Ennis A, Ensing DJ, Eren Ö, Erst A, Filep R, Flory L, Frazee LJ, Gafforov Y, Gendron F, Gud?inskas Z, Guilliams CM, Hajdari A, Hao JH, Haramoto E, Ivashchenko AA, Jun L, Kane N, Kaproth MA, Kassem H, Khabbach A, Khasa DP, Koski M, Kozhevnikova M, Krigas N, Krivenko D, Lasky JR, Lekberg Y, Libiad M, Lozano V, Luo W, Makhkamov T, Marchante E, Moffat C, Moore A, Muldashev A, Nersesyan A, Olsson PLA, Oprea A, Pal R, Papikyan A, Proctor C, Prokhorov V, Ramula S, Rauschert E, Reatini B, Rixen C, Rush S, Rutten G, Saadani M, Samartza I, Selke J, Senator S, Shah MA, Sheng M, Sheriff J, Shukherdorj B, Sikkema P, Silaeva T, Suzuki SN, Thoma AE, Tian B, Tokhtar V, Träger S, Tsunoda T, Turginov O, Turner KG, Vakhlamova T, Vinogradova Y, Wagner V, Westberg L, Xiao S, Barratt CD, Durka W. Population Genomics of a Cosmopolitan Weed Provides Insights Into Its Local Adaptation and Recent Demographic History. Mol Ecol. 2026 May; 35(10):e70368.
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Mahoney LB, Lightdale JR, Rubinstein E, Carman N, Kim J, Altaf MA, Bhardwaj V, Bolton SM, CaJacob N, Chiou E, Khalili AS, Koral A, Krasaelap A, Leinwand KL, Lerner DG, Mark JA, Mukkada VA, Nguyen N, Pitman RT, Ramraj R, Ryan MJ, Sabe R, Schroeder S, Thavamani A, Vaidy K, Venkatesh RD, Wechsler JB, Walsh CM. Assessing competence in unsedated transnasal endoscopy: Development of the TransNasal Endoscopy Skills Assessment Tool. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2026 Mar; 82(3):858-866.
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Samworth AG, Battrell JR, Lange EM, Bhat AD, McCarthy RJ, Peralta FM. Availability and use of fibrinogen concentrate in labor and delivery units in North America with the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) center of excellence designation: a study survey (2023). Int J Obstet Anesth. 2026 Feb; 65:104833.
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Kennett JP, LeCompte MA, Moore CR, Kletetschka G, Johnson JR, Wolbach WS, Mitra S, Maiorana-Boutilier A, Adedeji V, Young MD, Witwer T, Langworthy K, Razink JJ, Brogden V, van Devener B, Perez JP, Polson R, West A. RETRACTED: Shocked quartz at the Younger Dryas onset (12.8 ka) supports cosmic airbursts/impacts contributing to North American megafaunal extinctions and collapse of the Clovis technocomplex. PLoS One. 2025; 20(9):e0319840.
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Chen JH, Puttu U, Huynh HN, Ahern AT, Ball K, Bates KH, Brock CA, Campos T, Coggon MM, Crounse JD, de Gouw J, DiGangi JP, Diskin GS, Gkatzelis GI, Halliday HS, Hu L, Koss AR, Li Y, Lyu M, Michailoudi G, Murphy SM, Nowak JB, Palm BB, Peischl J, Permar W, Perring AE, Pokhrel RP, Schafer NB, Schwarz JP, Sekimoto K, Selimovic V, Stockwell CE, Sullivan AP, Thornton JA, Wagner NL, Wang S, Warneke C, Wennberg PO, Zeng L, Yokelson RJ, Weber RJ, Xu L. Atmospheric Evolution of Brown Carbon from Wildfires in North America. Environ Sci Technol. 2025 Aug 19; 59(32):17145-17159.
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King EA, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Emamaullee J, Al-Adra D, Byrne MM, Selzner N, Anderson B, Pomfret EA, Olthoff KM. Over 30 Years of Living Liver Donation in North America: Mortality Associated With Donation. Ann Surg. 2025 Oct 01; 282(4):650-657.
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Hanel RA, de Toledo OF, De Oliveira Souza NV, Gutierrez-Aguirre SF, Killer-Oberpfalzer M, Raz E, Shapiro M, Kass-Hout T, Hurley M, Morsi RZ, Srinivasan VM, Jankowitz BT, Davis P, Siddiqui A, Jaikumar V, Cortez GM, Kass-Hout O, Becske T, Grandhi R, Kilburg C, Lopes DK, Ducruet AF, Elijovich L, Britz G, Toledo MM, Seinfeld J, Starke RM, Nogueira RG, Bender MT, Kan PT, Lazaro T, Benalia VHC, Erazu FR, Lara-Velazquez M, Aghaebrahim A, Sauvageau E, Pereira VM. The Silk Vista Baby Study: A Multicenter Aneurysm Report From North America and Europe. Neurosurgery. 2026 Feb 01; 98(2):464-473.
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Nishihara Y, Zaniletti I, Zenge J, Weikel B, Parker S, Murthy K, Padula MA, Grover T. Epidemiology of bacterial and fungal infections among level IV neonatal units in North America. J Perinatol. 2025 Jul; 45(7):997-1004.
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Bowler T, Loon E, Singh S, Khataniar H, Afraz I, Butt MA, Beran A, Theis-Mahon N, Wilson N, Karna R, Bilal M. An Audit of Indications for Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Colorectal Lesions in North America: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Dig Dis Sci. 2025 Nov; 70(11):3885-3892.
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