 Body Piercing
"Body Piercing" 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 perforation of an anatomical region for the wearing of jewelry.
| Descriptor ID |
D046288
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.218.085.090 E04.085.090
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| Concept/Terms |
Body Piercing- Body Piercing
- Body Piercings
- Piercings, Body
- Piercing, Body
Ear Piercing- Ear Piercing
- Ear Piercings
- Piercing, Ear
- Piercings, Ear
Nipple Piercing- Nipple Piercing
- Nipple Piercings
- Piercing, Nipple
- Piercings, Nipple
Lip Piercing- Lip Piercing
- Lip Piercings
- Piercing, Lip
- Piercings, Lip
Navel Piercing- Navel Piercing
- Navel Piercings
- Piercing, Navel
- Piercings, Navel
Tongue Piercing- Tongue Piercing
- Piercing, Tongue
- Piercings, Tongue
- Tongue Piercings
Eyebrow Piercing- Eyebrow Piercing
- Eyebrow Piercings
- Piercing, Eyebrow
- Piercings, Eyebrow
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Body Piercing" by people in this website by year, and whether "Body Piercing" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Piercing" by people in Profiles.
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Bui E, Rodgers R, Simon NM, Jehel L, Metcalf CA, Birmes P, Schmitt L. Body piercings and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in young adults. Stress Health. 2013 Feb; 29(1):70-4.
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Bercaw-Pratt JL, Santos XM, Sanchez J, Ayensu-Coker L, Nebgen DR, Dietrich JE. The incidence, attitudes and practices of the removal of pubic hair as a body modification. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2012 Feb; 25(1):12-4.
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High WA, Ayers RA, Adams JR, Chang A, Fitzpatrick JE. Granulomatous reaction to titanium alloy: an unusual reaction to ear piercing. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2006 Oct; 55(4):716-20.
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