 Refugees
"Refugees" 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.
Persons fleeing to a place of safety, especially those who flee to a foreign country or power to escape danger, persecution, or economic distress in their own country or habitual residence.
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D012036
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.755
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Refugees" by people in this website by year, and whether "Refugees" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2020 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2021 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2024 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Refugees" by people in Profiles.
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Abrams AH, Leonard J, Brewer SE, Young J, Adelgais KM. Emergency care utilization by refugee children compared to controls: A statewide database analysis. PLoS One. 2025; 20(2):e0318248.
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Franks A, Ali DA, Adi A. Clinical and Legal Considerations When Optimizing Trauma Narratives in Immigration Law Evaluations. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2024 12 12; 52(4):449-459.
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Shen D, Ayala A, Reves R, Haas M, Khurana R. Tuberculosis infection prevalence and treatment completion among refugees in the United States. Int J Infect Dis. 2025 Feb; 151:107361.
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Brewer SE, Zeidan AJ, Dawson-Hahn EE, Agrawal P, Talavlikar R, Barnett ED, DiVito BM, Hauck FR, Wieland ML, Gren LH, Karaki FM, Payton C. Development of a Refugee Health Research Agenda in North America. J Immigr Minor Health. 2025 Feb; 27(1):53-61.
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Bitterfeld L, Ozkaynak M, Denton AH, Normeshie CA, Valdez RS, Sharif N, Caldwell PA, Hauck FR. Interventions to Improve Health Among Refugees in the United States: A Systematic Review. J Community Health. 2025 Feb; 50(1):130-151.
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Brewer SE, Alsharea E, Wah LS. 'I don't know exactly what that means to do check-ups': understanding and?experiences of?primary care among resettled young adult refugees. Health Educ Res. 2024 03 20; 39(2):143-158.
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Ho CH, Denton AH, Blackstone SR, Saif N, MacIntyre K, Ozkaynak M, Valdez RS, Hauck FR. Access to Healthcare Among US Adult Refugees: A Systematic Qualitative Review. J Immigr Minor Health. 2023 Dec; 25(6):1426-1462.
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Urban K, Payton C, Mamo B, Volkman H, Giorgio K, Kennedy L, Bomber YC, Rodrigues KK, Young J, Tumaylle C, Matheson J, Tasslimi A, Montour J, Jentes E. Hepatitis C Screening and Antibody Prevalence Among Newly Arrived Refugees to the United States, 2010-2017. J Immigr Minor Health. 2023 Dec; 25(6):1323-1330.
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Baird K, Lintz M, Schlander D, Yager J, Savin D. Caring for Refugees with Mental Health Problems: Difficulties Encountered by Providers Requesting Exemptions from United States Citizenship Examinations. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2023; 34(4):1466-1478.
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Balza JS, Bikomeye JC, Beyer KMM, Rublee C, Flynn KE. Elevated blood lead levels of refugee children in the United States: a systematic review of recent literature (2011-2021). Rev Environ Health. 2023 Jun 27; 38(2):361-383.
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