North America
"North America" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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Z01.107.567
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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 | 11 | 11 | | 2026 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "North America" by people in Profiles.
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Gordon M, de Geus A, Boruta M, Banasiuk M, Benninga M, Borrelli O, Darbari A, Dore-Stites D, Gould M, Hawa J, Jones K, Kilgore A, Mousa H, Nurko S, Thapar N, Khlevner J, Sinopoulou V, Tabbers M. European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition/North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition guidelines for treatment of functional constipation in children aged 0-18 years. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2026 Aug; 83(2):335-366.
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Omer L, Gloude NJ, McGuinn C, Nakano TA, Overholt K, Ogando-Rivas E, Myers KC, Broglie LA, Hillier K, Schaefer E, Rothman JA, Goteti S, Dror Y, Cancio MI, Contreras Yametti GP, Cada M, Shimano KA, Allen SW, Lipton JM, Kurre P, Castillo P, de Jong JLO. A Survey of Provider Practices for Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Moderate Aplastic Anemia From the North American Pediatric Aplastic Anemia Consortium. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2026 Jul 01; 48(5):230-236.
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Patel SG, Loomans-Kropp HA, Foda ZH, Katona BW, Birz S, Burke CA, Clawson J, Furner B, Hochheimer C, Magnan E, Ricciardiello L, Singh H, Volchenboum S, Watkins M, Yen T, Abbass M, Bartell NJ, Dudley B, Engelking L, Guillem J, Hollis R, Idos G, Jones BA, Kanth P, Kastrinos F, Li D, Lucas AL, Mankaney GN, Maratt JK, Marino D, Melson J, Nguyen LH, Reddy KM, Schrader KA, Silva-Smith R, Singh A, Stanich PP, Stoffel EM, Syngal S, Weiss JM, Yurgelun MB, Zakalik D, Gupta S, Bansal A, Kupfer SS. Lynch syndrome integrative epidemiology and genetics (LINEAGE): rationale for cohort design. Fam Cancer. 2026 05 06; 25(2).
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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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Anderson MG, Pindrik J, Michelow IC, Anuar A, Haught J, Lehmann H, Tanaka T, Moore A, Northam WT, Lopes C, Danielpour M, Garcia CM, Kaufman CB, Garcia DM, Chern JJ, Newman S, Patel SK, Mierke S, Iqbal MO, Okeiff H, Akbari SHA, Trout J, Rizvi AY, Battick K, Roberts O, Haastrup MO, Notarianni C, Proctor C, DeCuypere M, Votoupal M, Dziugan K, McCrea HJ, Lu VM, Piatt J, Gernsback J, Omini M, Ravindra VM, Gonda DD, Forseth K, Ackerman LL, Witten AJ, Gadgil N, Rampalli I, Governale LS, Still MEH, Botros J, Barkley A, Vandr J, Tu A, Sam Chee S, Sun G, Silberstein H, Jay C, Bollo R, Ludwick A, Auguste K, Pen-Caguin C, Tomei KL, Rothstein BD, Tovar-Spinoza Z, Koutsouras GW, Sandberg DI, Yu B, Dewan MC, Monsour MA, Tye GW, Dunbar E, Pisapia JM, Zeller SL, Hersh DS. Pediatric sinogenic and otogenic intracranial infections requiring neurosurgical intervention: a North American multicenter study in the era of COVID-19. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2026 Apr 03; 37(6):621-631.
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Walia S, Jain E, Kandukuri SR, Bakkar R, Gong Y, Costigan D, Lobo A, Balzer B, Gasper C, Biswal R, Cima L, Dixit M, Arora S, Malik V, Hirsch MS, Lali BS, Singh C, Samrao D, Jain D, Dhall D, Midha D, Mukherjee G, Gulati H, Singh H, Varshney J, Zameer L, Kahar M, Swain M, Gupta N, Gupta P, Moatamed NA, Kumari N, Afroz N, Manzoor Ali NK, Elhence PA, Diwaker P, Sardana R, Ojha S, Mathur SR, Menon S, Satish Rao I, Shinde S, Sharma S, Naik S, Kodandapani S, Salibay CJ, Nagos V, Lastra RR, Sangoi A, Li Z, Fadare O, McCluggage WG, Carlson J, Rabban J, Mohanty SK. Utilization of Key Morphologic and Molecular Prognostic and Predictive Parameters in Endometrial Malignancies: A Survey of Gynecologic Pathologists. Int J Surg Pathol. 2026 Aug; 34(5):1134-1145.
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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 02; 65:104833.
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DeKoven JG, DeKoven SJ, Warshaw EM, Atwater AR, Reeder MJ, Taylor JS, Houle MC, Belsito DV, Pratt MD, Adler BL, Silverberg J, Dunnick CA, Mowad CM, Botto N, Yu J, Wu PA, Zippin JH, de Groot AC. Comparison Between Brazilian Propolis and Chinese Propolis: Results From the North American Contact Dermatitis Group 2019-2022. Dermatitis. 2026 Jul-Aug; 37(4):589-595.
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