"South Africa" 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.
A republic in southern Africa, the southernmost part of Africa. It has three capitals: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial). Officially the Republic of South Africa since 1960, it was called the Union of South Africa 1910-1960.
| Descriptor ID |
D013019
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.058.290.175.735
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| Concept/Terms |
South Africa- South Africa
- Union of South Africa
- Republic of South Africa
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "South Africa" by people in Profiles.
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Ear-ly Warnings: The diagnostic accuracy of Frank's sign in fatal coronary artery disease - A forensic pathology study. J Forensic Leg Med. 2025 Aug; 114:102899.
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The assessment of Oreochromis mossambicus muscle tissue and the yield performance of Solanum tuberosum in a small-scale sandponics system. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2025 May; 32(23):13847-13861.
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Experience on postmortem minimally invasive tissue sampling to ascertain the cause of death determination in South African children: A case for implementing as standard of care. S Afr Med J. 2024 02 13; 114(2):e1538.
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Behavioural oncology research in Africa: Lessons from the last two decades and key considerations moving forward. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2022 May; 31(3):e13545.
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Co-infection of hepatitis E virus and Plasmodium falciparum malaria: A genuine risk in sub-Saharan Africa. Parasit Vectors. 2021 Apr 20; 14(1):215.
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Taxonomic features and comparisons of the gut microbiome from two edible fungus-farming termites (Macrotermes falciger; M. natalensis) harvested in the Vhembe district of Limpopo, South Africa. BMC Microbiol. 2019 07 17; 19(1):164.
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Prevalence of Antiretroviral Drug Resistance in Patients Who Are Not Responding to Protease Inhibitor-Based Treatment: Results From the First National Survey in South Africa. J Infect Dis. 2016 Dec 15; 214(12):1826-1830.
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HIV-1 antiretroviral drug resistance patterns in patients failing NNRTI-based treatment: results from a national survey in South Africa. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2017 01; 72(1):210-219.
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A cross-sectional and spatial analysis of the prevalence of multimorbidity and its association with socioeconomic disadvantage in South Africa: A comparison between 2008 and 2012. Soc Sci Med. 2016 08; 163:144-56.
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Father Absence, Childhood Stress, and Reproductive Maturation in South Africa. Hum Nat. 2015 Dec; 26(4):401-25.