Africa South of the Sahara
"Africa South of the Sahara" 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.
All of Africa except Northern Africa (AFRICA, NORTHERN).
| Descriptor ID |
D017954
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.058.290
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Africa South of the Sahara" by people in Profiles.
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Mapping Behavioral Research in Post-Treatment Cancer Care in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review. Psychooncology. 2025 Mar; 34(3):e70106.
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Importance of postmortem anthropometric evaluation in defining the role of malnutrition as a cause of infant and child deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: a cohort study. BMJ Open. 2025 Feb 17; 15(2):e089874.
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Systematic map of recent evidence on reproductive performance of cattle in Africa. Trop Anim Health Prod. 2024 Jul 22; 56(7):218.
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Data release: targeted systematic literature search for tick and tick-borne pathogen distributions in six countries in sub-Saharan Africa from 1901 to 2020. Parasit Vectors. 2024 Feb 22; 17(1):84.
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Moderate-to-Severe Diarrhea and Stunting Among Children Younger Than 5 Years: Findings From the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 04 19; 76(76 Suppl1):S41-S48.
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Stunting Following Moderate-to-Severe Diarrhea Among Children Aged <5 Years in Africa Before and After Rotavirus Vaccine Introduction: A Comparison of the Global Enteric Multicenter Study and the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 04 19; 76(76 Suppl1):S49-S57.
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Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements for the prevention of child malnutrition and promotion of healthy development: overview of individual participant data meta-analysis and programmatic implications. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021 11 02; 114(Suppl 1):3S-14S.
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Characteristics that modify the effect of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementation on child growth: an individual participant data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021 11 02; 114(Suppl 1):15S-42S.
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Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements for children age 6-24 months: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of effects on developmental outcomes and effect modifiers. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021 11 02; 114(Suppl 1):43S-67S.
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Characteristics that modify the effect of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementation on child anemia and micronutrient status: an individual participant data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021 11 02; 114(Suppl 1):68S-94S.