"Africa, Western" 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 geographical area of Africa comprising BENIN; BURKINA FASO; CAPO VERDE, COTE D'IVOIRE; GAMBIA; GHANA; GUINEA; GUINEA-BISSAU; LIBERIA; MALI; MAURITANIA; NIGER; NIGERIA; SENEGAL; SIERRA LEONE; and TOGO.
| Descriptor ID |
D000354
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.058.290.190
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Africa, Western" by people in Profiles.
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Strengthening Capacity for Prostate Cancer Early Diagnosis in West Africa Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Realist Approach to Rethinking and Operationalizing the World Health Organization 2017 Guide to Cancer Early Diagnosis. Ann Glob Health. 2022; 88(1):29.
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Managing emerging transnational public health security threats: lessons learned from the 2014 West African Ebola outbreak. Global Health. 2018 07 27; 14(1):75.
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Mycobacterium leprae genomes from naturally infected nonhuman primates. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 01; 12(1):e0006190.