"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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| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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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Secondhand smoke exposure is independently associated with stroke among non-smoking adults in West Africa. J Neurol Sci. 2022 12 15; 443:120489.
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Risk Factor Characterization of Ischemic Stroke Subtypes Among West Africans. Stroke. 2022 01; 53(1):134-144.
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Sensitivity of global major crop yields to climate variables: A non-parametric elasticity analysis. Sci Total Environ. 2020 Dec 15; 748:141431.
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Differential Impact of Risk Factors on Stroke Occurrence Among Men Versus Women in West Africa. Stroke. 2019 04; 50(4):820-827.
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Stroke in Indigenous Africans, African Americans, and European Americans: Interplay of Racial and Geographic Factors. Stroke. 2017 05; 48(5):1169-1175.
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Exploring Overlaps Between the Genomic and Environmental Determinants of LVH and Stroke: A Multicenter Study in West Africa. Glob Heart. 2017 06; 12(2):107-113.e5.
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Stroke-related stigma among West Africans: Patterns and predictors. J Neurol Sci. 2017 Apr 15; 375:270-274.
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Multilingual Validation of the Questionnaire for Verifying Stroke-Free Status in West Africa. Stroke. 2016 Jan; 47(1):167-72.