"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.
The continent south of EUROPE, east of the ATLANTIC OCEAN and west of the INDIAN OCEAN.
| Descriptor ID |
D000349
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.058
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Africa" by people in this website by year, and whether "Africa" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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" by people in Profiles.
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How to Improve Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Africa, and How to Reduce Its Consequences: A Call to Action From the World Hypertension League. Hypertension. 2022 09; 79(9):1949-1961.
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Genetic landscape of Gullah African Americans. Am J Phys Anthropol. 2021 08; 175(4):905-919.
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Regional Patterns and Association Between Obesity and Hypertension in Africa: Evidence From the H3Africa CHAIR Study. Hypertension. 2020 05; 75(5):1167-1178.
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Data Resource Profile: Cardiovascular H3Africa Innovation Resource (CHAIR). Int J Epidemiol. 2019 04 01; 48(2):366-367g.
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Narrowing the gap for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the East-Mediterranean/African region: comparison with global HSCT indications and trends. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2019 03; 54(3):402-417.
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The epidemiology of stroke in Africa: A systematic review of existing methods and new approaches. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2018 01; 20(1):47-55.
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Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance: a prospective multicentre diagnostic accuracy study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2018 01; 18(1):76-84.
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Antiretroviral Drug Use in a Cross-Sectional Population Survey in Africa: NIMH Project Accept (HPTN 043). J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2017 02 01; 74(2):158-165.
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Isotopic and Elemental Composition of Roasted Coffee as a Guide to Authenticity and Origin. J Agric Food Chem. 2015 Jun 24; 63(24):5771-9.
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The burden of stroke in Africa: a glance at the present and a glimpse into the future. Cardiovasc J Afr. 2015 Mar-Apr; 26(2 Suppl 1):S27-38.