"Ghana" 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 western Africa, south of BURKINA FASO and west of TOGO. Its capital is Accra.
| Descriptor ID |
D005869
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.058.290.190.320
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| Concept/Terms |
Ghana- Ghana
- Republic of Ghana
- Gold Coast
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ghana" by people in Profiles.
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Patient-level and system-level determinants of stroke fatality across 16 large hospitals in Ghana and Nigeria: a prospective cohort study. Lancet Glob Health. 2023 Apr; 11(4):e575-e585.
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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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A Novel Afrocentric Stroke Risk Assessment Score: Models from the Siren Study. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2021 Oct; 30(10):106003.
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Factors associated with hypertension among stroke-free indigenous Africans: Findings from the SIREN study. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2021 04; 23(4):773-784.
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Apparent resistant hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: Frequency and associated factors. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2020 09; 22(9):1603-1605.
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Longitudinal control of blood pressure among a cohort of Ghanaians with hypertension: A multicenter, hospital-based study. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2020 06; 22(6):949-958.
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Unraveling the risk factors for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage among West Africans. Neurology. 2020 03 10; 94(10):e998-e1012.
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Post-intervention qualitative assessment of mobile health technology to manage hypertension among Ghanaian stroke survivors. J Neurol Sci. 2019 Nov 15; 406:116462.
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Echocardiographic Abnormalities and Determinants of 1-Month Outcome of Stroke Among West Africans in the SIREN Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 06 04; 8(11):e010814.
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Burden of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis and vascular risk factors among people living with HIV in Ghana. J Neurol Sci. 2019 02 15; 397:103-111.