"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Africa" by people in Profiles.
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Geographical variation in lung function: Results from the multicentric cross-sectional BOLD study. Pulmonology. 2025 Dec 31; 31(1):2430491.
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Genetic variants associated with serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels in European Americans and African Americans from the eMERGE Network. PLoS One. 2014; 9(12):e111301.
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Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk. Nature. 2011 Sep 11; 478(7367):103-9.
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Characterizing the admixed African ancestry of African Americans. Genome Biol. 2009; 10(12):R141.
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Mood sensitivity to seasonal changes in African college students living in the greater Washington D.C. metropolitan area. ScientificWorldJournal. 2007 May 01; 7:584-91.
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Epidemiology of menthol cigarette use. Nicotine Tob Res. 2004 Feb; 6 Suppl 1:S67-81.