"South 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.
A republic in southern Africa, the southernmost part of Africa. It has three capitals: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial). Officially the Republic of South Africa since 1960, it was called the Union of South Africa 1910-1960.
| Descriptor ID |
D013019
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.058.290.175.735
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| Concept/Terms |
South Africa- South Africa
- Union of South Africa
- Republic of South Africa
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "South Africa" by people in this website by year, and whether "South Africa" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2012 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2014 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2016 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "South Africa" by people in Profiles.
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Pregnancy after kidney and liver transplantation. S Afr Med J. 2024 Apr 24; 114(3b):e1240.
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Clinical practice. S Afr Med J. 2023 09 04; 113(9):22-24.
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Predicting Pediatric Tuberculosis: The Need for Age-Specific Host Biosignatures. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 08 14; 77(3):450-452.
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Global variations in pubertal growth spurts in adolescents living with perinatal HIV. AIDS. 2023 08 01; 37(10):1603-1615.
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Pregnancy and STI/HIV prevention intervention preferences of South African adolescent girls: findings from a cultural consensus modelling qualitative study. Cult Health Sex. 2024 02; 26(2):191-207.
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'Being a mother is not child's play': The capabilities of mothers in a low-resource setting in South Africa. Health Expect. 2023 04; 26(2):651-661.
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Enhancing cervical and breast cancer training in Africa with e-learning. Lancet Glob Health. 2023 01; 11(1):e28-e29.
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COVID-19 in pregnant women in South Africa: A retrospective review. S Afr Med J. 2022 12 01; 112(12):911-918.
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The epidemiology of paediatric burn injuries in Johannesburg, South Africa. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Feb; 58(2):287-292.
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Hope and mental health problems among orphans and vulnerable children in South Africa. AIDS Care. 2023 02; 35(2):198-204.