"Sierra Leone" 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 GUINEA and west of LIBERIA. Its capital is Freetown.
| Descriptor ID |
D012807
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.058.290.190.725
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sierra Leone" by people in Profiles.
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The Impact of Milk on Gut Permeability, Fecal 16S rRNA Gene Microbiota Profiling, and Fecal Metabolomics in Children with Moderate Malnutrition in Sierra Leone: A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Nov; 120(5):1114-1124.
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Catastrophic expenditure and impoverishment after caesarean section in Sierra Leone: An evaluation of the free health care initiative. PLoS One. 2021; 16(10):e0258532.
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Body Composition Changes in Children during Treatment for Moderate Acute Malnutrition: Findings from a 4-Arm Cluster-Randomized Trial in Sierra Leone. J Nutr. 2021 07 01; 151(7):2043-2050.
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A short history of Lassa fever: the first 10-15 years after discovery. Curr Opin Virol. 2019 08; 37:77-83.
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Evaluation of a community-based ART programme after tapering home visits in rural Sierra Leone: a 24-month retrospective study. SAHARA J. 2018 12; 15(1):138-145.
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Understanding why HIV-infected persons disengaged from pre-ART care in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a qualitative study. AIDS Care. 2019 04; 31(4):494-497.
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A practical community-based response strategy to interrupt Ebola transmission in sierra Leone, 2014-2015. Infect Dis Poverty. 2016 Aug 05; 5(1):74.
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Clinical features of suspected Ebola cases referred to the Moyamba ETC, Sierra Leone: challenges in the later stages of the 2014 outbreak. BMC Infect Dis. 2016 06 22; 16:308.
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The Majority of the Pre-Antiretroviral Population Who Were Lost to Follow-Up Stopped Their Care in Freetown, Sierra Leone: A 12-Month Prospective Cohort Study Starting with HIV Diagnosis. PLoS One. 2016; 11(2):e0149584.
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Animal Model of Sensorineural Hearing Loss Associated with Lassa Virus Infection. J Virol. 2015 Dec 30; 90(6):2920-7.