"Africa, Northern" 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 geographical area of Africa comprising ALGERIA; EGYPT; LIBYA; MOROCCO; and TUNISIA. It includes also the vast deserts and oases of the Sahara. It is often referred to as North Africa, French-speaking Africa, or the Maghreb. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p856)
| Descriptor ID |
D000352
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.058.266
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| Concept/Terms |
Africa, Northern- Africa, Northern
- French Speaking Africa
- Northern Africa
- Maghreb
- Maghrib
- North Africa
- Africa, French-Speaking
- French-Speaking Africa
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Africa, Northern" by people in Profiles.
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Cardiovascular disease burden in the Middle East and North Africa region. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2024 Mar; 49(3):102341.
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The burden of Hepatitis E virus in the Middle East and North Africa region: a systematic review. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2022 05 30; 16(5):737-744.
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The first BGICC consensus and recommendations for breast cancer awareness, early detection and risk reduction in low- and middle-income countries and the MENA region. Int J Cancer. 2021 08 01; 149(3):505-513.
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Burden of musculoskeletal disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2013: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Ann Rheum Dis. 2017 Aug; 76(8):1365-1373.
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Combating the next lethal epidemic. Science. 2015 Apr 17; 348(6232):296-7.
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NADf chip, a two-color microarray for simultaneous screening of multigene mutations associated with hearing impairment in North African Mediterranean countries. J Mol Diagn. 2015 Mar; 17(2):155-61.
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Neglected tropical diseases of the Middle East and North Africa: review of their prevalence, distribution, and opportunities for control. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012; 6(2):e1475.
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Discussion. Middle Eastern rhinoplasty in the United States: Part II. Secondary rhinoplasty. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Nov; 124(5):1649-1651.
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Birthweight differences among infants of North African immigrants and Belgians in Belgium. Eur J Public Health. 2004 Dec; 14(4):381-3.
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Cord C-peptide and insulin-like growth factor-I, birth weight, and placenta weight among North African and Belgian neonates. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Dec; 189(6):1779-84.