"Somalia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Somalia is located on the east coast of Africa on and north of the Equator and, with Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Kenya, is often referred to as the Horn of Africa. It comprises Italy's former Trust Territory of Somalia and the former British Protectorate of Somaliland. The capital is Mogadishu.
| Descriptor ID |
D012998
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.058.290.120.730
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| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Somalia" by people in Profiles.
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Tuberculosis incidence in foreign-born people residing in European countries in 2020. Euro Surveill. 2023 10; 28(42).
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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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Case Report: The Specter of Untreated Congenital Hypothyroidism in Immigrant Families. Pediatrics. 2016 05; 137(5).
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A 48-year-old Somali woman with hip pain. Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Sep 01; 49(5):764-5; answer 803-5.