Africa South of the Sahara
"Africa South of the Sahara" 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.
All of Africa except Northern Africa (AFRICA, NORTHERN).
| Descriptor ID |
D017954
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.058.290
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Africa South of the Sahara".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Africa South of the Sahara" by people in this website by year, and whether "Africa South of the Sahara" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2011 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Africa South of the Sahara" by people in Profiles.
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Breast cancer overall survival, annual risks of death, and survival gap apportionment in sub-Saharan Africa (ABC-DO): 7-year follow-up of a prospective cohort study. Lancet Glob Health. 2025 Oct; 13(10):e1681-e1690.
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Performance of a Novel Stool Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Pediatric Tuberculosis Detection in Sub-Saharan Africa. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2025 Jun 16; 14(6).
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Building capacity for pediatric hematological diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa. Blood Adv. 2025 Feb 25; 9(4):939-947.
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Predicting mortality within 1 year of ART initiation in children and adolescents living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a retrospective observational cohort study. Lancet Glob Health. 2024 Jun; 12(6):e929-e937.
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Malaria and other infections induce polyreactive antibodies that impact SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity estimations in endemic settings. J Med Virol. 2024 06; 96(6):e29713.
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Multinational, Multicenter Evaluation of Prostate Cancer Tissue in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Opportunities. JCO Glob Oncol. 2024 Jun; 10:e2300403.
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Financial and economic costs of healthcare-associated infections in Africa. J Hosp Infect. 2024 Aug; 150:1-8.
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Characterization of CYP2B6 and CYP2A6 Pharmacogenetic Variation in Sub-Saharan African Populations. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2024 03; 115(3):576-594.
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Addressing the childhood cancer crisis in sub-Saharan Africa. Lancet Oncol. 2023 07; 24(7):729-732.
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United Kingdom aid cuts: implications for financing health systems. Front Public Health. 2023; 11:1096224.