"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,
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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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 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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HIV, Tuberculosis, and Otogenic Intracranial Sepsis: A Devastating Disease With a Subtle Presentation. Otol Neurotol. 2019 08; 40(7):e704-e712.
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Effects of diet on the childhood gut microbiome and its implications for atopic dermatitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019 04; 143(4):1636-1637.e5.
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Atopic dermatitis and food sensitization in South African toddlers: Role of fiber and gut microbiota. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2017 06; 118(6):742-743.e3.
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Wild chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) remember single foraging episodes. Anim Cogn. 2015 Jul; 18(4):921-9.
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CD4 criteria improves the sensitivity of a clinical algorithm developed to identify viral failure in HIV-positive patients on antiretroviral therapy. J Int AIDS Soc. 2014; 17:19139.
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Change point analysis of travel routes reveals novel insights into foraging strategies and cognitive maps of wild baboons. Am J Primatol. 2014 May; 76(5):399-409.
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Assessment of the therapeutic efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in northern KwaZulu-Natal: an observational cohort study. Malar J. 2012 Dec 28; 11:434.
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Os peroneum: a case of mistaken identity. Clin Anat. 2008 Oct; 21(7):741; author reply 742.