"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 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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Afolabi MOS, Sodeke S. Social Inequality and Human Genome Editing: A Nuanced Analysis of the Ubuntuan Ethical Prism. Am J Bioeth. 2023 07; 23(7):129-131.
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Sileo KM, Sparks CS, Luttinen R. Spatial Analysis of the Alcohol, Intimate Partner Violence, and HIV Syndemic Among Women in South Africa. AIDS Behav. 2023 Apr; 27(4):1339-1349.
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Kehinde OA, Lindly OJ, Ntombela B, Hermann C. Brief Report: Gender-Based Stereotypical Roles of Parents Caring for Autistic Children in Nigeria and South Africa. J Autism Dev Disord. 2023 Dec; 53(12):4917-4928.
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Foerster M, McCormack V, Anderson BO, Boucheron P, Zietsman A, Cubasch H, Joffe M, Anele A, Offiah S, Galukande M, Parham G, Pinder LF, Ginsburg O, Sch?z J, Dos-Santos-Silva I, Kantelhardt EJ. Treatment guideline concordance, initiation, and abandonment in patients with non-metastatic breast cancer from the African Breast Cancer-Disparities in Outcomes (ABC-DO) cohort in sub-Saharan Africa: a prospective cohort study. Lancet Oncol. 2022 06; 23(6):729-738.
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Chasimpha S, McCormack V, Cubasch H, Joffe M, Zietsman A, Galukande M, Parham G, Pinder LF, Anele A, Adisa CA, Offiah AU, Anderson BO, Boucheron P, Foerster M, Sch?z J, Dos-Santos-Silva I. Disparities in breast cancer survival between women with and without HIV across sub-Saharan Africa (ABC-DO): a prospective, cohort study. Lancet HIV. 2022 03; 9(3):e160-e171.
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Daniels J, Medina-Marino A, Glockner K, Grew E, Ngcelwane N, Kipp A. Masculinity, resources, and retention in care: South African men's behaviors and experiences while engaged in TB care and treatment. Soc Sci Med. 2021 02; 270:113639.
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Daniels J, Struthers H, Soler J, Ricco E, Blackmon J, Teklehaimanot S, McIntyre J, Coates T. Building self-advocacy in HIV care: the use of role-play to examine healthcare access for HIV-positive MSM in rural South Africa. Glob Health Promot. 2021 09; 28(3):32-40.
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Kebede TG, Dube S, Nindi MM. Application of mesoporous nanofibers as sorbent for removal of veterinary drugs from water systems. Sci Total Environ. 2020 Oct 10; 738:140282.
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Schneider HM, Klein SP, Hanlon MT, Nord EA, Kaeppler S, Brown KM, Warry A, Bhosale R, Lynch JP. Genetic control of root architectural plasticity in maize. J Exp Bot. 2020 05 30; 71(10):3185-3197.
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Daniels J, Struthers H, Maleke K, Lane T, McIntyre J, Coates T. 'My Tablets are on Top of the Fridge': The Roles of Relationship Desire and Medical Mistrust in ART Adherence for HIV-Positive MSM and Transgender Women Living in Rural South Africa. AIDS Behav. 2019 Oct; 23(10):2849-2858.