"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)
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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Africa, Northern" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Africa, Northern" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Africa, Northern" by people in Profiles.
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From adversity to resilience in the COVID-19 era: strengthening mental health systems in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. East Mediterr Health J. 2020 Oct 13; 26(10):1148-1150.
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COVID-19 response in the Middle East and north Africa: challenges and paths forward. Lancet Glob Health. 2020 07; 8(7):e886-e887.
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Prevalence and number of children living in institutional care: global, regional, and country estimates. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2020 05; 4(5):370-377.
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Heterogeneity in Palaeolithic Population Continuity and Neolithic Expansion in North Africa. Curr Biol. 2019 11 18; 29(22):3953-3959.e4.
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Consensus recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis: 2019 revisions to the MENACTRIMS guidelines. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2020 Jan; 37:101459.
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Metabolic health in the Middle East and north Africa. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2019 11; 7(11):866-879.
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The spectrum of BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic sequence variants in Middle Eastern, North African, and South European countries. Hum Mutat. 2019 11; 40(11):e1-e23.
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Management of osteoporosis in the Middle East and North Africa: a survey of physicians' perceptions and practices. Arch Osteoporos. 2019 06 07; 14(1):60.
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Premature Myocardial Infarction in the Middle East and North Africa: Rationale for the Gulf PREVENT Study. Angiology. 2020 Jan; 71(1):17-26.
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The genomic history of the Iberian Peninsula over the past 8000 years. Science. 2019 03 15; 363(6432):1230-1234.