| Descriptor English: | Africa | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
África
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | África | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Afrique | ||||
| Tree number(s): |
Z01.058 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000349 | ||||
| Scope note: | The continent south of EUROPE, east of the ATLANTIC OCEAN and west of the INDIAN OCEAN. |
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| Annotation: | for the continent or unspecified only: prefer smaller geographic subdivisions, as AFRICA, NORTHERN; AFRICA, CENTRAL; etc. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
EH ethnology EP epidemiology |
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| DeCS ID: | 354 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D000349 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2015/11/24 |
Africa
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0000534 |
| Scope note | The continent south of EUROPE, east of the ATLANTIC OCEAN and west of the INDIAN OCEAN. |
| Preferred term | Africa |
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