| Descriptor English: | Africa, Western | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
África Occidental
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | África Ocidental | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Afrique de l'Ouest | ||||
| Entry term(s): |
Africa, West West Africa Western Africa |
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| Tree number(s): |
Z01.058.290.190 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000354 | ||||
| Scope note: | The geographical area of Africa comprising BENIN; BURKINA FASO; CABO VERDE, COTE D'IVOIRE (formerly Ivory Coast); GAMBIA; GHANA; GUINEA; GUINEA-BISSAU; LIBERIA; MALI; MAURITANIA; NIGER; NIGERIA; SENEGAL; SIERRA LEONE; and TOGO. |
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| Annotation: | a geographic area: prefer specific countries |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
EH ethnology EP epidemiology |
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| DeCS ID: | 359 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D000354 | ||||
| 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: | 2016/12/19 |
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GEOGRAPHICALS
Geographic Locations [Z01]Geographic Locations
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Africa, Western
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| Concept UI |
M0000541 |
| Scope note | The geographical area of Africa comprising BENIN; BURKINA FASO; CABO VERDE, COTE D'IVOIRE (formerly Ivory Coast); GAMBIA; GHANA; GUINEA; GUINEA-BISSAU; LIBERIA; MALI; MAURITANIA; NIGER; NIGERIA; SENEGAL; SIERRA LEONE; and TOGO. |
| Preferred term | Africa, Western |
| Entry term(s) |
Africa, West West Africa Western Africa |
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