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Descriptor English: West African People
Descriptor Spanish: Pueblo de África Occidental
Descriptor pueblo de África Occidental
Entry term(s) africano occidental
africanos occidentales
persona africana occidental
persona de África Occidental
personas de África Occidental
pueblo africano occidental
Scope note: Pueblo nativo o habitante de ÁFRICA OCCIDENTAL (parte occidental del África subsahariana), que incluye BENÍN, BURKINA FASO, CABO VERDE, COSTA DE MARFIL, GAMBIA, GHANA, GUINEA, GUINEA-BISÁU, LIBERIA, MALI, MAURITANIA, NÍGER, NIGERIA, SENEGAL, SIERRA LEONA y TOGO.
Descriptor Portuguese: População da África Ocidental
Descriptor French: Africains de l'Ouest
Entry term(s): African People, Western
African Person, West
African Person, Western
African Persons, West
African Persons, Western
African, West
African, Western
Africans, West
Africans, Western
People, West African
People, Western African
Peoples, West African
Peoples, Western African
Person, West African
Person, Western African
Persons, West African
Persons, Western African
West African Peoples
West African Person
West African Persons
West Africans
Western African People
Western African Peoples
Western African Person
Western African Persons
Western Africans
Tree number(s): M01.686.254.750.937
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000094848
Scope note: People native to or inhabitants of WEST AFRICA (western part of the sub-Saharan Africa) including BENIN; BURKINA FASO; CABO VERDE; IVORY COAST; GAMBIA; GHANA; GUINEA; GUINEA-BISSAU; LIBERIA; MALI; MAURITANIA; NIGER; NIGERIA; SENEGAL; SIERRA LEONE; TOGO and CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
ED education
GE genetics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
Previous Indexing: Africa, Western (1971-2022)
Public MeSH Note: 2023
History Note: 2023
DeCS ID: 60302
Unique ID: D000094848
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2023/01/01
Date of Entry: 2022/07/12
Revision Date: 2022/07/12
West African People - Preferred
Concept UI M000756551
Scope note People native to or inhabitants of WEST AFRICA (western part of the sub-Saharan Africa) including BENIN; BURKINA FASO; CABO VERDE; IVORY COAST; GAMBIA; GHANA; GUINEA; GUINEA-BISSAU; LIBERIA; MALI; MAURITANIA; NIGER; NIGERIA; SENEGAL; SIERRA LEONE; TOGO and CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
Preferred term West African People
Entry term(s) African People, Western
African Person, West
African Person, Western
African Persons, West
African Persons, Western
African, West
African, Western
Africans, West
Africans, Western
People, West African
People, Western African
Peoples, West African
Peoples, Western African
Person, West African
Person, Western African
Persons, West African
Persons, Western African
West African Peoples
West African Person
West African Persons
West Africans
Western African People
Western African Peoples
Western African Person
Western African Persons
Western Africans



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