Geographicals

Africa

The continent south of EUROPE, east of the ATLANTIC OCEAN and west of the INDIAN OCEAN.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The continent south of EUROPE, east of the ATLANTIC OCEAN and west of the INDIAN OCEAN.

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Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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Indexing Annotation

for the continent or unspecified only: prefer smaller geographic subdivisions, as AFRICA, NORTHERN; AFRICA, CENTRAL; etc.

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  1. Z01w.058w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Africa. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000349. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000349
  2. Africa. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa
  3. Africa. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15