Geographicals

Eastern Africa

The geographical area of Africa comprising BURUNDI, DJIBOUTI, ERITREA, ETHIOPIA, KENYA, SOMALIA, SOUTH SUDAN, SUDAN, TANZANIA, and UGANDA.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The geographical area of Africa comprising BURUNDI, DJIBOUTI, ERITREA, ETHIOPIA, KENYA, SOMALIA, SOUTH SUDAN, SUDAN, TANZANIA, and UGANDA.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Africa, Eastern
  • East Africa

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2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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Indexing Annotation

a geographic area; prefer specific countries

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  1. Z01w.058w.290w.120w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Eastern Africa. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000351. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000351
  2. Eastern Africa. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Africa
  3. Eastern Africa. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27407