Geographicals

Western Africa

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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Abstract

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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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Africa, West
  • Africa, Western
  • West 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.190w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Western Africa. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000354. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000354
  2. Western Africa. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Africa
  3. Western Africa. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4412