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MeSH Heading: Africa, Western
Tree Number(s): Z01.058.290.190
Unique ID: D000354
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000354
Annotation: a geographic area: prefer specific countries
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.
Entry Term(s): Africa, West; West Africa; Western Africa
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2022/07/08

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.
Terms: Africa, Western Preferred Term
Term UI T001136
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Western Africa
Term UI T001135
Date12/31/1986
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID NLM (1983); West Africa
Term UI T799467
Date10/27/2011
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2013); Africa, West
Term UI T799468
Date10/27/2011
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2013)

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