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Africa South of the Sahara
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Definition of 'Africa South of the Sahara'All of Africa except Northern Africa (AFRICA, NORTHERN). Common names: Africa South of the Sahara; Subsaharan Africa; Africa, Sub-Saharan; Sub-Saharan Africa |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
29 Sep 2009 
In this study, we report novel data on mitochondrial DNA in two of the largest eastern Bantu-speaking populations, the Shona from Zimbabwe and the Hutu from Rwanda. The goal is to evaluate the genetic relationships of these two ethnic groups with ... Read more...
21 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Maternal mortality in Africa has changed little since 1990. We developed a mathematical model with the aim to assess whether improved community-based access to life-saving drugs, to augment a core programme of health-facility ... Read more...
Blood glutathione and subclinical atherosclerosis in African men: the SABPA Study.
Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africans face an increasing burden of hypertension and related cardiac and cerebrovascular morbidity and mortality, making the identification of factors leading to early vascular abnormalities imperative. METHODS: We ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Africa South of the Sahara'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Concurrency driving the African HIV epidemics: where is the evidence?
22 Oct 2009 - Clean water helps but is not enough: challenges for safe replacement feeding of infants exposed to HIV. 13 Oct 2009
- mtDNA variability in two Bantu-speaking populations (Shona and Hutu) from Eastern Africa: implications for peopling and migration patterns in sub-Saharan Africa. 29 Sep 2009
- The availability of drugs for rich and poor people in developing countries. 29 Sep 2009
- Head nodding syndrome and river blindness: a parasitologic perspective. 29 Sep 2009
- Estimation of potential effects of improved community-based drug provision, to augment health-facility strengthening, on maternal mortality due to post-partum haemorrhage and sepsis in sub-Saharan Africa: an equity-effectiveness model. 21 Sep 2009
- Blood glutathione and subclinical atherosclerosis in African men: the SABPA Study. Sep 2009
- Broad and potent neutralizing antibodies from an African donor reveal a new HIV-1 vaccine target. Sep 2009
- House screening for malaria control. Sep 2009
- Pandemic flu: from the front lines. Interviewed by Declan Butler. Sep 2009
- Standardization and validation of an immunoperoxidase assay for the detection of African horse sickness virus in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues. 30 Aug 2009
- The impacts of the HIV/AIDS pandemic and socioeconomic development on the living arrangements of older persons in sub-Saharan Africa: a country-level analysis. 30 Aug 2009
- Echinococcus species in African wildlife. 30 Aug 2009
- Expanding antiretroviral options in resource-limited settings--a cost-effectiveness analysis. 30 Aug 2009
- Burden of disease and circulating serotypes of rotavirus infection in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis. 30 Aug 2009
- Key gaps in the knowledge of Plasmodium vivax, a neglected human malaria parasite. 30 Aug 2009
- Stretching the AIDS dollar. 27 Aug 2009
- Efficacy of artesunate-amodiaquine for treating uncomplicated falciparum malaria in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-centre analysis. 21 Aug 2009
- The 10/90 gap in sub-Saharan Africa: resolving inequities in health research. 16 Aug 2009
- Invasive non-Typhi Salmonella disease in Africa. 13 Aug 2009
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Technical information about 'Africa South of the Sahara'
Definition: All of Africa except Northern Africa (AFRICA, NORTHERN).
Descriptor UI: D017954
Alternative terms: Africa South of the Sahara; Subsaharan Africa; Africa, Sub-Saharan; Sub-Saharan Africa;
Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;
Tree Number: Z01.058.290;
History Note: 1994
Technical Notes: all of Africa except Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia