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Africa - Research News and Information
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30 Oct 2008 
CONTEXT: Certain black and minority ethnic groups are at increased risk for psychoses. It is unknown whether risk for second- and later-generation black and minority ethnic groups in the United Kingdom is universally increased or varies by ... Read more...
Sero-epidemiology of hepatitis B among new refugees to Minnesota.
29 Sep 2008 Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is endemic in many parts of the world, and prevailing conditions in refugee situations result in greater risk of infection. The objectives of this study were to determine the period prevalence of HBV infection ... Read more...
Out of Africa: what can be learned from the studies of allergic disorders in Africa and Africans?
29 Sep 2008 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Allergic diseases have only recently gained serious attention in Africa. This review discusses recent studies that have focused on allergy among Africans and people of African ancestry. RECENT FINDINGS: Time trend studies of the ... Read more...
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Latest indexed articles for 'Africa'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Health conditions for travellers to Saudi Arabia for the pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj).
12 Nov 2008 - Raised incidence rates of all psychoses among migrant groups: findings from the East London first episode psychosis study. 30 Oct 2008
- Making sense of long-term changes in malaria. 30 Oct 2008
- Strengthening capacity for health research in Africa. 30 Oct 2008
- Update: progress toward global eradication of dracunculiasis, January 2007-June 2008.
29 Oct 2008 - Presidential address. A global perspective on science and technology. 22 Oct 2008
- Presidential address. Challenges and prospects of advancing science and technology in Africa: the case of Rwanda. 22 Oct 2008
- More than 17 million people may starve in Horn of Africa, warns UN. 19 Oct 2008
- Control of sexually transmitted infections for HIV prevention. 9 Oct 2008
- Control of sexually transmitted infections for HIV prevention. 9 Oct 2008
- Effect of aciclovir on HIV-1 acquisition in HSV-2-positive patients. 9 Oct 2008
- Scientific unions. Meeting of research leaders spotlights African development, disaster planning. 8 Oct 2008
- US tells African governments to stop supplying international family planning group. 5 Oct 2008
- Nutrition science. Patents: a recipe for problems? Oct 2008
- Identifying famines. 30 Sep 2008
- Sero-epidemiology of hepatitis B among new refugees to Minnesota. 29 Sep 2008
- Out of Africa: what can be learned from the studies of allergic disorders in Africa and Africans? 29 Sep 2008
- Botanical characterization of Guiera senegalensis leaves. 29 Sep 2008
- Malaria control in Africa: a mirage à trois. 29 Sep 2008
- Clinical Research in Emerging Countries--Third Annual Marcus Evans Conference. 29 Sep 2008
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Technical information about 'Africa'
Descriptor UI: D000349
Alternative terms: Africa;
Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;
Tree Number: Z01.058;
Technical Notes: for the continent or unspecified only: prefer smaller geographic subdivisions, as AFRICA, NORTHERN; AFRICA, CENTRAL; etc.