 South Africa
"South Africa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A republic in southern Africa, the southernmost part of Africa. It has three capitals: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial). Officially the Republic of South Africa since 1960, it was called the Union of South Africa 1910-1960.
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D013019
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.058.290.175.735
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| Concept/Terms |
South Africa- South Africa
- Union of South Africa
- Republic of South Africa
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "South Africa" by people in this website by year, and whether "South Africa" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2006 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2007 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2009 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2011 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2012 | 0 | 10 | 10 | | 2013 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2014 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2015 | 0 | 10 | 10 | | 2016 | 0 | 13 | 13 | | 2017 | 0 | 10 | 10 | | 2018 | 0 | 13 | 13 | | 2019 | 0 | 10 | 10 | | 2020 | 0 | 8 | 8 | | 2021 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2022 | 0 | 11 | 11 | | 2023 | 0 | 11 | 11 | | 2024 | 0 | 12 | 12 | | 2025 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "South Africa" by people in Profiles.
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Mothemela B, Frisby C, Mahomed Asmail F, de Kock T, Moore DR, Manchaiah V, Swanepoel W. Community-based hearing aid fitting model for adults in low-income communities facilitated by community health workers: a feasibility study. Glob Health Action. 2025 Dec; 18(1):2545630.
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Bhaumik SS, Finn J, Fleischer C, Steyn E, Lategan HJ, Dixon JM, Maw AM, Mould-Millman NK. Crush syndrome diagnosis and management in resource-constrained settings: A Delphi study. PLoS One. 2025; 20(9):e0331596.
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Berger LR, Makhubela TV, Molopyane K, Krüger A, Randolph-Quinney P, Elliott M, Peixotto B, Fuentes A, Tafforeau P, Beyrand V, Dollman K, Jinnah Z, Brewer Gillham A, Broad K, Brophy J, Chinamatira G, Dirks PHGM, Feuerriegel E, Gurtov A, Hlophe N, Hunter L, Hunter R, Jakata K, Jaskolski C, Morris H, Pryor E, Mpete M, Roberts EM, Smilg JS, Tsikoane M, Tucker S, Van Rooyen D, Warren K, Wren CD, Kissel M, Spikins P, Hawks J. Evidence for deliberate burial of the dead by Homo naledi. Elife. 2025 Sep 01; 12.
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Parikh UM, Kudrick LD, Levy L, Bosek E, Chohan BH, Mukui I, Masyuko S, Ndlovu N, Mahaka I, Mugurungi O, Ncube G, Hettema A, Matse SN, Mullick S, Wallis CL, Heaps AL, Penrose KJ, McCormick KD, Wiesner L, Anderson PL, Peterson JM, Celum C, Richardson BA, Castor D, Allen S, Torjesen K, Mellors JW. A cross-sectional study evaluating the frequency of HIV drug resistance mutations among individuals diagnosed with HIV-1 in tenofovir disoproxil fumarate-based pre-exposure prophylaxis rollout programmes in Kenya, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and South Africa. J Int AIDS Soc. 2025 Aug; 28(8):e70011.
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Katte JC, Squires S, Dehayem MY, Balungi PA, Padoa CJ, Sengupta D, Fatumo S, Piloya T, Nyangabyaki-Twesigye C, Bahendeka S, Majaliwa E, Muze KC, Ramaiya K, Sap S, Motala AA, Pirie FJ, Rheeder P, Van Dyk JC, Mbanya JC, Shields BM, Shah AS, Pihoker C, Divers J, Patel KA, Oram RA, Dabelea D, Hattersley AT, McDonald TJ, Crowther NJ, Nyirenda MJ, Sobngwi E, Jones AG. Non-autoimmune, insulin-deficient diabetes in children and young adults in Africa: evidence from the Young-Onset Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa (YODA) cross-sectional study. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2025 Sep; 13(9):745-753.
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Eisenhauer IF, Finck LL, Dixon JM, Schauer SG, Tadlock MD, de Vries S, Lategan H, Stassen W, Wylie C, Mould-Millman NK. Patient Characteristics to Inform Military Medical Evacuation Decision-Making in Mild Isolated Head Injury. Mil Med. 2025 Apr 23; 190(5-6):e953-e960.
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Elbur AI, Donnell D, Hosek S, Dye B, Velloza J, Delany-Moretlwe S, Celum C. The Association Between Use of Adherence Support Interventions and Adherence to HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Among Young South African and Zimbabwean Women in HPTN 082. AIDS Behav. 2025 Aug; 29(8):2483-2494.
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Choo-Kang C, Crowley SJ, Reutrakul S, Rae DE, Lambert EV, Sinyanya N, Bovet P, Viswanathan B, Bedu-Addo K, Plange-Rhule J, Oti-Boateng P, Dei OA, Apusiga K, Forrester TE, Williams M, Deglon M, Gilbert JA, Layden BT, Joyce C, Luke A, Dugas LR. An ecological analysis of sleep health across five African-origin populations spanning the epidemiologic transition. Sleep Health. 2025 Jun; 11(3):344-353.
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Alba C, Malhotra S, Horsfall S, Barnhart ME, Bekker A, Chapman K, Cunningham CK, Fast PE, Fouda GG, Freedberg KA, Goga A, Ghazaryan LR, Leroy V, Mann C, McCluskey MM, McFarland EJ, Muturi-Kioi V, Permar SR, Shapiro R, Sok D, Stranix-Chibanda L, Weinstein MC, Ciaranello AL, Dugdale CM. Cost-effectiveness of broadly neutralizing antibodies for HIV prophylaxis for infants born in settings with high HIV burdens. PLoS One. 2025; 20(3):e0318940.
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Wogu AF, Dixon JM, Xiao M, Lategan HJ, Oosthuizen G, Schauer SG, Steyn E, Bhaumik S, Verster J, Wylie C, de Vries S, Mayet M, Hodsdon L, Wagner L, Snyders LO, Doubell K, Lourens D, Stassen W, Rees C, Young J, Moore EE, Mould-Millman NK. Tranexamic acid is associated with post-injury mortality in a resource-limited trauma system: Findings from the epidemiology and outcomes of prolonged trauma care cohort study. Transfusion. 2025 May; 65 Suppl 1:S276-S287.
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