"Nigeria" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A republic in western Africa, south of NIGER between BENIN and CAMEROON. Its capital is Abuja.
| Descriptor ID |
D009549
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.058.290.190.565
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| Concept/Terms |
Nigeria- Nigeria
- Federal Republic of Nigeria
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Nigeria".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2013 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nigeria" by people in Profiles.
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Community mobilisation for adoption of clean cookstoves and clean fuel to reduce household air pollution and blood pressure in Lagos, Nigeria: protocol for a cluster-randomised trial. BMJ Open. 2025 Sep 10; 15(9):e098483.
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Assessing the antenatal care-seeking determinants associated with the penetration of the WHO eight-visit antenatal care policy across states in Nigeria. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2025 Jun 02; 25(1):640.
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Genetic and Nongenetic Risk Factors for Breast Cancer Risk Estimation. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 04 01; 8(4):e255804.
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GBA1 rs3115534 Is Associated with REM Sleep Behavior Disorder in Parkinson's Disease in Nigerians. Mov Disord. 2024 Apr; 39(4):728-733.
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Benign breast disease and breast cancer risk in African women: a case-control study. Cancer Causes Control. 2024 May; 35(5):787-798.
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Challenges and Recommendations for Improving Cancer Research and Practice in Nigeria: A Qualitative Study With Multi-Stakeholders in Oncology Research and Practice. Cancer Control. 2024 Jan-Dec; 31:10732748241298331.
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Cancer Genetic Services in a Low- to Middle-Income Country: Cross-Sectional Survey Assessing Willingness to Undergo and Pay for Germline Genetic Testing. JCO Glob Oncol. 2023 02; 9:e2100140.
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Impact of prenatal maternal psychological distress on fetal biometric parameters in household air pollution-exposed Nigerian women. PLoS One. 2022; 17(7):e0272053.
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Oncology Training Needs Assessment Among Health Care Professionals in Nigeria. JCO Glob Oncol. 2022 05; 8:e2200017.
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Whole-genome analysis of Nigerian patients with breast cancer reveals ethnic-driven somatic evolution and distinct genomic subtypes. Nat Commun. 2021 11 26; 12(1):6946.