"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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| 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 | 5 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nigeria" by people in Profiles.
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Birth cohort differences in reproductive and lifestyle breast cancer risk factors among women in the Nigerian breast cancer study. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2026 Aug 04; 218(3).
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Pragmatic Clinical Trial Assessing Response to Neoadjuvant Docetaxel and Trastuzumab in Nigerian Women With Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Positive Breast Cancer (ARETTA). JCO Glob Oncol. 2026 May; 12(5):e2500287.
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Financial toxicity and psychosocial distress of breast and cervical cancer patients at a tertiary healthcare facility in south-western Nigeria. BMC Womens Health. 2026 04 09; 26(1).
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Stakeholders' perspectives on implementation of a clean fuel: clean stove intervention for reduction of household air pollution and hypertension in Lagos, Nigeria - a qualitative study. BMJ Open. 2026 Jan 09; 16(1):e101218.
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Leveraging HIV prevention programs for breast cancer interventions: A survey of women stakeholders in the informal work sector in Nigeria. Womens Health (Lond). 2025 Jan-Dec; 21:17455057251401300.
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Impact of fine particulate matter air pollution (PM2ยท5) on Nigerian children's performance on tests of cognitive and neurobehavioral development at age seven years. Environ Int. 2025 Nov; 205:109843.
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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 04; 39(4):728-733.