"Uganda" 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 eastern Africa, south of SUDAN and west of KENYA. Its capital is Kampala.
| Descriptor ID |
D014454
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.058.290.120.880
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Uganda" by people in Profiles.
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Integrating secondary prevention of rheumatic heart disease into the primary healthcare system in Northern Uganda. BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Aug 22; 10(8).
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A Translational Research Leveraging Diagnostic Accuracy of Innovations in MRI as a Model for Early Breast Cancer Detection in Uganda. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2025 Jan-Dec; 24:15330338251356549.
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Enhanced support for adherence to rheumatic heart disease prophylaxis for children in the public health system in Uganda (CAMPS): a pragmatic randomised trial. Lancet Glob Health. 2025 04; 13(4):e707-e715.
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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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Exposure to unblended oxygen may require earlier first retinopathy of prematurity screening examination and modification of existing screening guidelines in Sub-Saharan Africa. J AAPOS. 2024 12; 28(6):104053.
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The impact of a multidisciplinary intervention to reduce severe retinopathy of prematurity in Kampala, Uganda. J Perinatol. 2025 Feb; 45(2):208-212.
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Outcomes of rheumatic fever in Uganda: a prospective cohort study. Lancet Glob Health. 2024 03; 12(3):e500-e508.
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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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A decentralized delivery program for rheumatic heart disease treatment and prevention in Uganda. Nat Med. 2024 01; 30(1):12-13.
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Evaluating the implementation of a dynamic digital application to enable community-based decentralisation of rheumatic heart disease case management in Uganda: protocol for a hybrid type III effectiveness-implementation study. BMJ Open. 2023 10 28; 13(10):e071540.