"Burkina Faso" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A republic in western Africa, south and east of MALI and west of NIGER. Its capital is Ouagadougou. It was formerly called Upper Volta until 1984.
| Descriptor ID |
D002050
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.058.290.190.245
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Burkina Faso" by people in Profiles.
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Extreme heat, pregnancy and women's well-being in Burkina Faso: an ethnographical study. BMJ Glob Health. 2024 02 21; 8(Suppl 3).
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What works in engaging communities? Prioritising nutrition interventions in Burkina Faso, Ghana and South Africa. PLoS One. 2023; 18(12):e0294410.
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How do high ambient temperatures affect infant feeding practices? A prospective cohort study of postpartum women in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. BMJ Open. 2022 10 05; 12(10):e061297.
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Poor cardiovascular health is associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in apparently healthy sub-Saharan African populations: an H3Africa AWI-Gen study. BMC Med. 2021 02 10; 19(1):30.
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Growth, clinical and neurodevelopmental outcomes at school age are similar for children who received 1-year lamivudine or lopinavir/ritonavir HIV prophylaxis in early life. Sci Rep. 2021 02 04; 11(1):3173.
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Estimating the burden of cardiovascular risk in community dwellers over 40 years old in South Africa, Kenya, Burkina Faso and Ghana. BMJ Glob Health. 2021 01; 6(1).
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Lopinavir-Ritonavir Impairs Adrenal Function in Infants. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 08 14; 71(4):1030-1039.
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Classical Cardiovascular Risk Factors and HIV are Associated With Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Adults From Sub-Saharan Africa: Findings From H3Africa AWI-Gen Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 07 16; 8(14):e011506.
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HIV-1 disease progression in immune-competent HIV-1-infected and breastfeeding mothers participating in the ANRS 12174 clinical trial in Burkina Faso, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia: a cohort study. BMJ Open. 2018 04 05; 8(4):e019239.
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Gender differences in sociodemographic and behavioural factors associated with BMI in an adult population in rural Burkina Faso - an AWI-Gen sub-study. Glob Health Action. 2018; 11(sup2):1527557.