title: Patterns and directions of medical research in West Africa.
mesh_terms: D000354:Africa, Western; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000276:immunology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus; D004467:Economics; D004501:Education, Medical; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005502:Food; D006266:Health Education; D006453:Hemoglobinopathies / Q000453:epidemiology; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history; D008297:Male; D008511:Medicine; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D009934:Organization and Administration; D011247:Pregnancy; D011570:Psychiatry; D011634:Public Health; D012106:Research / Q000592:standards; D014798:Vital Statistics; D015004:Yellow Fever / Q000266:history