Geographicals

Guinea-Bissau

A republic in western Africa, south of SENEGAL and west of GUINEA. Its capital is Bissau.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A republic in western Africa, south of SENEGAL and west of GUINEA. Its capital is Bissau.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Guinea, Portuguese
  • Guinea-Bissau, Republic of
  • Portuguese Guinea
  • Republic of Guinea-Bissau

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Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse entry term PORTUGUESE GUINEA (its former name) with GUINEA (formerly French Guinea) or EQUATORIAL GUINEA (formerly Spanish Guinea)

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History Note

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  1. Z01w.058w.290w.190w.380w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Guinea-Bissau. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006169. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006169
  2. Guinea-Bissau. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea-Bissau
  3. Guinea-Bissau. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1007