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(University of Pretoria, 2004)Please read the abstract in the front of this document.
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-05-18)Background: The cholera epidemic experienced in the province of KwaZulu-¬Natal between August 2000 and July 2001 resulted in 105, 000 reported cases of cholera and 220 human deaths. Objectives: The primary objective of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-06-14)Lesotho is experiencing a problem of seasonal bloody diarrhoea outbreaks that occur in the southern districts of the country. Usually large proportions of the meagre resources are used to combat such outbreaks. Measures ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-06-14)A large number of man-made chemicals are present in the environment as pollutants and are capable of disrupting the endocrine system of animals and humans. Small-sized industry is an area where such chemicals are used and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-09-22)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-10-03)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in Swaziland aggravated by the escalating HIV epidemic. Health services in five of the major industries in Swaziland represent the potential for the highest ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006)Background: The vertical transmission of HIV from mother to child ranges from 15 to 40%. The preventing mothers to child transmission programme (PMTCT) services have been introduced during the past five years in South ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-02-01)The altitude at which oxygen supplementation should commence to be administered to aircrew in South Africa, flying in unpressurised aircraft is 12,000 feet. Above that altitude effects of reduced tissue oxygen content ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-03-03)Aim: The overall aim of the study was to determine the extent of general knowledge, beliefs, attitudes and practices of Gauteng adolescents towards cancer. Objectives: The specific objectives were to: 1) ascertain ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-05-18)The usefulness of secondary exposure and health data to improve public health in South Africa will be assessed. Given the tremendous health impact of air pollution exposure the focus of this thesis is on primary prevention, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-05-18)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document.
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(University of Johannesburg, 2006-06)A stratified random sample of 401 participants was taken from three sites of study (Maluti, Seboche and Paray) in rural Lesotho in an attempt to study the relationship between awareness about HIV/AIDS and 55 socio-economic ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-10-03)The WHO member countries undertook to eliminate poliomyelitis globally by the year 2000. Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance finds paralytic cases of polio so that swift action can be taken and shows that wild ...
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(BioMed Central, 2007)The objective of the study was to conduct a process and outcomes evaluation of the International AIDS Conference (IAC). Reaction evaluation data are presented from a delegate survey distributed at the 2004 IAC held in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007)Objectives. To describe the qualitative aspects of the notifiable diseases surveillance system of the Gauteng Province, South Africa; to conduct a cross-sectional survey on knowledge and practices pertaining to disease ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2007-01)Since 1994 a concerted effort has been underway to improve the living conditions of all South Africans through providing/upgrading housing. Although over 1 million houses had been delivered or were under construction by ...
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(Oxford University Press, 2007-01)The cumulative effects of environmental toxicants, for example, the alkylphenol, para-nonylphenol (p-NP) are of concern. Our previous study showed that p-NP reduced several testicular morphometric parameters, including ...
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(Blackwell, 2007-03)Phase I of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood has provided valuable information regarding international prevalence patterns and potential risk factors in the development of asthma, allergic ...
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(South African Medical Association, 2007-03)Sir James Paget, reflecting on his experiences at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London during 1835 - 1854, noted: ‘Some of the self-select of the pupils, making themselves into a kind of club, had a small room over a baker’s ...
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