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  • Asthma control - is there a problem? 
    Green, Robin J. (Medpharm Publications, 2007-03)
    In 1998 the ISAAC study reported a 12 month prevalence of selfreported asthma symptoms ranging from 7.5% to 17%.1 The prevalence of “asthma ever” was 3.3% in this group of children (Figure 1). The International Study of ...
  • Asthma control - practical suggestions for practicing doctors in family practice 
    Green, Robin J.; Masekela, Refiloe; Moodley, Teshni; Kitchin, Omolemo P. (Medpharm Publications, 2008-03)
    Many surveys of asthma care suggest that only 5% of asthmatics are meeting the ‘Goals of asthma management’ as set out in the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines. Despite the availability of useful asthma therapies ...
  • Asthma control among adolescents in the inner provinces of South Africa : perception v. reality 
    Olajide-Ibiejugba, Abike O.; Nkosi, Vusumuzi; Rathogwa-Takalani, F.; Shirinde, Joyce; Wichmann, Janine; Green, Robin J.; Voyi, K.V.V. (Kuku) (South African Medical Association, 2023-03)
    Proper asthma control can lessen the negative effects of asthma in adolescents, such that they can lead a normal and physically active life. The study aimed to compare self-reported asthma control and actual test scores ...
  • Asthma control – is there a problem? 
    Green, Robin J. (Medpharm Publications, 2006-05)
  • Asthma treatment in children : a pragmatic approach 
    Masekela, Refiloe; Jeevarathnum, A.C.; Kling, S.; Gray, T.C.; Morrison, J.; Vanker, A.; Puterman, A.S.; Rhode, D.; Zollner, E.W.; De Waal, P.; Manjra, Ahmed I.; Levin, M.; Zar, Heather J.; Green, Robin J.; Kritzinger, F.E. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018-08)
    BACKGROUND. Asthma is a heterogeneous condition characterised by chronic inflammation and variable expiratory airflow limitation, with airway reversibility. Management of chronic inflammation with anti-asthma medication ...
  • Atopic dermatitis 
    Sinclair, Werner; Green, Robin J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2014-10)
    The articles in this issue of CME reflect the views of a number of individuals who developed the guideline for the management of atopic dermatitis (AD) to improve the outcome of its treatment in South Africa (SA). AD has ...
  • Atopic dermatitis - prevention and education of patients 
    Green, Robin J.; Pentz, Adele (Allergy Society of South Africa, 2014-06)
    Why an article on prevention of atopic dermatitis and education of patients and their families? Well one might consider these two topics the two extremes of management of patients at risk from, or with, the condition. A ...
  • Atopy in asthmatic children attending a tertiary hospital in Pretoria 
    Els, Carla; Boonzaaier, L.; Green, Robin J. (Allergy Society of South Africa, 2010-11)
    RATIONALE: Asthma is said to be an atopic condition and the presence of atopy is regarded as a surrogate marker for determining asthma in a young child with chronic respiratory symptoms. However some local community ...
  • Atopy in HIV-infected children in Pretoria 
    Masekela, Refiloe; Moodley, Teshni; Mahlaba, N.; Wittenberg, Dankwart F.; Becker, Piet J.; Kitchin, Omolemo P.; Green, Robin J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2009-11)
    INTRODUCTION: The development or aggravation of a pre-existing atopic state in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has not been thoroughly investigated in South Africa. HIV-infected adults have been shown to ...
  • Audit of paediatric cardiac services in South Africa 
    Hoosen, E.G.M.; Cilliers, A.M.; Hugo-Hamman, C.T.; Brown, S.C.; Harrisberg, J.R.; Takawira, Farirai F.; Govendrageloo, K.; Lawrenson, J.; Hewitson, J. (South African Heart Association, 2010)
    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate paediatric cardiac services in South Africa with respect to referral base, services provided and human resources. STUDY DESIGN: A descriptive study design was used. An audit of the referral base, ...
  • Barriers and determinants of asthma control in children and adolescents in Africa : a systematic review 
    Mphahlele, Reratilwe Ephenia; Kitchin, Omolemo P.; Masekela, R. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2021)
    OBJECTIVE : To identify reasons for poor asthma control in African children and adolescents. DESIGN : Systematic review DATA SOURCES : PubMed, Scopus, CINHAL, PsycINFO, MEDLINE and Web of Science databases were systematically ...
  • Barriers to optimal control of asthma and allergic rhinitis in South Africa 
    Green, Robin J. (Allergy Society of South Africa, 2010-03)
    Asthma and allergic rhinitis (AR) are the commonest chronic conditions causing ill health in South Africa. Local South African studies reveal that most patients with these conditions are not well controlled. There are ...
  • Best practices for human milk collection for COVID-19 research 
    McGuire, Michelle K.; Seppo, Antti; Goga, Ameena Ebrahim; Buonsenso, Danilo; Collado, Marıa Carmen; Donovan, Sharon M.; Mu¨ller, Janis A.; Ofman, Gaston; Monroy-Valle, Michele; O’Connor, Deborah L.; Pace, Ryan M.; Van de Perre, Philippe (Mary Ann Liebert, 2021-01)
    In addition to providing life-giving nutrients and other substances to the breastfed infant, human milk can also represent a vehicle of pathogen transfer. As such, when an infectious disease outbreak, epidemic, or ...
  • A bioinformatics pipeline for rare genetic diseases in South African patients 
    Schoonen, Maryke; Seyffert, Albertus S.; Van der Westhuizen, Francois H.; Smuts, Izelle (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2019-03-27)
    The research fields of bioinformatics and computational biology are growing rapidly in South Africa. Bioinformatics pipelines play an integral part in handling sequencing data, which are used to investigate the aetiology ...
  • Biotransformation : can we apply this to allergy and immunology? 
    Els, Carla (Allergy Society of South Africa, 2014-03)
    During medical training all doctors are taught the importance of the cytochrome P450 (CYP) system and the detoxification functions of the liver. An important challenge for pharmaceutical companies is launching new pharmaceutical ...
  • Birth HIV testing and paediatric treatment programmes 
    Goga, Ameena Ebrahim (Elsevier, 2018-12)
    In The Lancet HIV , Karl-Günter Technau and colleagues report on 12-month outcomes of 88 HIV-infected neonates. The infants were identified through birth HIV testing at a well resourced, academic, public maternity hospital ...
  • Breaking the isolation : online group assignments 
    Adam, Sumaiya; Coetzee, Melantha; Lubbe, J.C. (Irene) (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021-09)
    The COVID‑19 pandemic forced educators to go online in a hurry in 2020 and adapt their teaching and assessment approaches. However, despite the urgency, teaching and assessment still need to remain constructively aligned, ...
  • Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections during periods of delta and omicron predominance, South Africa 
    Goga, Ameena Ebrahim; Bekker, Linda‑Gail; Garrett, N.; Reddy, Tarylee; Yende-Zuma, Nonhlanhla; Fairall, Lara; Moultrie, Harry; Takalani, Azwidihwi; Trivella, Valentina; Faesen, Mark; Bailey, Veronique C.; Seocharan, Ishen; Gray, Glenda E. (Elsevier, 2022-07)
    No abstract available.
  • Breastfeeding advice for reality : women's perspectives on primary care support in South Africa 
    Doherty, Tanya; Horwood, Christiane; Haskins, Lyn; Magasana, Vuyolwethu; Goga, Ameena Ebrahim; Feucht, Ute Dagmar; Sanders, David; Tylleskar, Thorkild; Kauchali, Shuaib; Dhansay, Muhammad Ali; Rollins, Nigel; Kroon, Max; Engebretsen, Ingunn M.S. (Wiley Open Access, 2020-01)
    Breastfeeding education and support are critical health worker skills. Confusion surrounding infant feeding advice linked to the HIV epidemic has reduced the confidence of health workers to support breastfeeding. High ...
  • The bronchiolitis season is upon us – recommendations for the management and prevention of acute viral bronchiolitis 
    Zar, Heather J.; White, D.A.; Morrow, B.M.; Feldman, Charles; Risenga, Samuel Malamulele; Masekela, Refiloe; Lewis, Humphrey; Jeena, Prakash M.; Madhi, Shabir A. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015-07)
    Despite being so common, bronchiolitis remains poorly diagnosed and managed. This article is intended as an update on issues pertaining to this condition.