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Research Articles (Office of the Dean: Health Sciences)
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(American Society for Microbiology, 2021)Treatment outcomes among multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients receiving ethambutol, cycloserine, or terizidone as part of a standardized regimen were compared, determining occurrence of serious adverse drug ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011-11)Intentional and unintentional injuries were reported to be the second leading cause of Disability Adjusted Life Years in South Africa in 2000. We present household experiences of such injuries in 5 impoverished housing ...
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(LAM Publications Limited, 2016-03)Shoulder dysfunction inhibits 80% of competitive swimmers from performing optimally. The most common contributing factor to shoulder dysfunction is an altered scapula position. A standard for the distance between T4 and ...
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(American College of Chest Physicians, 2013-01)BACKGROUND: Asthma is a worldwide problem. It cannot be prevented or cured, but it is possible, at least in principle, to control asthma with modern management. Control usually is assessed by history of symptoms, physical ...
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(International Online Medical Council (IOMC), 2012-02-16)BACKGROUD: Studies in adults have shown that smokers have a higher risk of death and a higher risk of developing AIDS. Other studies have shown an increased risk of smoking HIV-positive adults to infections. There is, ...
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(Wiley-Blackwell, 2011-09)
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2010-08)AIM: To document the anatomical distribution of melanoma, extent of disease, results of treatment and survival among black patients in the north-eastern part of South Africa. METHODS: All available histological material ...
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(Elsevier, 2008-06)Implementing recommendations is a complex process involving all levels of health care. Effecting change in the health system can be broadly divided into four areas: policy, administration, clinical practice and training. ...
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(BioMed Central, 2008-07-23)Background Scaling up the implementation of new health care interventions can be challenging and demand intensive training or retraining of health workers. This paper reports on the results of testing the effectiveness of ...
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(Medpharm Publications, 2007)No abstract available
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(Clinics Cardiv, 2007-01)The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of the metabolic syndrome in a specific group of people. The ATP III criteria were used to identify the metabolic syndrome in a group of 1 410 corporate executives belonging ...
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(Clinics Cardiv, 2007-01)A recent update meeting, held in major centres in South Africa and sponsored by Bayer HealthCare, provided useful data and practical advice from South African experts on improving cardiovascular and diabetes risk management ...