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Nephrotic syndrome in African and Indian children in South Africa.
(1981)
There are comprehensive accounts of the nephrotic syndrome in childhood in temperate countries. Many of the important features of this disease have been known for close on to two decades. The causal link between malaria ...
The prevalence of obesity and associated medical conditions in an urban Indian general practice.
(1986)
The prevalence of obesity and associated medical conditions amongst Indian patients attending an urban Indian general practice in Phoenix was investigated. Data were collected using standardized questionnaires and checklists. ...
A profile of children admitted to a rehydration unit.
(1988)
The first twelve months operation of a five-bed rehydration unit at Osindisweni Hospital is described and data related to admissions presented. Osindisweni hospital is situated in a rural area north of Durban and has ...
A clinico-pathological and biochemical study of the toxicity of callilepis laureola (impila)
(1983)
This study was undertaken as a result of the occurrence of a large number of deaths among the local Black population from the use of herbal medicines prepared from the rootstock of Callilepis laureola known to the Zulus ...
A review of dispensing in South Africa.
(1986)
The dispensing Medical Practitioner has become topical since 13B4 . Dn this issue, much confusion and ignorance prevails, both amongst members of the medical and allied professions and in the public mind. This study was ...
Aids for the early diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM)
(1985)
Mortality and morbidity rates associated with tuberculous meningitis (TBM) are substantial. The average duration of the untreated disease from onset to death is about 17 days. The prognosis of TBM is known to correlate ...
Dietary factors in overweight adults.
(1986)
The often stated inability of many patients to lose weight or maintain weight reduction is a common complaint heard in general practice and the dietary reasons underlying the problem was studied. The study was carried out ...
Outpatient catchment populations of hospitals and clinics in Natal/KwaZulu.
(1987)
Catchment populations and cross-boundary flow characteristics of health
facilities in Natal and KwaZulu have not previously been determined. As
this information is essential to objective health service planning the
present ...
The effect of alcohol, isoniazid, rifampicin, paracetamol and hexane on hepatic gluconeogenesis and bromosulphthalein clearance.
(1988)
The first workers to use the isolated perfused rat liver for the study of gluconeogenesis
were Corey and Britton (1941). Subsequently, other investigators found the modified
method of Miller et al (1951) to be more ...
Characteristics of insulin receptors in a human lymphoblastoid cell line (Raji).
(1988)
The notion that insulin binds to a specific site on the cell membrane was first proposed many years ago. However, experimental proof of a membrane bound insulin receptor did not come until the early 1970s when biologically ...