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Acute bacterial meningitis in childhood
(University Of Rhodesia, 1971-05) -
Acute eosinophilic pneumonia possibly due to infection with ascaris lumbricoides
(The Central African Journal of Medicine, 1959-08) -
Acute gastroenteritis in infancy: A practical approach with special emphasis on fluid requirements
(The Central African Journal of Medicine, 1962-07) -
Acute miliary tuberculosis of the lungs in Africans
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Acute neonatal intestinal obstruction
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Acute renal failure in urinary schistosomiasis
(University Of Rhodesia, 1969-12) -
Advances in the cure of cancer
(The Central African Journal of Medicine, 1956-11) -
Age distribution of patients in endemic smallpox part 2
(University Of Rhodesia, 1967-03) -
AIDS related knowledge and sexual behaviour among commercial farm residents in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1999)Objective: To describe sexual behaviour among residents of commercial farms in Zimbabwe, their gender- specific differences; to examine implications of these for HIV/AIDS transmission. Design: A cross sectional descriptive ... -
Amoebic liver abscess in Rhodesia in the adult African
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An analysis of the visual acuity outcomes following surgical repair of penetrating corneal injuries among patients seen at Sekuru Kaguvi Hospital (SKH), eye unit at Parirenyatwa Central Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe
(2016-11)Trauma is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in most disciplines in the practice of medicine and constitutes a great proportion of patients seen in emergency departments. Ocular trauma causes significant visual ... -
An approach to the management of volvulus of the sigmoid colon
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1990)The colon involved with the sigmoid volvulus is much thicker than the normal colon. It is easy to handle and holds sutures well. Patients who have sigmoid-colon volvulus do not have much faecal loading. Most of the distension ... -
An audit of clinical assessments of low back pain conditions managed at Parirenyatwa hospital’s rehabilitation department: 2 year retrospective study (2010-11)
(2014-05-21)and Aim: Musculoskeletal conditions contributed 62% of all the cases that presented to Parirenyatwa Hospital’s Physiotherapy Outpatient Department during the year 2010-11. Low back pain contributed 13% of these musculoskeletal ... -
An autopsy study of splenic injuries seen in patients with blunt abdominal trauma at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare: Prevalence of missed splenic injuries
(2014-03-17)The spleen is one of the most commonly injured organs following blunt abdominal trauma1. Significant evolution has occurred in the management of splenic injuries, with a paradigm shift, from splenectomy to non-operative ... -
An echocardiography audit to determine and characterise rheumatic heart disease lesions seen in 2012
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2015)Introduction: Rheumatic heart disease is still a common problem in Zimbabwe. It has a significant mortality rate due to heart failure, stroke or endocarditis. Timely surgical interventions can reduce mortality. An ... -
An Experimental Pharmacokinetic Computer Program to Predict Potential Drug-Drug Interactions
(Bentham Open, 2008)Polypharmacy as a result of combating co-infections, or combination therapy for better efficacy and reducing the emergency of drug resistance, is on the increase in the African clinical setting in the advent of HIV/AIDS, ... -
An investigation of the factors influencing the choice of infant feeding methods among urban Zimbabwean women in the context of HIV transmission
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2005)Objective: To determine the socio-economic and cultural factors influencing the choice of infant feeding methods in urban Zimbabwe women in the context ol HIV transmission. Study Design: A prospective survey. Setting: ... -
An investigation of the factors influencing the choice of infant feeding methods among urban Zimbabwean women in the context of HIV transmission
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2005)Objective: To determine the socio-economic and cultural factors influencing the choice of infant feeding methods in urban Zimbabwe women in the context of HIV transmission. Study Design: A prospective survey. Setting: ... -
An overview of spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions (ARDs) in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2000)The deaths of over 100 people in 1937 in the USA from the ingestion of antifreeze used as a solvent for sulfanilamide and the foetal malformations of thalidomide in Europe in the 1960s resulted in the development of drug ... -
Anaemia and iron deficiency in peri-urban school children born in a National HIV Prevention Programme in Zimbabwe: A cross sectional study
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2014)Objective'. To determine the prevalence of anaemia, iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia in school children who were born in a national HIV prevention programme. Design'. This was a community based cross-sectional ...