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    A community survey of traditional medical practitioners in high density suburbs of Harare 

    Winston, C.M.; Patel, V.; Musonza, T.; Nyathi, Z. (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 1995-09)
    Traditional medical practitioners (TMP) are an important part of the health system in Zimbabwe. The objective of this study was to determine, in the study area, their numbers, socio-demographic characteristics and clinical ...
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    A preliminary investigation into psychological disorders in Mozambican refugees: prevalence and clinical features 

    Reeler, A.P. (Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1994-11)
    Psychological disorders are common in refugee samples, with several studies showing high rates of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The present study examined the prevalence and factors associated with psychological disorders ...
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    Acute poisoning in a paediatric intensive care unit in Harare 

    Chitsike, I. (Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1994-11)
    Forty two cases of acute poisoning were studied retrospectively over a two year period (1990 to 1991, inclusive) in the paediatric Intensive Care Unit (ICU), at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare. This formed 8,6 pc of the ...
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    Cross sectional sero-epidemiological prevalence of poliovirus antibodies post immunization with three doses of TOPV 

    Tswana, S.A.; Berejena, C.; Moyo, S.R.; Mudyarabikwa, O. (Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1994-11)
    A cross-sectional sero epidemiological study to detect the presence of antibodies to polio virus types 1,2 and 3 was undertaken. A total of 437 infants with an average of 40 subjects per province was enrolled in this study. ...
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    Impact of primary health care on childhood and mortality in rural Ghana: the Gomoa experience 

    Afari, E.A.; Nkrumah, F.K.; Nakano, T.; Sakatoku, H.; Hori, H.; Binka, F. (Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1995-05)
    The impact of a combination of PHC intervention activities on child survival, growth, morbidity and mortality was assessed in three selected rural communities (Gomoa Fetteh, Gomoa Onyadze/Otsew Jukwa and Gomoa Mprumem) in ...
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    Paediatric treatment costs and the HIV epidemic 

    Nelson, E.A.S; Weikert, M.; Phillips, J.A. (Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1995-05)
    As the AIDS epidemic puts additional strains on the already overburdened health care systems in sub-Saharan Africa, it becomes more important to estimate the cost of the epidemic in terms of health personnel and drug ...
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    Umbilical hernia in Bulawayo: some observations from a hospital based study 

    Mawera, G.; Muguti, G.I. (Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1994-11)
    We present a retrospective study of 40 consecutive patients admitted with umbilical hemiae to Mpilo Central Hospital between January 1990 and December 1993. The majority of the patients 95 pc (38/40) were children and only ...
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    Plasma cholesterol distribution in a rural Nigerian population - relationship to age, sex and body mass 

    Erasmus, R.T.; Uyot, C.; Pakeye, T. (Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1994-11)
    Several reports indicate the close relationship between high plasma cholesterol levels with the occurrence of atherosclerosis.1,2 The prevalence of atherosclerosis has been reported to be much higher in Caucasians than in ...
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    Body fat distribution and other anthropometric blood pressure correlates in a Nigerian urban elderly population 

    Ukoli, F.A.; Bunker, C.H.; Fabio, A.; Olumu, A.B.; Egbagbe, E.E.; Kuller, L.H. (Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1995-05)
    Blood pressure (BP) has been reported to be more consistently correlated with body mass index (BMI) than with waist-hip ratio (WHR) in Blacks. We present the correlates of BP in a systematic sample of 152 (65,7 pc response ...
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    Bronchoscopic extraction of aspirated foreign bodies in children in Harare Central Hospital, Harare, Zimbabwe 

    Ahmed, A.A. (Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1994-07)
    Fifty eight children underwent rigid brochoscopy under general anaesthesia for suspected aspirated foreign bodies. There were 36 boys and 22 girls with a mean age of 18 months. Physical examination showed decreased breath ...
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