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Moore S.W. Sidler D. Hadley G.P. (2005)

[No abstract available]

Diagnostic features of polycystic ovary syndrome

Barday-Karbanee N. Siebert T.I. Botha M.H. Kruger T.F. (2006)

[No abstract available]

Dietary and fluid adherence among haemodialysis patients attending public sector hospitals in the Western Cape

Fincham D. Kagee A. Moosa M.R. (2008)

Objective: There has been considerable debate about the extent to which social cognitive models of health behaviour apply in developing countries. The purpose of this paper was to determine the applicability of the Theory ...

Early diagnosis of prostate cancer in the Western Cape

Heyns, C. F. Naude, A. M. Visser, A. J. Marais, D. C. Stopforth, H. B. Nyarko, J. K. Stellmacher, G. A. (2001)

Background. Early stage prostate cancer does not cause symptoms, and even metastatic disease may exist for years without causing symptoms or signs. Whereas early stage prostate cancer can be cured with radical prostatectomy ...

Epidemiology of post-neonatal bacterial meningitis in Cape Town children

Hussey, G. Schaaf, H. Hanslo, D. Hitchcock, J. Coetzee, G. Pitout, J. Malan, H. Donald, P. (1997)

Bacterial meningitis is a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in South Africa. However, comprehensive regional or national epidemiological data, essential for rational public health interventions, are lacking. ...

Genome-wide analysis of the structure of the South African Coloured Population in the Western Cape

De Wit E. Delport W. Rugamika C.E. Meintjes A. Moller M. Van Helden P.D. Seoighe C. Hoal E.G. (2010)

Admixed populations present unique opportunities to discover the genetic factors underlying many multifactorial diseases. The geographical position and complex history of South Africa has led to the establishment of the ...

Has the character of gastric cancer changed? A descriptive study of a 10-year period

Louwrens H.D. Van Kotze W.T.J. Brits D.A. Rossouw D.J. Falck V. (1991)

Over the 10-year period January 1976-December 1985, 446 patients with histologically verified adenocarcinoma of the stomach were treated at Tygerberg Hospital. Coloured patients made up 63.4% of the study population and a ...

Impact of age, gender and race on patient and graft survival following renal transplantation - Developing country experience

Moosa, M. R. (2003)

Background. Optimising renal allograft survival is crucially important in developing countries because of limited resources to treat irreversible renal failure. However, although many factors can be manipulated to improve ...

Kaposi's sarcoma in kidney transplant recipients: A 23-year experience

Moosa M.R. (2005)

Background: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a relatively common malignancy after kidney transplantation, accounting for up to 80% of all malignancies in developing countries. Aim: To assess the frequency of KS in renal transplant ...

Markers of susceptibility to acute rheumatic fever: The B-cell antigen D8/17 is not robust as a marker in South Africa

Walker K.G. Cooper M. McCabe K. Hughes J. Mathiassen W. Lawrenson J. Wilmshurst J.M. (2011)

Background Acute rheumatic fever and its chronic sequelae, rheumatic cardiac disease, and neuropsychiatric movement disorders, remain major public health problems in South Africa. Early identification and treatment of ...

Plasma immunoglobulin levels in newborn infants of different race groups in the Western Cape

Van Rijswijk A.W. Van Niekerk C.H. Taljaard J.J.F. (1985)

The cord blood levels of IgG, IgA and IgM in newborn white, coloured and black infants in the Western Cape were measured using a nephelometric technique. A statistically significant difference was found between the IgG ...

Population differences in parameters of bone and mineral metabolism - The African fracture paradox

Hough S. (2003)

[No abstract available]

Positive and negative symptoms in affected sib pairs with schizophrenia: Implications for genetic studies in an African Xhosa sample

Niehaus D.J.H. Koen L. Laurent C. Muller J. Deleuze J.-F. Mallet J. Seller C. Jordaan E. Emsley R. (2005)

Careful phenotyping and the identification of subtypes of schizophrenia can contribute significantly to the success of genetic studies in schizophrenia. The phenomenology of schizophrenia in affected sib pairs has been ...

Prevalence of obsessive compulsive disorder in first- and multi-episode male patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders

Koen, L. Oosthuizen, P. P. Niehaus, D. J. H. Emsley, R. A. Muller, J. E. Stein, D. J. Keyter, N. Lochne,r C. Seedat, S. (2003)

[No abstract available]

Prostate cancer: Prevalence and treatment in African men

Heyns C.F. Lecuona A.T. Trollip G.S. (2005)

Epidemiological data from the United States of America (USA) indicate that the incidence and mortality of prostate cancer is higher among Black African-American men (AAM) than among White (Caucasian) American men (CAM). ...

Racial and ethnic variations in incidence and pattern of malignancies after kidney transplantation

Moosa M.R. (2005)

Malignancies are a well-recognized complication of renal transplantation. Although the problem is well studied in developed countries, less is known about it in developing countries. Although geographic and ethnic variations ...

Teratomas in infancy and childhood at Tygerberg Hospital, South Africa, 1973 to 1992

Bezuidenhout J. Schneider J.W. Hugo F. Wessels C. (1997)

Objectives. - To document the childhood teratomas at Tygerberg Hospital and compare the profile with other African series. Design. - Retrospective review of the clinicopathologic features of 43 cases of childhood teratomas. ...

The influence of race and the impact of socioeconomic and clinical factors on primary renal allograft survival

Moosa M.R. Grobbelaar C. Swanevelder S.A. Edelstein C.L. (1992)

[No abstract available]

The rainbow academic nation

Cherry M. (2002)

South Africa's higher-education system was designed by the architects of apartheid. So why are today's academics resisting attempts to reform it? Michael Cherry investigates.

Trends in adolescent pregnancies at Tygerberg Hospital, 1976-1980

Prinsloo F.R. (1984)

This study was undertaken to highlight trends relating to pregnancies among females aged less than 21 years seen at Tygerberg Hospital, Parowvallei, CP, during the 5-year period 1976-1980 inclusive. There was a fairly ...

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