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Application of evidence on probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics by food industry : a descriptive study
(London : Biomed Central, 2014-10)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study assessed how the food industry applies the knowledge and evidence gained from synbiotics, probiotics or prebiotics research in infants, on the general paediatric population. This study ...
Association between funding source, methodological quality and research outcomes in randomized controlled trials of synbiotics, probiotics and prebiotics added to infant formula : a systematic review
(BioMed Central, 2013-11)
Background: There is little or no information available on the impact of funding by the food industry on trial
outcomes and methodological quality of synbiotics, probiotics and prebiotics research in infants. The objective ...
Predictors of mortality in adults on treatment for human immunodeficiency virus-associated tuberculosis in Botswana : a retrospective cohort study
(Wolters Kluwer Health, 2018)
Mortality in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated tuberculosis (TB) is high, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
This study aimed to compare mortality and predictors of mortality in those who were ...
Synbiotics, probiotics or prebiotics in infant formula for full term infants : a systematic review
(BioMed Central, 2012-10)
Background: Synbiotics, probiotics or prebiotics are being added to infant formula to promote growth and
development in infants. Previous reviews (2007 to 2011) on term infants given probiotics or prebiotics focused on ...
Development of a best practice model for teaching and learning evidence-based health care at Stellenbosch University, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis used a mixed-methods approach to investigate how teaching and learning of
Evidence-based Health Care (EBHC) could best be integrated in medical student training to
enhance student EBHC ...
Developing prehospital clinical practice guidelines for resource limited settings : why re-invent the wheel?
(BioMed Central, 2018-02-05)
Objectives: Methods on developing new (de novo) clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have received substantial attention. However, the volume of literature is not matched by research into alternative methods of CPG development ...
Probiotics, prebiotics infant formula use in preterm or low birth weight infants : a systematic review
(BioMed Central, 2012-08)
Background: Previous reviews (2005 to 2009) on preterm infants given probiotics or prebiotics with breast milk or mixed feeds focused on prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis, sepsis and diarrhea. This review assessed ...
Analytical methods used in estimating the prevalence of HIV/AIDS from demographic and cross-sectional surveys with missing data : a systematic review
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-03-14)
Background: Sero- prevalence studies often have a problem of missing data. Few studies report the proportion of
missing data and even fewer describe the methods used to adjust the results for missing data. The objective ...
Strengthening prehospital clinical practice guideline implementation in South Africa : a qualitative case study
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020)
Background: Methods on developing new (de novo) clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have received substantial attention. However, research into alternative methods of CPG development using existing CPG documents (CPG
adaptation) ...
Epidemiology of traumatic orthopaedic injuries at Princess Marina Hospital, Botswana
(South African Orthopaedic Association, 2018)
Background: Traumatic injuries pose a significant and increasing challenge to healthcare systems worldwide. One major type of traumatic injury is the traumatic orthopaedic injury, whose epidemiology is unknown in Botswana. ...