Background: Full blood count is a prerequisite investigation requested from all breast cancer patients before and during treatment.Poor parameters adversely influence the outcome of cancers. Objective: This study investigated the use of Complete Blood Count (CBC) and Erythrocyte...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i39A36230
Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the influence of gender on malaria parasite severity in children resident in Rivers State, Nigeria. Study Design: The study was cross-sectional observational study. Place and Duration of Study: University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i430451
Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the influence of age category and malaria type on haematological and haemostatic parameters in malaria infected children resident in Rivers State, Nigeria. Study Design: The study was cross-sectional observational study. Place and Duration...
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in some haematological parameters in sickle cell anaemia subjects in Rivers State. Study Design: This study is a cross-sectional observational study. Place and Duration of Study: University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Ri...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2021/v12i230147
P. O. Manafa, O. Okoye, O. Ekuma- Okereke, R. S. Ebugosi, G. O. Chukwuma, N. C. Ibeh, R. C. Chukwuanukwu, V. I. Manafa, K. E. Nwene, C. E. Onah & O. S. Ogbuowelu·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2020
Background: Adiponectin is the most abundant adipokine in human plasma that plays a crucial role in the pathophysiology of metabolic syndrome, atherosclerosis and insulin resistance. On the other hand, growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF15) is a stress responsive cytokine linke...
Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) patients have mechanisms that are thought to protect them more than apparently normal individuals from iron deficiency. However, evidence exists that in SCD, hypoferritinaemia may be more prevalent than hyperferitinaemia, especially in develo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/20405
Aims: To assess CD4 counts, total and differential white cell counts in HIV positive patients on antiretroviral treatment (ART) and those not on antiretroviral treatments with varying durations of infection. Study Design: Case-control study. Place and Duration of Study: Nnamdi Az...
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Research Article10.9734/ISRR/2015/12358