Transposition of great arteries (TGA) is combination of concordant atrioventricular and discordant ventriculo-arterial connections and is divided into dextro-looped (d-TGA) and levo-looped (l-TGA) based on whether the atria and ventricles are concordant or discordant, respectivel...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30290
The effectiveness of treatment by means of electro-stimulation in patients with an increase of spasticity in the affected hemibody after a stroke has been presented in several studies, bringing about the need for conducting researches that seek the most effective electro-therapeu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30644
Background: Malaria poses a major public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. In Ghana, millions of people are potentially at risk of Plasmodium falciparum infections annually. The current study evaluated the performance of two Histidine rich protein 2 (HRP-2) rapid diagnostic t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30892
Aim: Since aesthetics has become an important issue in dental treatment, it seems important to have a good communication between a patient and the dentist to understand the patient's concept regarding the dental aesthetics and to achieve the most desired dental treatment. So, the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30455
Aims: To explore how medical students acquired and developed competence in selected clinical practical procedures. Study Design: Cross sectional qualitative study. Methodology: Seventeen (17) students from a class of 60 final year University of Zambia Medical students of the 2012...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31279
Aims: Responding to the steadily increasing number of unusual subtrochanteric and mid-shaft femoral (ST/FS) fractures in persons treated with the bisphosphonate drugs since the index cases were described in 2003, the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) convened...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31269
Aims: The present study sought to determine the pattern of antibiotic resistance of pathogens in Ventilator–Associated Pneumonia (VAP) and to investigate risk factors of multi-drug resistant (MDR) in ICUs of tertiary referral hospitals. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30487
Background: The introduction of assisted reproductive technology (ART) has played a major role in reducing the burden of infertility among couples. Although most pregnancies following assisted conception will progress normally without any increased risk to the mother or baby, stu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30044
Introduction: Female genital cutting (FGC) or circumcision is one of the age-long cultural practices in many African countries including Nigeria. Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the beliefs of pregnant women attending the ante-natal clinic of a mission hospit...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30645
Aim: To assess the skills (ability to perform an examination of the eye) and knowledge (ability to diagnose the eye diseases) of students after completing their posting using a structured questionnaire, which indicates the effectiveness of undergraduate ophthalmology training. Me...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30941