Background: Publication of articles in peer-reviewed journals is a major way to disseminate current information on various medical topics. We sought to identify the factors that act as determinants of the choice of a journal by researchers in a tertiary center as well as the hind...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/41618
Introduction: Bell's palsy is characterised by an acute, unilateral, partial, or complete paralysis of the face. Bell's palsy occurs in a lower motor neurone pattern. The weakness may be partial or complete, and may be associated with mild pain, numbness, increased sensitivity to...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/38901
Introduction: It is a well-known fact that fatality following eclampsia remains high especially in developing countries with limited facilities. Ideal anaesthetic technique for caesarean delivery in stable eclamptics is yet to be determined. Aim and Objectives: To study the posto...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/41713
Background: A growing body of data suggests that birth defect is a significant contributor to infant and neonatal mortality because most of these will die early. Although individually rare, birth defect taken together accounts for a significant proportion of mortality and morbidi...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/27750
Aims: A cross sectional study was conducted to determine the degree of microbial contamination of environmental surfaces and health-care workers (HCWs) in two multi-bed ICUs at a tertiary-referral hospital in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Place and Duration of Study: Mpilo Hospital, Nation...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/42764
The “Type of Article” of this paper is “Letter to the Editor”. This paper discuses about: “Placental Heteroplasmy Rate Variability of mtDNA Variants Prevents Prediction of the Phenotype”. No formal abstract is available. Readers are requested to read the full article.
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/42649
Beta-carotene (βC), an abundant natural antioxidant in fruits and vegetables may possess the Ability to modulate oxidative stress and leptin-insulin signaling. This study was designed to evaluate the biochemical effect (hormonal and oxidative enzyme markers) of βC on Wistar rats...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/42285
Background: Pruritus is one of the most common symptoms encountered in patients with HIV and it arises from a spectrum of dermatoses of diverse etiologies; a few are peculiar to patients with HIV while others are not. Pruritus without the presence of dermatoses (pruritus sine mat...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/42770
Aims: Children with special health care needs often have poor oral health and depend on caregivers for oral care. This study looked at the prevalence of malocclusion among a group of such children and the awareness of pediatric orthodontic care among their parents Methodology: Cl...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/42385
Aim of the Work: evaluation of direct fluorescent assay (DFA) in the detection of RSV in nasopharyngeal secretions of infants with acute LRT infections and revealing the rate of RSV infection in these patients. Patients and Methods: This study included 100 infants less than two...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/42648