Background: Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by Treponema pallidum. The disease becomes very common among individuals with multiple sexual partners without protection. Aim: This research aimed at assessing the prevalence of syphilis infection in Cape Coast Metr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16267
Studies on COPD have largely focused on the smoking rather than the non-smoking population. Hence we conducted the study to identify the non-smoking causes of COPD. The study was conducted in the Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical Colleg...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13177
Background: Accurate assessment of the severity of stenosis is critical in patients with aortic stenosis. The ambiguities and imprecisions of the current diagnostic parameters can result in sub-optimal clinical decisions. In this feasibility study, we investigate the functional d...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17136
Aims: Aim of study was to determine the perception of rural medical practice among final year medical students in medical schools of southeast Nigeria and the associated factors. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The six medical schools...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16937
Interest to develop new anticancer drugs and to design combination treatments with little or no secondary effects provides new scope for traditional phytochemicals in chemoprevention and therapy. Propolis is a known source of polyphenols, and flavonoids found in them have been wi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16216
The prevalence of obesity, with its associated co-morbidities, is on the rise, and bariatric surgery is proving to be an effective means of allowing sustained weight loss as compared to alternative strategies. Follow up data is starting to accumulate showing evidence of the impac...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16903
The medical diagnostic label is the most important process in patient management. The decision process involves the thinking process of the caregiver which operates differently in emergencies and outpatient clinic. The heuristics aspect of the mind is more efficient in dealing wi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16530
Background and Aims: So far, the differentiation between malignant and non-malignant ascites by laboratory parameters has not been fully achieved yet. Fibronectin is a glycoprotein which plays an important role in cell adhesion, growth, migration, and differentiation. The aim of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12615
Aims: To evaluate and characterize the Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging findings of the various neurological conditions of the central nervous system and pituitary gland that can occur during pregnancy and post partum period. Place and Duration of Study: The stu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16221
Objective: The widespread use of organophosphate (OP) insecticides in paddy fields has led to human exposure. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between blood cholinesterase concentrations with the children’s learning ability in the agricultural village of Ta...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16804