Emmanuel Olu Megbelayin, Uduak Edet Asana, Dennis George Nkanga, Roseline Ekanem Duke, Affiong Andem Ibanga, Bassey Archibong Etim & Sunday Nnamdi Okonkwo·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Aim: To determine the prevalence of refractive errors and spectacle use behavior among medical students in University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Calabar Teachi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7518
Aims: To assess patient delay differences between early and late stage breast cancer among women in Uganda. Study Design: A retrospective analytical study. Place and Duration of the Study: A study conducted at a tertiary teaching hospital. Selected patients’ data available for th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7293
Reproductive tourism is the act of crossing an international border to seek assisted reproductive services, which can include maternal surrogacy. Ethical analyses of this phenomenon may be poorly served by considering the Western liberal framework alone. In previous studies, we i...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7394
AIM: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between excess body weight gain and plasma insulin, lipid profile and anthropometric indices in overweight/obese civil servants urban city dwellers in Nigeria where fast food outlets are fast growing. Study Design: This...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7075
Aim: To determine the factors associated with a low CD4 count among HIV-1 positive patients. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Adult HIV clinic at the Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, between October 2010 and April 2011. Methodology: Data on...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8469
Aims: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other related species. It typically affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can affect other sites (extra-pulmonary TB). A profusion of articles have been published on the accuracy and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7832
Joseph A. Anejo-Okopi, Harris Onywera, Augustine O. Ebonyi, Oche O. Agbaji, Patricia A. Agaba, Ameh James, Kennedy Were, Newton Otecko, Preston Owiti, Samson E. Isa, Solomon A. Sagay, Stephen Oguche, David E. Jatau, Steve O. Olonitola, Lohya Nimzing & John A. Idoko·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Aims: To determine the prevalence of non-B HIV-1 subtype specific mutations in the protease gene among antiretroviral drug-naive individuals in Jos, Nigeria. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional study in which randomly selected blood samples of HIV-1 positive anti-retroviral...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7449
Background: Ischaemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is an underlying condition in cardiovascular disease such as arthrosclerosis and stroke, and occurs during surgery that involves the application of a tourniquet. These clinical conditions are extremely prominent in the United Kingdom...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8387
Background: The metabolic syndrome is a common metabolic disorder associated to the increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity. Aims: To assess the prevalence of metabolic abnormalities and metabolic syndrome (MetS) among 16-21 years Cameroonian adolescents and analyzed the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5747
Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the association of MMP9 -1562 C /T single nucleotide polymorphism with lung cancer in south Iranian population. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of highly conserved metal-dependent proteolytic enzymes that are able to de...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6795