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Risk Asessment and Thromboprophylaxis for Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) in the Antenatal Population in a Tertiary Health Facility in Nigeria

Mkpe Abbey & Green Kinikanwo · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2021

Aim: To review the venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk assessment and thromboprophylaxis in the antenatal population in a tertiary health facility in Nigeria and to perform a retrospective VTE risk assessment of the patients with a view of determining those patients that would have...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930375

Human Health Risk Assessment of Crude Oil Polluted Soil, Surface & Groundwater Sources in Emohua, Rivers State, Nigeria

Nnamdi M. Ahiamadu, Ify L. Nwaogazie & Yussuf O. L. Momoh · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2021

This study was carried out to assess the human health risk associated with a crude oil spill site in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State,  Niger Delta. The Total Content and Fraction’s approaches were adopted to assess the human health risk. Total Content approach was ca...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i730435

Risk and Toxicity Assessments of Heavy Metals in Tympanotonus fuscatus and Sediments from Iko River, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

U. U. Ubong, I. O. Ekwere & E. E. Ikpe · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2020

This study evaluates the physico-chemical parameters and heavy metals in water, sediments and Tympanotonus fuscatus obtained from three sample sites along Iko River in Eastern Obolo LGA, AkwaIbom State. The heavy metal analysis results on Pb, Cd and Ni in sediments and Tympanoton...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i330186

Health Risk Assessment of Selected Trace Metals in Edible Vegetables Grown in Obudu Urban Area of Cross River State Nigeria

Akpe, Michael Akomaye, E. Inah, Bassey & N. Osabor, Vincent · Asian Food Science Journal · 2018

Aim: Edible vegetables are consumed directly as food or medicine in Obudu urban area of Cross River State, yet they are sometimes grown in old wastes dumpsites where wastes containing trace metals may have been disposing of indiscriminately, with the view to tap the composted man...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AFSJ/2018/41561

Quantitative Assessment of the Risk Associated to Bacillus cereus Group for the Attieke Consumer in Daloa City (Côte d’Ivoire)

Koko Anauma Casimir, Kouamé Kan Benjamin, Diomandé Massé, N’Goran M’modjou Flora, Akmel Djédjro Clément & Assidjo Nogbou Emmanuel · Asian Food Science Journal · 2018

Aims: Attieke is a fermented cassava product. It may be contaminated by species of Bacillus cereus group, responsible for food poisoning. The objective of this study was to assess the risk associated with B. cereus group for the attieke consumer in Daloa city (Côte d’Ivoire). Pla...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AFSJ/2018/39125