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December 2012
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AUDIT OF COMPLETION OF RADIOLOGY REQUEST FORM IN A NIGERIAN SPECIALIST HOSPITAL
ABSTRACT
Background: Clinical audit is one approach to improve the quality of
patient care, completion of request form inclusive. Radiology request
forms are essential communication tools between the clinician and the...
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NASO-ORBITO-ETHMOID FRACTURES: PERSPECTIVE AND PRACTICES OF NIGERIAN SURGEONS
ABSTRACT
Objective: The study was to appraise the level of expertise in the
management of Naso-Orbito-Ethmoid (NOE) fractures and to
provide recommendation for necessary improvement in an African...
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PERSISTENT MISSION HOME DELIVERY IN IBADAN: ATTRACTIVE ROLE OF TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS
ABSTRACT
Background and objective: One of the major factors responsible for
high maternal and neonatal deaths in Nigeria and other developing
countries is the use of Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs). The current...
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PRE-HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT OF FEBRILE SEIZURES IN CHILDREN SEEN AT THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL, IBADAN, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Background: Febrile seizures are commonly encountered in
emergency paediatric practice. Initial pre-hospital intervention given
by caregivers has been shown to impact outcome...
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QUALITY OF LIFE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG ADULTS IN A COMMUNITY IN SOUTH WEST NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Background: Quality of life (QoL) is an important measure in
the assessment of population well being and health status.
However despite locally validated measuring tools, little is known...
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RENAL STATUS OF MULTIPLE MYELOMA PATIENTS IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Introduction: The spectrum of clinical manifestation in multiple
myeloma (MM) ranges from asymptomatic disease to severely
debilitative state. Unexplained renal disease is an indication for the...
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THALASSAEMIA IS A TROPICAL DISEASE
ABSTRACT
Genes for thalassaemias, sickle cell disorders and Glucose-6-
phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency are known to be
associated with prevalent malaria infection. The prevalence in the ....
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THE INFLUENCE OF DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS AND MEDICAL CONDITIONS ON PATIENTS COMPLAINTS WITH COMPLETE DENTURES
ABSTRACT
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the
most frequent complete denture complaints and to investigate
the influence of age, gender and systemic disease conditions...
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CHRONICLES OF MEDICAL HISTORY
THE SEARCH FOR THE GENETIC BASIS OF AFRICAN KELOIDS
SUMMARY
Keloids are benign hyperproliferative growths of dermal fibroblasts characterized by excessive, and often times extensive, deposition of extracellular...
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