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The prevalence and clinical pattern of mastalgia in women attending Mulago breast clinic.
(2005)
Background/Introduction Mastalgia is a common breast condition in women referred to breast clinics worldwide. The prevalence is known in the Western world and Asia. The level of the disease is yet to be documented from any ...
Sonography and risk factors for lower limb deep venous thrombosis at Mulago Hospital, Uganda
(Kenya Medical Association, 2006-08)
Background: Lower limb deep venous thrombosis (DVT), and its sequelae (lower limb chronic venous insufficiency and pulmonary embolism) are now well acknowledged as major haematological problems in the world, for which ...
Evaluation of community based education and service courses for undergraduate radiography students at Makerere University, Uganda
(ARHEN, 2008-12)
Introduction: The Faculty of Medicine, Makerere University, is the oldest health professionals' training institution in East Africa. It has been training health professionals since 1924. In 2001, a bachelors degree in ...
Initial attempt to establish population reference values for blood glucose and lipids in Makerere University undergraduate students
(Makerere University Medical School, 2006-12)
The purpose of this study was to establish blood glucose and lipid profile of Makerere University undergraduate students. Study design: This was a cross-sectional study. Materials and methods: A total of 183 students ...
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus artesunate versus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine for treating uncomplicated malaria (Review)
(John Wiley, 2009)
Background Artemisinin-based combination treatments are strongly advocated, but supplies are limited. Sulfadoxine combined with amodiaquine is an alternative non-artemisinin combination. Objectives To compare sulfadoxine ...
A comparison of sodium hypochlorite n-acetyl-l-cystein sputum concentration methods and culture for diagnosis of smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis suspects attending Mulago hospital.
(2005)
The sensitivity of direct sputum smear microscopy is very low, ranging from 25 to 65%. It is thus inevitable that direct smear microscopy needs to be improved or other methods of diagnosis of smear negative (TB) be designed. ...