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Incidence of Australia antigen in Ugandan subjects with sickle cell disease
(1973)
Two hundred patients with homozygous S-haemoglobinopathy (HbSS) were assayed for Au-Ag and Au-Ab. Three (1.5%) patients had positive Au-Ag and one (0.5%) was positive for Au-Ag. The results indicate that the incidence of ...
The heamatological manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis in Ugandan patients
(1978)
The heamatological manifestations were studied in 107 Ugandan Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients, of whom 82 and 25 were retrospectively and prospectively respectively studied. A mild to moderate normocytic, normochromic ...
Cardiovascular findings in patients with sickle cell disease
(1974)
Fifty homozygous sicklers and ten heterozygous sickle cell patients selected from the Sickle Cell Clinic, Cardiac Clinic and inpatients on the medical wards of Mulago Hospital form the basis of this dissertation. It starts ...
The relationship between the haemolytic crises in sickle cell anaemia, and the deficiency of the red cell enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
(1975-01)
Seventy-two patients with proved haemoglobin SS were studied in respected of their haemoglobin, reticulocyte counts, serum bilirubin and their Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase values in international units per gram of ...
Malnutrition and intestinal worm infestation in rural Kigezi
(1973)
A prevalence study was done on a sample of 169 pre-school children in a rural area in Kigezi, about 3½ miles from Kabale. The objective was to find whether there was an association between malnutrition and intestinal worm ...
Characteristics of acceptors of Planned Parenthood at Mbale Family Planning Clinic
(1979)
The Concept of Planned Parenthood:- Definition and Synonyms:- A common misconception by the layman is to regard Planned Parenthood as a method of stopping to produce anymore children. In Public Health parlance, this has a ...
Malaria indices in children from the urban and peri-urban areas of Kampala
(1977-02)
Malaria in man is the term given to the acute or chronic infections commonly caused by four species of protozoa parasites belonging to genus plasmodium. Malaria is characterized by fever which tends to be paroxysmal, by ...
Cardiovascular findings in patients with Sickle Cell Disease
(1974)
SUMMARY
Fifty homozygous sicklers and ten heterozygous sick cell patients selected from the sickle cell clinic cardiac clinic and inpatients on the medical wards of Mulago Hospital from the basis of this dissertation.
It ...
The pathology of chronic pancreatic disease in Uganda
(1970)
Chronic pancreatic disease may be defined pathologically as a condition characterized by loss of pancreatic lobular architecture with replacement of most of the parenchyma by fibrous tissue. These features are accompanied ...
Factors associated with absenteeism at Kakira Sugar Works (non-plantation workers)
(1978-03)
In this paper, literature on subject of absenteeism in industrialized countries was reviewed briefly, and a passing commentary made on what the pattern of absenteeism in Uganda was likely to be. A short history of the ...