The study compared test performance in an anatomy knowledge test between medical students from a traditional anatomy course, a clinical anatomy course, from clinical clerkships, and practising doctors. The study participants ...

Acral nodular lichenification among two Zambians, acquired through a regular habit of scrubbing the body with stones, is discussed.

A case with intrapericardial injury following a knife assault is reported and its management and prognosis discussed.

An unusual case of gia.nt-cell tumours of the tendon sheath (syn. Pigmented villonodular tecosynovitis or fibrous xanthoma) of a long thumb flexor is presented. The unusual features are : two ...

A personal experience in the management of craniosynostosis in 15 Zambian male children has been presented. An important finding of this study was rather late referral of the majority of ...

A series of studies were carried out to determine the protein and energy requirements of young adult women in Nigeria. The requirements were estimated from nitrogen balance studies while the subjects were fed their habitual ...

Malaria control programmes rely on the Antenatal Clinic (ANC) for the delivery of Intermittent Preventive Treatment in pregnancy (IPTp). The IPTp with Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) is an effective strategy to reduce ...

Reduced mobility consequent to motor paralysis is associated with Secondary Health Conditions (SHC) among Lower Limb Paralytic Poliomyelitis Survivors (LLPPS). Arm ergometry, an effective aerobic exercise, can be used to ...

Economic Abuse (EA) is a form of interpersonal violence that is multi-factorial in nature. Despite progress in women's economic activities, many still suffer from economic form of abuse. In the last few decades, sexual, ...