Review English Popul Today. 1984 Jul-Aug;12(7-8):12. Abstract Libya’s population at 3.7 million is small but growing so rapidly that it should double by 2000. At this time 90% of the population live in less than 25% of the land area, and 40% live in 1 of the 2 major cities, Tripoli and Benghazi. Since oil …
Review French Lacoste-dujardin C. Al Usrah Wa Al Umran Al Bashari. 1987;(5-6):37-47. Abstract In analyzing the historical and cultural factors defining the specific situation of women in Maghreb, it is shown that economic, political, and structural changes are occurring in the countries of Maghreb (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya), but that the traditional patriarchal conception …
Original article English A. I. Ahmaida, A.H. Khan, N. I. El-Sharkasi, A. A. El-Buni Garyounis Medical Journal Vol.19. 1998-2002: 26-33 Abstract Fecal specimens from 106 children admitted with diarrhea over a 6 month period from ]t ofAugust 1996 to end of January 1997 to AlFateh Children’s Hospital, Benghazi, Libya were examined for the presence of …
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Original article English Singh R, al-Sudani O. Faculty of Public Health, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. East Mediterr Health J. 2000 Jan;6(1):65-75. Abstract A study was conducted to investigate the magnitude, nature and associated risk factors of major congenital anomalies (MCAs) at birth in Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya in 1995. The incidence of …
Major congenital anomalies at birth in Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, 1995. Read More »
Original article English Legnain M, Singh R, Busarira MO. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. East Mediterr Health J. 2000 Mar-May;6(2-3):283-92. Abstract We conducted a clinicoepidemiological study of 14 maternal deaths out of 79,981 live births at Al-Jamahiriya Hospital, Benghazi between 1993 and 1997. The maternal mortality rate per …
Maternal mortality in Benghazi: a clinicoepidemiological study. Read More »
Original article English El-Gheriani AA, Maher BS, El-Gheriani AS, Sciote JJ, Abu-Shahba FA, Al-Azemi R, Marazita ML. Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, 500 Cellomics Bldg., University of Pittsburgh, 100 Technology Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA. J Dent Res. 2003 Jul;82(7):523-7. Abstract The etiology of mandibular prognathism has been attributed to various …
Segregation analysis of mandibular prognathism in Libya. Read More »
Review English Bull World Health Organ. 1992;70(6):801-4, 809-13. Abstract In 99 countries or areas of the world, more than 40% of the population is at risk of acquiring malaria. Falciparum malaria does not exist or is not a problem in just 13 countries or areas. 9% of the population live in areas, chiefly in sub-Saharan …
Original article English El-Gebali HH, Tahir SA, Haider SS, El-Fakhri MM. Department of Biochemistry, Al-Arab Medical University, Faculty of Medicine, Benghazi, Libya. Saudi Med J. 2000 Feb;21(2):184-9. Abstract OBJECTIVES: To determine the normal serum levels of LDL-cholesterol, apolipoprotein-B, ferritin, uric acid, and the extent of erythrocytes lipid peroxidation in healthy control group subjects and to …
Original article English Kadiki OA, Roaeid RB. P.O. BOX: 51, Benghazi, Libya. dr_kadiki@hotmail.com Diabetes Metab. 2001 Dec;27(6):647-54. Abstract OBJECTIVES: To assess, by a house to house study, the prevalence of diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and their associated risk factors in Benghazi, Libya using 75 gram oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and ADA 1997 and …
Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in Benghazi Libya. Read More »
Original article English Misallati A, el-Bargathy S, Shembesh N. Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. East Mediterr Health J. 2000 Mar-May;6(2-3):483-6. Abstract The cases of 36 newborns seen in the neonatal unit of Al-Fatah Children’s Hospital in Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, with blood-culture-proven septicaemia were reviewed to determine …
Blood-culture-proven neonatal septicaemia: a review of 36 cases. Read More »