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Original article English Singh R, Abudejaja A. Acta Paediatr Hung. 1983;24(2):175-87. Abstract During the six year period from 1975 to 1980, at Al-Fatch Paediatric Hospital 35,488 sick children under 12 years of age were admitted for inpatient treatment; 3 009 had a fatal outcome. The mortality rate per 1000 admissions and discharges respectively, was 54.9 …

Six years mortality statistics in a Libyan paediatric hospital. Read More »

Original article English Al-Rubeai MA, Abdulla AS, Gray E. J Hered. 1983 Jan-Feb;74(1):39-42. Abstract In 1981, data were obtained on sex of children and family size for 502 University of Garyounis, Benghazi, Libya, students and their parents. Secondary sex ratios (males: 100 females) were 105.1 for the parental and 106.7 for the present generations. Average …

Analysis of the human sex ratio. Factors influencing family size in Libya. Read More »

Original article English Lombeck I, Al-Zubaidy IM, Kasperek K, Feinendegen LE, Bremer HJ. Z Ernahrungswiss. 1983 Jan;22(1):1-5. Abstract Hair zinc has been investigated in children of North and South Libya. The hair zinc content amounts to 213 +/- 36 micrograms/g in newborns. There is no difference between the values of newborns from North Libya and …

Zinc status of Libyan children — a pilot study. Read More »

Original article English Lawless R, Kezeiri S. Mediterr Med. 1983;50(4):81-6. Abstract Developments in the spatial distribution of Libya’s population are analyzed for the years 1954-1980 using data from official and other published sources. Particular emphasis is given to the continuing concentration of population in the two major cities, Tripoli and Benghazi. Policies to influence the …

Spatial aspects of population change in Libya. Read More »

Original article English Elzouki AY, Amin F, Jaiswal OP. Arch Dis Child. 1983 Feb;58(2):106-9. Abstract A prospective study was conducted to identify the pattern and aetiology of kidney disease in children living in eastern Libya. A total of 343 patients was studied, representing 3% of annual admissions to the children’s hospital. The major renal diseases …

Prevalence and pattern of renal disease in eastern Libya. Read More »

Original article English Muhammed SI, Ivoghli B. Trop Anim Health Prod. 1983 Feb;15(1):53-7. Abstract The use of counter-immunoelectrophoresis (CIEP) in the diagnosis of Johne’s disease was investigated in flocks of sheep in Iran and Libya. In 50 sheep with no history of paratuberculosis none had antibodies to Mycobacterium paratuberculosis. Animals vaccinated as neonates were either …

Diagnosis of Johne’s disease in sheep by counter-immunoelectrophoresis. Read More »

Original article English Kanwar AJ, Singh G, Belhaj MS. J Trop Med Hyg. 1983 Feb;86(1):1-4. Abstract Keywords: Skin diseases in Socialist Peoples Libyan Arab Jamhiriya. Link/DOI:

Original article English Gebreel AO, Christie AB. Ann Trop Paediatr. 1983 Mar;3(1):9-11. Abstract Serum surveys in Gharian and Derna, Libya, assessed by radioimmunoassay, indicated that 100% of children of seven years and older, were HAV immune, as were 60-70% of three-year old children revealing that infection occurs below the latter age. HBV infection occurs erratically …

Viral hepatitis in children: a study in Libya. Read More »

Letter English Jain RC. Br J Haematol. 1983 May;54(1):154-5. Abstract Keywords: Abnormal haemoglobin, thalassaemia and G-6-PD deficiency in Libya. Link/DOI:

Review English Attir MO. Ekistics. 1983 May-Jun;50(300):157-62. Abstract An overview of urbanization in Libya is presented. Consideration is given to urbanization during the pre-oil era and to the discovery of oil and its implications for urbanization. Major trends and patterns identified include a rapid urban growth rate, the dominance of Tripoli and Benghazi, and the …

Libya’s pattern of urbanization. Read More »