Neonatal tetanus–our clinico-therapeutic observations
Original article Polish Miskowiak B, Bereszynska I. Pediatr Pol. 1984 Jun;59(6):479-83. Abstract Keywords: Neonatal tetanus–our clinico-therapeutic observations Link/DOI:
Relationship of obesity to diabetes.
Original article English Rao GM, Morghom LO. Horm Metab Res. 1984 Apr;16(4):209-10. Abstract In a representative sample of 201 diabetic patients of Tripoli, Libya, 138 were obese. The highest percent of diabetics and obese belong to the age group 41-50 years. In all age groups, there was a parallel increase/decrease in obesity with diabetes. Regulation …
Primary nephrotic syndrome in Arab children.
Original article English Elzouki AY, Amin F, Jaiswal OP. Arch Dis Child. 1984 Mar;59(3):253-5. Abstract We studied 134 Arab children with primary nephrotic syndrome. The annual incidence was 11.6/100 000 children and the ratio of boys to girls was 1.3:1. Ninety eight per cent were responsive to steroids and the mean age of the children …
Various hazards of helio-balneology, fishing and underwater hunting in the Mediterranean near the shores of Cyrenaika, Libya
Original article Polish Piotrowski M, Ihnatowicz A. Wiad Lek. 1984 Feb 1;37(3):241-3. Abstract Keywords: Various hazards of helio-balneology, fishing and underwater hunting in the Mediterranean near the shores of Cyrenaika, Libya Link/DOI:
Lichen planus among Arabs–a study from Libya.
Original article English Kanwar AJ, Belhaj MS. J Dermatol. 1984 Feb;11(1):93-6. Abstract Keywords: Lichen planus among Arabs–a study from Libya. Link/DOI:
Correlates of life satisfaction for old Libyans compared with the judgments of Libyan youth.
Original article English Shebani BL, Wass H, Guertin WH. Int J Aging Hum Dev. 1986-1987;24(1):19-28. Abstract Two hundred fifteen Libyans-106 young male and female undergraduate students and 109 aged male and female relatives–responded to a questionnaire designed to measure correlates of life satisfaction in old age. It was predicted that current cultural and social changes …
Descriptive epidemiology of motor neuron disease in Benghazi, Libya.
Original article English Radhakrishnan K, Ashok PP, Sridharan R, Mousa ME. Neuroepidemiology. 1986;5(1):47-54. Abstract A total of 23 patients with motor neuron disease (MND), encompassing 17 cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 4 of progressive muscular atrophy and 2 of progressive bulbar palsy, was diagnosed in Benghazi, north-eastern Libya, between 1980 and 1985. The male to …
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Studies on the sero-epidemiology of endemic diseases in Libya. III. Schistosomiasis.
Original article English Gebreel AO, Gilles HM, Prescott JE. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1985 Feb;79(1):31-41. Abstract An ELISA system showed a positive rate for Schistosoma mansoni infections of 33.4% in Tauorga school-children; qualitative stool examination detected only 6.9%. Subsequent sampling of the school population indicated that a mollusciciding programme involving the major water body in …
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Rupture of the uterus in labor. A review of 96 cases.
Original article English Rahman J, Al-Sibai MH, Rahman MS. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 1985;64(4):311-5. Abstract Ninety-six cases of ruptured uterus in labor treated in the University Teaching Hospitals, Benghazi, Libya between 1977 and 1980 are reported. An incidence of 1 in 585 deliveries remained unchanged during the period of study. Twenty uterine ruptures occurred in …
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Shigella dysentery in Tripoli, Libya.
Original article English El Nageh MM. J Trop Med Hyg. 1984 Feb;87(1):1-5. Abstract Keywords: Shigella dysentery in Tripoli, Libya. Link/DOI: