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 …
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:
Case report English Emerson PA, Higgins E, Branfoot A. Br J Dis Chest. 1984 Jul;78(3):286-91. Abstract Two young adults, one a native of Libya and one a Sudanese from Saudi Arabia, were referred at different times to the chest service at Westminister Hospital in London with a diagnosis of tuberculosis. They both had neurological deficits …
Original article Polish Szadkowski M. Pol Tyg Lek. 1984 Jul 2;39(27):911-4. Abstract Keywords: Clinico-statistical analysis of 1000 panendoscopies of the upper segment of the digestive tract in the population of eastern Libya (Cyrenaica) Link/DOI:
Original article English Kanwar AJ, Belhaj MS, Bharija SC, Malhotra YK. J Dermatol. 1984 Aug;11(4):378-82. Abstract Keywords: Psoriasis among Arabs: a study from Libya. Link/DOI:
Original article English Kalani BP, Ojha SN, Bhargava RK, Broadhead RL. Ann Trop Paediatr. 1984 Sep;4(3):195-9. Abstract Hydatid disease is a common condition in Libya. Between 1971 and 1976, hydatid disease accounted for 0.85% of total hospital admissions to Al-Jalah General Hospital, Benghazi. The incidence of hydatid disease reported in children below ten years of …
Letter English Mir NA, Elzouki AY. Arch Dis Child. 1984 Sep;59(9):903. Abstract Keywords: Oral rehydration solutions and electrolyte content of water. Link/DOI:
Original article English Gebreel AO, Gilles HM, Prescott JE. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1984 Oct;78(5):519-25. Abstract No epidemiological information concerning the prevalence of rubella previously existed in Libya, thus precluding policy decisions in respect of possible immunization programme options. A random serological survey of school children, using the single-radial haemolysis-test, gave the following IgG positive …
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Case report English Joller PW, Joller-Jemelka HI, Shmerling DH, Skvaril F. J Clin Lab Immunol. 1984 Nov;15(3):167-72. Abstract Protein electrophoresis in a 9-yr-old Libyan boy suffering from intestinal alpha chain disease showed a conspicuous peak in the gamma region. Examination in immunoelectrophoresis with monospecific antisera against IgA revealed a quantitatively important monoclonal gradient. The heavy …
Original article Polish Szadkowski M. Pol Tyg Lek. 1984 Nov 19;39(47):1543-5. Abstract Keywords: Duodenal ulcer in Libyans of Eastern Libya treated with 3 different doses of cimetidine Link/DOI: