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Prevalence and determinants of metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional survey of general medical outpatient clinics using National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III criteria in Botswana
(Dove Medical Press, https://www.dovepress.com, 2016)
Background: Low- and middle-income countries, including Botswana, are facing rising prevalence of obesity and obesity-related cardiometabolic complications. Very little information is known about clustering of cardiovascular ...
A case report of an asymptomatic late term abdominal pregnancy with a live birth at 41 weeks of gestation
(BioMed Central, http://bmcresnotes.biomedcentral.com/, 2016)
Background: Despite advances in diagnostic imaging and focused antenatal care, cases of undiagnosed abdominal pregnancies at term are still reported in obstetric practice. It is atypical and very rare for a patient to be ...
Availability of guidelines and policy documents for enhancing performance of practitioners at the Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities in Gaborone, Tlokweng and Mogoditshane, Republic of Botswana
(Academic Journals, http://www.academicjournals.org/, 2016-08)
This study aimed to determine the profile and availability of policies and guidelines as reference documents at Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities in Gaborone and its surrounding in Botswana using the World Health ...
A rare case of turner syndrome mosaicism in an African black woman
(Sciedu Press, www.sciedupress.com, 2016-09-19)
Turner syndrome (TS) is a chromosomal disorder caused by partial or complete absence of an X chromosome in at least one tissue of the body with about 50% of patients having a different chromosome formula. The 45, X/46, XY ...
Metastatic cutaneous epithelioid hemangioendothelioma involving right atrium - a case report
(Sciedu Press, http://www.sciedupress.com, 2016-06-24)
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a rare vascular endothelial tumour with unpredictable malignant potential. The common sites involved are the lung, liver and soft tissues; with cardiac involvement being a very ...