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Maintaining euthyroidism: fundamentals of thyroid hormone physiology, iodine metabolism and hypothyroidism
(MedPharm, 2017)
Thyroid-related pathologies, especially subclinical and clinical hypothyroidism, are commonly described in clinical practice. While illnesses related to aberrant thyroid hormone homeostasis are the most prevalent ...
Restoring the architecture: a rapid clinical perspective on bone-mineral density and osteoporosis
(MedPharm, 2017)
Osteoporosis is a highly prevalent and debilitating condition that contributes to the risk of fracture in both women and men. The current paper will provide a rapid clinical overview of the condition and the current ...
Educators’ relational experiences with learners identified with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
(EASA, 2017)
The focus of this research is
educators’ relational experiences with learners
presumed
to have
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder (FASD) in a
South African school community. A
lthough relational ...
Die adenosien A1- en A2A-reseptoraffiniteit van ’n reeks 3,4-dihidropirimidoon-analoë
(AOSIS, 2017)
Parkinson se siekte is ’n komplekse neurodegeneratiewe siektetoestand. Huidige
behandeling van dié siekte is slegs op simptomatiese verligting gemik, sonder dat die
siekteverloop vertraag of gestop word. Sedert die ...
The ordeal of “property stripping” from widows in a peri-urban community: the case of a selected ward in Binga district, Zimbabwe
(Univ Stellenbosch, 2017)
The death of a husband is a common traumatic experience for widows in Zimbabwean communities. This paper discusses widows’ experiences of property stripping in a peri-urban community of Sikalenge Ward, Binga District in ...
Bone turnover markers in HIV-infected women on tenofovir-based antiretroviral therapy
(AOSIS, 2017)
Background: Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) antiretroviral therapy is associated with disruption of the bone turnover process.
Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the association between tenofovir ...
Evidence-informed decision making for nutrition: African experiences and way forward
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2017)
Although substantial amount of nutrition research is conducted in Africa, the research agenda is mainly donor-driven. There is a clear need for a revised research agenda in Africa which is both driven by and responding to ...
Ultrasound comparison of the effects of prehabilitation exercises and the scapular assistance test on the acromiohumeral distance
(ASSAf, 2017)
Background: Prolonged participation in overhead sports creates shoulder muscle imbalances which eventually alter the efficacy of the shoulder stabiliser muscles and heighten injury risk, such as subacromial impingement ...
Riglyne vir die bevordering van die welstand van Suid-Afrikaanse sielkundiges
(LitNet, 2017)
In hierdie artikel word riglyne aangebied om ’n program wat gemik is op die beskerming en bevordering van Suid-Afrikaanse sielkundiges se welstand te ontwikkel. Die sosio-ekonomiese situasie in Suid-Afrika lei daartoe dat ...
Solar UV radiation-induced non-melanoma skin cancer as an occupational reportable disease: international experience to inform South Africa
(MettaMedia, 2017)
Background: Occupational solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure is a skin cancer risk factor. Outdoor workers have long exposure hours and are in need of photoprotection against solar UVR, a Group 1-defined carcinogen. ...