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Value of different staging systems for predicting neurological outcome in childhood tuberculous meningitis by van Toorn, R., Springer, P., Laubscher, J. A., Schoeman, J. F.

“…BACKGROUND: The stage of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) at presentation is strongly associated with prognosis.OBJECTIVE: To compare different staging systems for…”
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Effect of Corticosteroids on Intracranial Pressure, Computed Tomographic Findings, and Clinical Outcome in Young Children With Tuberculous Meningitis by Schoeman, Johan F, Van Zyl, Lana E, Laubscher, Jacoba A, Donald, Peter R

“…To study the effect of highdose prednisone on intracranial pressure (ICP), cranial computed tomographic (CT) findings, and clinical outcome in young children…”
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Iron status of South African women working in a fruit-packing factory by Wolmarans, P, Dhansay, MA, Mansvelt, EPG, Laubscher, JA, Benadé, AJS

“…The aim of this study was to determine the iron status, and the risk factors for iron deficiency (ID) and iron-deficiency anaemia (IDA), of non-pregnant adult…”
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The targeting of nutritionally at-risk children attending a primary health care facility in the Western Cape Province of South Africa by Schoeman, SE, Hendricks, MK, Hattingh, SP, Benadé, AJS, Laubscher, JA, Dhansay, MA

“…The aim of this study was to determine the practices of primary health care (PHC) nurses in targeting nutritionally at-risk infants and children for…”
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The effect of adjuvant steroid treatment on serial cerebrospinal fluid changes in tuberculous meningitis by Schoeman, J. F., Elshof, J. W. M., Laubscher, J. A., Van Rensburg, A. Janse, Donald, P. R.

“…Three recent studies found that corticosteroids improve clinical outcome and mortality in tuberculous meningitis (TBM), although the exact mechanism of action…”
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Response to an iron fortification programme in relation to vitamin A status in 6-12-year-old school children by van Stuijvenberg, M E, Kruger, M, Badenhorst, C J, Mansvelt, E P, Laubscher, J A

“…Plasma retinol and indices of iron status were measured in 148 school children (6-12 years) receiving a soup fortified with iron and vitamin C for a period of…”
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Effects of a prudent diet containing either lean beef and mutton or fish and skinless chicken on the plasma lipoproteins and fatty acid composition of triacylglycerol and cholesteryl ester of hypercholesterolemic subjects by Wolmarans, Petro, Laubscher, Jacoba A., van der Merwe, Sulene, Kriek, Jozef A., Lombard, Carl J., Marais, Martelle, Vorster, Hester H., Tichelaar, Hendrik Y., Dhansay, Muhammad A., Benadé, A.J.Spinnler

“…In this two-phase crossover study, 39 hypercholesterolemic subjects followed a prudent diet with either lean red meat or fish and skinless chicken (treatment…”
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Nutritional status of 3-6 year-old African children in the Cape Peninsula by Bourne, L T, Langenhoven, M L, Steyn, K, Jooste, P L, Laubscher, J A, Bourne, D E

“…A survey was conducted in the Cape Town metropolitan area in 1990 to determine the dietary intake and anthropometric status of 3-6 year-old African children (N…”
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An evaluation of an education programme on HIV infection using puppetry and street theatre by Skinner, D, Metcalf, C A, Seager, J R, de Swardt, J S, Laubscher, J A

“…'Puppets Against AIDS' is a novel educational medium being used to try to reduce the spread of HIV infection in South Africa. It involves the use of street…”
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Attitudes of private general practitioners towards health care in South Africa by VOLMINK, J. A, METCALF, C. A, ZWARENSTEIN, M, HEATH, S, LAUBSCHER, J. A

“…The need for health care reform in South Africa is acknowledged by the government as well as by the non-governmental health sector. There is, however, no…”
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Serial lumbar CSF pressure measurements and cranial computed tomographic findings in childhood tuberculous meningitis by Schoeman, J. F., Laubscher, J. A., Donald, P. R.

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Serial CT scanning in childhood tuberculous meningitis: prognostic features in 198 cases by Schoeman, J F, Van Zyl, L E, Laubscher, J A, Donald, P R

“…Serial cranial computed tomographic (CT) scanning and intracranial pressure monitoring were performed on 198 children with stage II and III tuberculous…”
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Poor nutritional status in older black South Africans by Charlton, Karen E, Bourne, Lesley T, Steyn, Krisela, Laubscher, Jacoba A

“…A cross‐sectional analytical study was undertaken to describe the nutritional status and dietary intake of the elderly black population of Cape Town. A…”
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Nutrient intake in the urban African population of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. The Brisk study by Bourne, L T, Langenhoven, M L, Steyn, K, Jooste, P L, Laubscher, J A, Van der Vyver, E

“…In a dietary study on a representative sample of 983 adult African men and women aged 15-64 years, resident in the Cape Peninsula, South Africa, trained…”
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The food and meal pattern in the urban African population of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa: the BRISK Study by Bourne, L T, Langenhoven, M L, Steyn, K, Jooste, P L, Nesamvuni, A E, Laubscher, J A

“…A cross sectional dietary study, utilising the 24 hour recall method, was conducted among 983 African adults aged 15 to 64 years resident in the Cape Peninsula…”
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In vitro demineralization of enamel by orange juice, apple juice, Pepsi Cola and Diet Pepsi Cola by Grobler, S R, Senekal, P J, Laubscher, J A

“…Enamel demineralization was studied over periods related to normal use of an orange juice, an apple juice, Pepsi Cola and Diet Pepsi Cola. Rectangular blocks…”
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Chlorinated insecticide residues in wildlife and soil as a function of distance from application by Laubscher, J A, Dutt, G R, Roan, C C

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Socio-demographic profiles and anthropometric status of 0- to 71-month-old children and their caregivers in rural districts of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa by Smuts, Cm, Faber, M., Schoeman, Se, Laubscher, Ja, Oelofse, A., Benadé, Ajs, Dhansay, Ma

“…Abstract Objectives: To determine the nutritional status of 0- to 71-month-old children and their caregivers, as well as their socio-demographics, in two…”
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Primary health care facility infrastructure and services and the nutritional status of children 0 to 71 months old and their caregivers attending these facilities in four rural districts in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, South Africa by Schoeman, S, Smuts, Cm, Faber, M, Van Stuijvenberg, M, Oelofse, A, Laubscher, Ja, Benadé, Ajs, Dhansay, Ma

“…Objective: To assess primary health care (PHC) facility infrastructure and services, and the nutritional status of 0 to 71-month-old children and their…”
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The relationship between plaque index scores, fluoride content of plaque, plaque pH, dental caries experience and fluoride concentration in drinking water in a group of primary school children by Hartshorne, J E, Grobler, S R, Louw, A J, Carstens, I L, Laubscher, J A

“…The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between fluoride in drinking water, plaque and dental caries experience in a sample of primary school…”
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