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Comparison of response to vitamin D2 with vitamin D3 in children with nutritional rickets by Thacher, T.D, Fischer, P.R, Obadofin, M.O, Levine, M.A, Singh, R.J, Pettifor, J.M

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Vitamin D treatment in calcium-deficiency rickets by Thacher, T.D, Fischer, P.R, Pettifor, J.M

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HIV prevalence in pregnant women attending a rural hospital in Nigeria by Etukumana, E.A, Thacher, T.D, Sagay, A.S

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Short-term bleach digestion of sputum in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients co-infected with HIV by Lawson, L, Yassin, M.A, Ramsay, A, Emenyonu, E.N, Thacher, T.D, Davies, P.D.O, Squire, S.B, Cuevas, L.E

“…Summary The bleach digestion of sputum may improve the yield of smear microscopy but has not been validated in patients with HIV. Therefore we assessed the…”
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Pharmacokinetics of daily versus monthly vitamin [D.sub.3] supplementation in non-lactating women by Meekins, M.E, Oberhelman, S.S, Lee, B.R, Gardner, B.M, Cha, S.S, Singh, R.J, Pettifor, J.M, Fischer, P.R, Thacher, T.D

“…This study compared serum cholecalciferol and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations over four weeks in healthy, non-pregnant, non-lactating females aged…”
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Comparison of response to vitamin D 2 with vitamin D 3 in children with nutritional rickets by Thacher, T.D., Fischer, P.R., Obadofin, M.O., Levine, M.A., Singh, R.J., Pettifor, J.M.

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Adaptation of calcium absorption during treatment of nutritional rickets in Nigerian children by Oramasionwu, Gloria E., Thacher, Tom D., Pam, Sunday D., Pettifor, John M., Abrams, Steven A.

“…Nutritional rickets in Nigerian children has been effectively treated with Ca supplementation. High values of Ca absorption efficiency have been observed in…”
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Calcium absorption in Nigerian children with rickets by Graff, M, Thacher, T.D, Fischer, P.R, Stadler, D, Pam, S.D, Pettifor, J.M, Isichei, C.O, Abrams, S.A

“…Background: Nutritional rickets is common in Nigerian children and responds to calcium supplementation. Low dietary calcium intakes are also common in Nigerian…”
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Causes of lead toxicity in a Nigerian city by Wright, N J, Thacher, T D, Pfitzner, M A, Fischer, P R, Pettifor, J M

“…Background: Up to 70% of young Nigerian children have been reported to have blood lead concentrations ⩾10 μg/dl. Aims: To better elucidate risk factors for…”
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Risk factors for heart failure in adult Nigerians by Laabes, Emmanuel P., Thacher, Tom D., Okeahialam, Basil N.

“…Objectives - Heart failure (HF) is a lethal disorder most common in blacks.Available treatment options have little impact on prognosis, making primary…”
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Calcium-deficiency rickets by Thacher, Tom D

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Comparison of human herpesvirus 8 and Epstein-Barr virus seropositivity among children in areas endemic and non-endemic for Kaposi's sarcoma by Martro, E., Bulterys, M., Stewart, J.A., Spira, T.J., Cannon, M.J., Thacher, T.D., Bruns, R., Pellett, P.E., Dollard, S.C.

“…Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV‐8) is the etiologic agent of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Several studies indicate horizontal HHV‐8 transmission among children in areas…”
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Microbiological validation of smear microscopy after sputum digestion with bleach; a step closer to a one-stop diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis by Lawson, L., Yassin, M.A., Ramsay, A., Olajide, I., Thacher, T.D., Davies, P.D.O., Squire, S.B., Cuevas, L.E.

“…Smear microscopy is relatively insensitive for the diagnosis of TB. The digestion of sputum with household bleach prior to smear preparation has been reported…”
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Extrapelvic endometriosis in Nigeria by Thacher, T.D., Nwana, E.J.C., Karshima, J.A.

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