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Advancing global health through cardiovascular research, mentorship, and capacity building: in memoriam, professor Bongani Mayosi (1967–2018)

Author: Nachega, Jean B ; Ntsekhe, Mpiko ; Volmink, Jimmy ; Thabane, Lehana Date: 03 Oct 2018 We are deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Bongani Mayosi. Bongani was one of the inaugural board members of Pilot and Feasibility Studies. He contributed greatly to the design and conduct of pilot and feasibility studies in cardiovascular ... Read more
Antibiotics for the primary prevention of acute rheumatic fever: a meta-analysis

Author: Robertson, Katharine ; Volmink, Jimmy ; Mayosi, Bongani Date: 2005 BACKGROUND:Rheumatic fever continues to put a significant burden on the health of low socio-economic populations in low and middle-income countries despite the near disappearance of the disease in the developed world over the past century. ... Read more c b
Clinical characteristics and initial management of patients with tuberculous pericarditis in the HIV era: the Investigation of the Management of Pericarditis in Africa (IMPI Africa) registry

Author: Mayosi, Bongani ; Wiysonge, Charles ; Ntsekhe, Mpiko ; Volmink, Jimmy ; Gumedze, Freedom ; Maartens, Gary ; Aje, Akinyemi ; Thomas, Baby ; Thomas, Kandathil ; Awotedu, Abolade ; Thembela, Bongani ; Mntla, Phindile ; Maritz, Frans ; Blackett, Kathleen ; Nkouonlack, Date: 2006 BACKGROUND:The incidence of tuberculous pericarditis has increased in Africa as a result of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic. However, the effect of HIV co-infection on clinical features and prognosis in tuberculous pericarditis ... Read more c b
Compliance of clinical trial registries with the World Health Organization minimum data set: a survey

Author: Moja, Lorenzo ; Moschetti, Ivan ; Nurbhai, Munira ; Compagnoni, Anna ; Liberati, Alessandro ; Grimshaw, Jeremy ; Chan, An-Wen ; Dickersin, Kay ; Krleza-Jeric, Karmela ; Moher, David ; Sim, Ida ; Volmink, Jimmy Date: 2009 BACKGROUND: Since September 2005 the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors has required that trials be registered in accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO) minimum dataset, in order to be considered for publication. ... Read more c b
Conducting a meta-ethnography of qualitative literature: Lessons learnt

Author: Atkins, Salla ; Lewin, Simon ; Smith, Helen ; Engel, Mark E ; Fretheim, Atle ; Volmink, Jimmy Date: 2008 BACKGROUND:Qualitative synthesis has become more commonplace in recent years. Meta-ethnography is one of several methods for synthesising qualitative research and is being used increasingly within health care research. However, many aspects ... Read more c b
Low carbohydrate versus isoenergetic balanced diets for reducing weight and cardiovascular risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author: Naude, Celeste E ; Schoonees, Anel ; Senekal, Marjanne ; Young, Taryn ; Garner, Paul ; Volmink, Jimmy Date: 2014 BACKGROUND: Some popular weight loss diets restricting carbohydrates (CHO) claim to be more effective, and have additional health benefits in preventing cardiovascular disease compared to balanced weight loss diets. Methods and FINDINGS: We ... Read more c b
National stakeholders’ perceptions of the processes that inform the development of national clinical practice guidelines for primary healthcare in South Africa

Author: Kredo, Tamara ; Cooper, Sara ; Abrams, Amber ; Daniels, Karen ; Volmink, Jimmy ; Atkins, Salla Date: 31 Jul 2018 Background There is increased international focus on improving the rigour of clinical practice guideline (CPG) development practices. However, few empirical studies on CPG development have been conducted in low- and middle-income ... Read more
Notification of rheumatic fever in South Africa - evidence for underreporting by health care professionals and administrators

Author: Nkgudi, Boitumelo ; Robertson, Kate A ; Volmink, Jimmy ; Mayosi, Bongani M Date: 2006 Objective. To determine whether under-reporting of rheumatic fever occurs at hospital, municipal, provincial and national levels of the South African health system. Background. Information on the incidence of rheumatic fever (RF) and the ... Read more
Patient Adherence to Tuberculosis Treatment: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Research

Author: Munro, Salla A ; Lewin, Simon A ; Smith, Helen J ; Engel, Mark E ; Fretheim, Atle ; Volmink, Jimmy Date: 2007 From a systematic review of qualitative research, Munro and coauthors found that a range of interacting factors can lead to patients deciding not to complete their course of tuberculosis treatment. Read more c b
Research synthesis and dissemination as a bridge to knowledge management: The Cochrane Collaboration

Author: Volmink, Jimmy ; Siegfried, Nandi ; Robertson, Katharine ; Gülmezoglu, Metin Date: 2004 In the current information age, research synthesis is a particularly useful tool for keeping track of scientific research and making sense of the large volumes of frequently conflicting data derived from primary studies. The Cochrane Collaboration ... Read more
Steroids for tuberculous pleurisy : a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials

Author: Engel, Mark E Date: 2004 Corticosteroids used in addition to anti-tuberculous therapy have been reported to benefit people with tuberculous pleurisy. However, research findings are not consistent, raising doubt as to whether such treatment is worthwhile. Concem also ... Read more
The Drakensberg Declaration on the Control of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in Africa

Author: Mayosi, Bongani ; Robertson, Kate ; Volmink, Jimmy ; Adebo, Wole ; Akinyore, Kingsley ; Amoah, Albert ; Bannerman, Charles ; Biesman-Simons, Shan ; Jonathan, Carapetis ; Cilliers, Antoinette ; Commerford, Patrick ; Croasdale, Anne ; Damasceno, Albertino ; Dean, Jenny ; Dean, Michael ; de Souza, Robert ; Filipe, Antonio ; Hugo-Hamman, Chris ; JurgensClur, Sally-Ann ; Kombila-Koumba, Pierre ; Kotzenberg, Christelle ; Lawrenson, John ; Manga, Pravin ; Matenga, Jonathan ; Mathivha, Tshimbi ; Mntla, Phindile ; Mocumbi, Ana ; Mokone, Tiny ; Ogola, Elijah ; Omokhodion, Samuel ; Palweni, Chapman ; Pearce, Adrian ; Salo, Avril ; Thomas, Baby ; Walker, Kathie ; Wiysonge, Charles ; Zaher, Salah Date: 2006 This paper reviews some research studies on tillage methods influencing soil and moisture conservation in the eastern African countries of Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Ethiopia during the past four decades. Most of these studies were conducted ... Read more

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