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AGREE to disagree: critical appraisal and the publication of practice guidelines

Author: Wiseman, Roger ; Cohen, Karen ; Gray, Andy ; Jamaloodien, Khadija ; Kredo, Tamara ; Miot, Jacqui ; Parrish, Andy ; Taylor, Bettina ; Blockman, Marc Date: 2014 Faced by an explosion in available evidence for multiple new treatments, busy clinicians value guidelines that are clear, reliable, unbiased and locally applicable. Finding them can be difficult, however. The science of guideline development ... Read more
Cases of antiretroviral-associated gynaecomastia reported to the National HIV & Tuberculosis Health Care Worker Hotline in South Africa

Author: Njuguna, Christine ; Swart, Annoesjka ; Blockman, Marc ; Maartens, Gary ; Chisholm, Briony ; Stewart, Annemie ; Uys, Anri ; Cohen, Karen Date: 16 Nov 2016 Background: Gynaecomastia is associated with exposure to antiretroviral therapy (ART), in particular efavirenz. There is limited data on clinical characteristics of patients with ART-associated gynaecomastia in resource-limited settings and ... Read more
The impact of the National HIV Health Care Worker Hotline on patient care in South Africa

Author: Chisholm, Briony ; Cohen, Karen ; Blockman, Marc ; Kinkel, Hans-Friedemann ; Kredo, Tamara ; Swart, Annoesjka Date: 2011 BACKGROUND:South Africa has a huge burden of illness due to HIV infection. Many health care workers managing HIV infected patients, particularly those in rural areas and primary care health facilities, have minimal access to information ... Read more c b
Leaving the party - withdrawal of South African essential medicines

Author: Wilmshurst, Jo M ; Blockman, Marc ; Argent, Andrew ; Gordon-Graham, Eugenie ; Thomas, Jenny ; Whitelaw, Andrew ; McCulloch, Mignon ; Ramiah, Malitha ; Dyeshana, H ; Ireland, Joe Date: 2005 In August 2004 pharmacies and drug depots were advised that the sole supplier of parenteral phenobarbitone in South Africa, essential for the management of status epilepticus in children, was stopping production at the end of the same ... Read more
Poor anticoagulation control in patients taking warfarin at a tertiary and district-level prothrombin clinic in Cape Town, South Africa

Author: Ebrahim, Ismaeel Date: 2018 Background. Warfarin is the most commonly used anticoagulant for both primary and secondary prevention of thromboembolism. For anticoagulation efficacy, the international normalised ratio (INR) needs to be within the therapeutic range for at ... Read more
Prevalence and risk factors of chronic diseases of lifestyles in endurance runners

Author: Language, Sarah Date: 2018 Background: Chronic diseases of lifestyle (CDL) are associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality in South Africa. Although prevalence of CDL has been established in the general population, there is limited research regarding the ... Read more
A rising-dose tolerance study in health human subjects, examining increasing doses of chlorproguanil with a constant dose of dapsone

Author: Blockman, Marc Date: 2002 Includes bibliographical references. Read more
A school-based intervention for improving malaria-related knowledge and practices in Maputo Province, Mozambique : a randomised controlled trial

Author: Machai, Maria José Pires Date: 2008 The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of a school-based malaria education intervention and its effectiveness in the changing knowledge and practices related to malaria at randomly selected schools in Maputo Province. Read more
Self-Reported Antenatal Medicines Use Among Women Living with and Without HIV in Western Cape, South Africa: A Sub-Analysis of the B Positive Cohort Study

Author: Elzouki, Zaineb Date: 2022 Globally, innumerable women take medication while they are pregnant, and this trend is growing. The pipeline of medicines targeting maternal comorbidities is expanding. However, for most medicines, there is insufficient data on their safety ... Read more
A survey of hypertensive practices at two community health centres in Cape Town

Author: Rayner, Brian ; Blockman, Marc ; Baines, Donette ; Trinder, Trinder Date: 2007 Background: Control of hypertension remains an elusive goal, but doctors' non-compliance with guidelines, patient attitudes and adherence to treatment, and poor delivery of care at clinics are important contributing factors. Objectives: To ... Read more

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