Articles

S Clapham, D Pokharel, C Bird, and I Basnett

Addressing the attitudes of service providers: increasing access to professional midwifery care in Nepal
Trop Doct 38(4): 197-201; doi:10.1258/td.2008.070291 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pragti Chhabra, Kiran Guleria, Narinder Kumar Saini, Kannan Tupil Anjur, and Neelam Bala Vaid

Pattern of severe maternal morbidity in a tertiary hospital of Delhi, India: a pilot study
Trop Doct 38(4): 201-204; doi:10.1258/td.2007.070327 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Somdatta Patra, Bir Singh, and V P Reddaiah

Maternal morbidity during postpartum period in a village of north India: a prospective study
Trop Doct 38(4): 204-208; doi:10.1258/td.2008.070417 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dafalla O Abuidris, Mohamed E Ahmed, Elgaili M Elgaili, and Ramandeep S Arora

Childhood cancer in Sudan: 1999–2007
Trop Doct 38(4): 208-210; doi:10.1258/td.2008.070408 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jerzy Kuzma and Vincent Atua

Conservative management of splenic injury in the tropics
Trop Doct 38(4): 210-213; doi:10.1258/td.2007.070344 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Iqbal Saleem Mir, Mir Mohsin, Tafazul Majid, Khurshid Wani, Mehmood-ul-Hasan, Omar Kirmani, Javed Naqshbandi, and Mohammed Maqbool

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a small rural hospital in Kashmir Valley, India
Trop Doct 38(4): 213-216; doi:10.1258/td.2007.070277 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Methods and Devices

Iqbal Saleem Mir, Mir Mohsin, Anjum Malik, Abdul Qayoom Shah, and Tafazul Majid

A structured training module using an inexpensive endotrainer for improving the performance of trainee surgeons
Trop Doct 38(4): 217-218; doi:10.1258/td.2008.070359 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Short Reports

Benjamin Afful, Stephen Murphy, George Antunes, and Vytis Dudzevicius

The characteristics and causes of pleural effusions in Kumasi Ghana – a prospective study
Trop Doct 38(4): 219-220; doi:10.1258/td.2007.070275 [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Minghua Zheng, Hailong Lin, Sheng Luo, Lihua Xu, Yanjun Zeng, and Yongping Chen

Fever of unknown origin in the elderly: nine years experience in China
Trop Doct 38(4): 221-222; doi:10.1258/td.2007.070293 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Surinder Kumar, Bineeta Kashyap, and Preena Bhalla

The rise and fall of epidemic Neisseria meningitidis from a tertiary care hospital in Delhi, January 2005–June 2007
Trop Doct 38(4): 222-224; doi:10.1258/td.2007.070296 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Kolawole Wasiu Wahab, Mahmoud Sani, Maruf Gbadamosi, and Mahmoud Yandutse

Frequency and determinants of the metabolic syndrome in apparently healthy adult Nigerians
Trop Doct 38(4): 224-226; doi:10.1258/td.2007.070335 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Uade S Ugbomoiko, Liana Ariza, and Jorg Heukelbach

Pigs are the most important animal reservoir for Tunga penetrans (jigger flea) in rural Nigeria
Trop Doct 38(4): 226-227; doi:10.1258/td.2007.070352 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amare Deribew Tadegge

The mental health consequences of intimate partner violence against women in Agaro Town, southwest Ethiopia
Trop Doct 38(4): 228-229; doi:10.1258/td.2008.070353 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adrienne N Kovalsky, Steven E Lacey, Upendra Raj Kaphle, and James M Vaughn

Risk perception and water purification practices for water-borne parasitic infections in remote Nepal
Trop Doct 38(4): 229-231; doi:10.1258/td.2008.070366 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shashi A, Kumar M, and Bhardwaj M

Incidence of skeletal deformities in endemic fluorosis
Trop Doct 38(4): 231-233; doi:10.1258/td.2008.070379 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Shabina Habibi, Naveet Wig, Sunil Agarwal, Surendra K Sharma, Rakesh Lodha, Ravindra M Pandey, and Arti Kapil

Epidemiology of nosocomial infections in medicine intensive care unit at a tertiary care hospital in northern India
Trop Doct 38(4): 233-235; doi:10.1258/td.2008.070395 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

João Guilherme Bezerra Alves, José Natal Figueiroa, and Isabela Barros

Does breast feeding provide protection against acute appendicitis? A case-control study
Trop Doct 38(4): 235-236; doi:10.1258/td.2008.070404 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kebede Deribe, Kifle Woldemichael, Mekitie Wondafrash, Amaha Haile, and Alemayehu Amberbir

High-risk behaviours and associated factors among HIV-positive individuals in clinical care in southwest Ethiopia
Trop Doct 38(4): 237-239; doi:10.1258/td.2008.070405 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Debajyoti Mohanty, Vivek Agrawal, Bhupendra Kumar Jain, Richa Gupta, Vinita Rathi, and Arun Gupta

Osteomyelitis of the ribs: a strategy for prompt diagnosis and effective management
Trop Doct 38(4): 239-241; doi:10.1258/td.2008.070413 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

V Gupta, S Tripathi, V Tilak, and B D Bhatia

A study of clinico-haematological profiles of pancytopenia in children
Trop Doct 38(4): 241-243; doi:10.1258/td.2008.070422 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elsir A Elussein, Yagoub M Magid, Maha M Omer, and Ishag Adam

Clinical patterns and major causes of infertility among Sudanese couples
Trop Doct 38(4): 243-244; doi:10.1258/td.2007.070125 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kasonde Bowa, Jim Jewel, and Victor Mudenda

Fine needle aspiration cytology in the investigation of breast lumps at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia
Trop Doct 38(4): 245-247; doi:10.1258/td.2006.005174 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Yunes Panahi, Fatemeh Beiraghdar, Yashar Moharamzad, Zahra Khalili Matinzadeh, and Behzad Einollahi

The incidence of urinary tract infections in febrile children during a two-year period in Tehran, Iran
Trop Doct 38(4): 247-249; doi:10.1258/td.2008.070356 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S O Ola, J A Otegbayo, A Yakubu, G N Odaibo, and D O Olaleye

Risk of hepatitis B virus in the slaughter house
Trop Doct 38(4): 249-250; doi:10.1258/td.2008.070419 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Case Series and Case Reports

D Rawat, M R Capoor, D Nair, M Deb, and P Aggarwal

Concomitant TB and cryptococcosis in HIV-infected patients
Trop Doct 38(4): 251-252; doi:10.1258/td.2007.070295 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Levent Doganci, Meltem Ceyhan, Nuriye Fisgin Tasdeler, Hanife Sarikayalar, and Necla Tulek

Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever and diffuse alveolar haemorrhage
Trop Doct 38(4): 252-254; doi:10.1258/td.2008.070406 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Letícia Perondi Luz, José Miguel Dora, and Luciano Zubaran Goldani

Pyomyositis mimicking leptospirosis: two cases in a Brazilian tertiary care hospital in a non-tropical area
Trop Doct 38(4): 254-256; doi:10.1258/td.2008.070425 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Giusseppe Caruzo and José Cardozo

Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis: a new case from Venezuela
Trop Doct 38(4): 256-257; doi:10.1258/td.2008.070426 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Research Letter

Roland C Ibekwe and Ngozi C Ojinnaka

Childhood epilepsy and school absence
Trop Doct 38(4): 258-259; doi:10.1258/td.2007.070305 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence

Shabir Ahmed Dhar, Arshiya Hamid, Shahzada Mohammed Salim Khan, and Mohammed Farooq Butt

Unforeseen difficulties faced by a hospital in dealing with mass disaster victims
Trop Doct 38(4): 260; doi:10.1258/td.2007.070308 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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