ABSTRACT Gastric cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer related mortality globally. It carries a very poor prognosis with a one-year survival rate of less than 15%. The main objective of this study was to investigate environmental, biological and dietary factors associated with gastric...
Download PDF ↓INTRODUCTION: There has been a substantial and significant increase in patients hospitalized for ischaemic stroke with co-existing HIV infection. Little is known about the mechanism of stroke in these HIV+ve patients as no studies had been done in our region. Elsewhere, attributed mechanisms...
Download PDF ↓Introduction:Stroke is an important cause of morbidity and mortality at UTH. It is important to know the nature of stroke and the clinical outcome of different types of strokes in our setting.This study was designed to determine the frequency and types of strokes in patients admitted at UTH and...
Download PDF ↓This six month prospective case controlled study involving sixty patients was conducted at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.To study the relationship between strokes in the young adults (15-45 years) and HIV infection.Thirty young adults conveniently chosen who presented with...
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