Prof. Ebele Francisca Ugochukwu
Prof. Ebele Francisca Ugochukwu is a PROFESSOR in PAEDIATRICS Department, Faculty Of Medicine in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Address: | Paediatrics, Faculty Of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. |
Faculty/Unit: | FACULTY OF MEDICINE |
Department/Sub-Unit: | PAEDIATRICS |
Social Profiles
Interest Areas
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | Professor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka October, 2009 to Present |
| 2 | Reader, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka October, 2006 to September, 2009 |
| 3 | Senior Lecturer, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka October, 2003 to September, 2006 |
| 4 | Lecturer 1, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka September, 2000 to October, 2003 |
| 5 | Consultant Paediatrician, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi November, 1999 to Present |
| 6 | Consultant Paediatrician, St Charles Borromeo Specialist Hospital Onitsha May, 1996 to March, 1998 |
| 7 | Senior Registrar in Paediatrics, University Of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu April, 1992 to April, 1996 |
| 8 | Registrar in Paediatrics, University Of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu September, 1988 to April, 1992 |
| 9 | Corper Doctor, National Youth Service Corps With 82 Division Nigerian Army August, 1987 to August, 1988 |
| 10 | House Officer, University Of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu August, 1986 to August, 1987 |
Creative Output
| Books | |
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| 1 | ABIODUN HASSAN, ADEBAYO PETERS, ADESIGBIN CLEMENT, ..., EBELE UGOCHUKWU, ET AL. (2015, March) NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS AND LEPROSY CONTROL PROGRAMME. NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS, LEPROSY AND BURULI ULCER MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL GUIDELINES. 6TH EDITION 2015 FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, pp 1 - 170 |
| 2 | OBASANYA J, ORAZULIKE NK, UGOCHUKWU E, OLADOKUN R ET AL. (2014, March) DESK GUIDE FOR DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF TB IN CHILDREN IN NIGERIA FIRST EDITION FMOH-NTBLCP/WHO/USAID/TB CARE1, Vol. 1, pp 1 - 20 |
| Book Chapters | |
| 1 | UGOCHUKWU EF. (2014, July) A THREE-YEAR CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITH ACE INHIBITORS AT NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NNEWI NIGERIA, DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS, 2010-2012 ACE INHIBITORS (MEDICAL USES, MECHANISMS OF ACTION, POTENTIAL ADVERSE EFFECTS AND RELATED TOPICS) VOL.2 ED. MACAULAY AMECHI ONUIGBO. 2014. NOVA SCIENC, Vol. 2, pp 277 - 284 |
| Journal Articles | |
| 1 | ECHENDU ST, OKEKE KN, EBENEBE JC, UGOCHUKWU EF, ONUBOGU CU, UMEADI EN, EGBUONU I, EDOKWE ES, IFEZULIKE CC, ELEJE GU. (2021, March), "PREVALENCE OF PROTEIN ENERGY MALNUTRITION IN HIV INFECTED UNDER FIVE CHILDREN AND THE EFFECTS OF HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY ON THEIR NUTRITIONAL STATUS IN NIGERIA", MAGNA SCIENTIA ADVANCED RESEARCH AND REVIEWS, Vol. 1, (Issue 3), pp 53 - 61 |
| 2 | ONUBOGU CU, UGOCHUKWU EF. (2021, May), "A 17 YEAR EXPERIENCE OF ATTRITION FROM CARE AMONG HIV INFECTED CHILDREN IN NNEWI SOUTH EAST NIGERIA", BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES, Vol. 21, pp 409 - 419 |
| 3 | EKWOCHI U,UGOCHUKWU EF, ONUBOGU CU, MANYIKE C, UKPABI IK, OKEKE KN. (2021, May), "BREASTFEEDING DURATION AND RELATED FACTORS AMONG MOTHERS IN SOUTHEAST NIGERIA", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND RESEARCH, Vol. 11, (Issue 5), pp 305 - 312 |
| 4 | UKPABI IK, UGOCHUKWU EF, ONUBOGU CU, EKWOCHI U, MANYIKE CP, OKEKE KN. (2021, August), "EARLY INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES AMONG MOTHERS OF SOUTHEAST NIGERIA", EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, Vol. 7, (Issue 4), pp 65 - 74 |
| 5 | ECHENDU ST, UGOCHUKWU EF, OKEKE KN, ONUBOGU CU, EBENEBE JC, UMEADI EN, IFEZULIKE CC, AGU NV. (2021, June), "SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINANTS OF UNDERNUTRITION IN HIV INFECTED UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN", EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE, Vol. 2, (Issue 3), pp 22 - 29 |
| 6 | UGOCHUKWU EF, ONUBOGU CU, OFORA VC, OKEKE KN, UJU CM. (2020, June), "BLOOD PRESSURE PROFILES AND DETERMINANTS OF HYPERTENSION AMONG PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NNEWI, SOUTHEAST NIGERIA", EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES, Vol. 2, (Issue 3), pp 1 - 7 |
| 7 | UGOCHUKWU EF, ONUBOGU CU, OKEKE KN, OFORA VC, UJU CM. (2020, July), "WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE, WAIST-TO-HEIGHT RATIO AND BODY MASS INDEX AS PARAMETERS OF OBESITY AMONG PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS", EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES, Vol. 2, (Issue 4), pp 1 - 8 |
| 8 | ONUBOGU CU, UGOCHUKWU EF, ANYABOLU AE, OJUKWU JO. (2019, May), "CHILDHOOD TUBERCULOSIS IN A SOUTHEAST NIGERIAN TERTIARY HOSPITAL: TREATMENT OUTCOMES AND DETERMINANTS", LIBYAN INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY JOURNAL, Vol. 4, pp 18 - 25 |
| 9 | UGOCHUKWU EF, ONUBOGU CU, EZEUDU CE. (2019, September), "A COMPARISON OF BIRTH WEIGHT FOR GESTATIONAL AGE AMONG NEWBORN INFANTS OF HIV POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE MOTHERS IN A SOUTHEAST TRETIARY HOSPITAL", WEST AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, Vol. 36, (Issue 3), pp 199 - 204 |
| 10 | EDOKWE ES, ONUBOGU CU, UGOCHUKWU EF, IGWE WC, OKEKE KN, OJUKWU JO, OFIAELI NG. (2018, January), "PAEDIATRIC HIV TEST IN A SOUTH-EASTERN TERTIARY CENTRE: DOES PROVIDER-INITIATED TESTING AND COUNSELING INCREASE THE UPTAKE RATE?", ORIENT JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, Vol. 30, (Issue 1), pp 30 - 35 |
| 11 | UGOCHUKWU EF. (2018, July), "MALNUTRITION IN CHILDREN", ARISE AND SHINE, Vol. 22, pp 54 - 57 |
| 12 | ELEGE GU, EDOKWE ES, IKECHEBELU JI, ONUBOGU CU, UGOCHUKWU EF, OKAM PC, IBEKWE AM. (2017, January), "MOTHER TO CHILD TRANSMISSION OF HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) AMONG HIV INFECTED PREGNANT WOMEN ON HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY WITH PREMATURE RUPTURE OF MEMBRANES AT TERM", THE JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL AND NEONATAL MEDICINE, pp 1 - 7 |
| 13 | ONUBOGU CU, EGBUONU I, UGOCHUKWU EF, NWABUEZE AS, UGOCHUKWU O. (2017, July), "THE INFLUENCE OF MATERNAL ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS ON THE BIRTH SIZE OF TERM SINGLETON SOUTH-EAST NIGERIAN NEWBORN INFANTS", NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, Vol. 20, pp 852 - 859 |
| 14 | OKEKE KN, EGBUONU I, UGOCHUKWU EF, ULASI TO, OKANI CO, EJIOFOR OS, IFEZULIKE CC. (2017, December), "SEROPREVALENCE OF HBV AND HIV COINFECTION IN CHILDREN IN NNEWI SOUTHEAST NIGERIA", PEDIATRICS AND HEALTH RESEARCH, Vol. 2, (Issue 3), pp 20 - 26 |
| 15 | CHAMLA D, ASADU C, ADEJUYIGBE E, DAVIES A, UGOCHUKWU E, UMAR L, OLUWAFUNKE I, HASSAN-HANGA F, ONUBOGU C, TUNDE-OREMODU I, MADUBUIKE C, UMEADI E, EPUND. (2016, July), "CAREGIVER SATISFACTION WITH PAEDIATRIC HIV TREATMENT AND CARE IN NIGERIA AND EQUITY IMPLICATIONS FOR CHILDREN LIVING WITH HIV", AIDS CARE, Vol. 28, (Issue 2), pp 153 - 160 |
| 16 | EZEUDU CE, EBENEBE JC, CHUKWUKA JO, UGOCHUKWU EF, AMILO GI, OKORIE OI. (2016, April), "MALARIA PARASITAEMIA AMONG FEBRILE UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN AT NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NNEWI SOUTH EAST NIGERIA", NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, Vol. 25, (Issue 2), pp 113 - 117 |
| 17 | MADUBUIKE C, UGOCHUKWU EF, EZEANOSIKE O, CHUKWUKA J, OKPARA H. (2016, October), "EVALUATION OF MBJ20 TRANSCUTANEOUS BILIRUBINOMETER IN THE ASSESSMENT OF SEVERITY OF NEONATAL JAUNDICE", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEONATAL SCREENING, Vol. 2, pp 8 - 13 |
| 18 | ONUBOGU CU, UGOCHUKWU EF, EGBUONU I, ONYEKA IN. (2015, October), "ADHERENCE TO INFANT FEEDING CHOICES BY HIV INFECTED MOTHERS AT A NIGERIAN TERTIARY HOSPITAL: THE PRE-"RAPID ADVICE" EXPERIENCE", SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, Vol. 28, (Issue 4), pp 180 - 186 |
| 19 | EZEUDU CE, EBENEBE JC, UGOCHUKWU EF, CHUKWUKA JO, AMILO GI, OKORIE OI. (2015, January), "THE PERFORMANCE OF AN HISTIDINE-RICH PROTEIN-2 RAPID DIAGNOSTIC (RDT) AGAINST THE STANDARD MICROSCOPY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF MALARIA PARASITAEMIA AMONG FEBRILE UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN AT NNEWI", NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS, Vol. 42, (Issue 1), pp 59 - 63 |
| 20 | ACHEBE C, UGOCHUKWU EF, ADOGU POU, UBAJAKA C. (2014, January), "PREDICTION OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT FROM OTHER ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS IN NNEWI SOUTH EASTERN NIGERIA", NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS, Vol. 41, (Issue 1), pp 59 - 63 |
| 21 | UGOCHUKWU EF, ONUBOGU CU, EDOKWE ES, OKEKE KN. (2014, July), "NUTRITIONAL CONTENTS OF LUNCH PACKS OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN NNEWI NIGERIA", ANNALS OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH, Vol. 4, pp 108 -114 |
| 22 | IKECHEBELU JI, ELEJE GU, UGOCHUKWU EF, EDOKWE ES. (2014, May), "SHOULD WE REDEFINE AGE OF FETAL VIABILITY IN NIGERIA? A CASE REPORT OF NEWBORN SURVIVAL FROM PRE-VIABLE PRE-LABOR RUPTURE OF MEMBRANES", JOURNAL OF WOMEN'S HEALTH, ISSUES AND CARE, Vol. 3, pp 3 |
| 23 | ONUBOGU CU, UGOCHUKWU EF. (2013, July), "INTERPREGNANCY INTERVAL AND PREGNANCY OUTCOMES AMONG HIV POSITIVE MOTHERS IN NAUTH NNEWI SOUTHEAST NIGERIA", NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS, Vol. 40, (Issue 3), pp 264 - 269 |
| 24 | UGOCHUKWU EF, OKEKE KN, ONUBOGU CU, EDOKWE ES. (2012, October), "SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS OF CHILD STREET VENDORS IN NNEWI NIGERIA", NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS, Vol. 39, (Issue 4), pp 174 - 178 |
| 25 | NNAJI GA, CHUKWU J, UGOCHUKWU EF, EZECHUKWU C, OGBONNAYA L. (2011, July), "DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH TO CHILDHOOD PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN ENDEMIC AREAS OF SOUTHEAST NIGERIA", NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, Vol. 20, (Issue 3), pp 327 - 332 |
| 26 | NNAJI GA, CHUKWU JN, EZECHUKWU CC, UGOCHUKWU EF, OGBONNAYA LU, OGBUABOR DC. (2011, July), "RANKING OF DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES OF CHILDHOOD PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS BY MEDICAL DOCTORS IN SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA", NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS, Vol. 38, (Issue 3), pp 109 - 114 |
| 27 | IKECHEBELU JI, UGBOAJA JO, KALU SO, UGOCHUKWU EF. (2011, October), "THE OUTCOME OF PREVENTION OF MOTHER TO CHILD TRANSMISSION (PMTCT) OF HIV INFECTION PROGRAMME IN NNEWI SOUTHEAST NIGERIA", NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, Vol. 20, (Issue 4), pp 421 - 425 |
| 28 | UGOCHUKWU EF, KALU SO. (2010, January), "EARLY INFANT DIAGNOSIS OF HIV INFECTION IN SOUTHEAST NIGERIA: PREVALENCE OF HIV INFECTION AMONG HIV EXPOSED BABIES", WEST AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, Vol. 29, (Issue 1), pp 3 - 7 |
| 29 | UGOCHUKWU EF. (2010, July), "HIV/TB CO-INFECTION IN NIGERIAN CHILDREN", NIGERIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, Vol. 51, (Issue 3), pp 120 - 124 |
| 30 | UGOCHUKWU EF, EGBUONU I. (2009, March), "COMPARATIVE USE OF ANTHROPOMETRIC INDICES IN THE DETECTION OF MALNUTRITION AMONG NURSERY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN NNEWI NIGERIA", TROPICAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, Vol. 13, (Issue 1), pp 8 - 14 |
| 31 | UGOCHUKWU EF, EZECHUKWU CC, UNDIE N, AKUJOBI C. (2007, June), "PATTERN OF PATHOGENS IN EAR DISCHARGE OF HIV INFECTED CHILDREN IN NNEWI SOUTHEAST NIGERIA", NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, Vol. 10, (Issue 2), pp 130 - 136 |
| 32 | UGOCHUKWU EF, ILOH KK. (2007, April), "THROMBOCYTOPENIA IN CHILDREN INFECTED WITH THE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS: PREVALENCE AMONG NIGERIAN IGBO CHILDREN", NIGERIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, Vol. 48, (Issue 2), pp 35 - 38 |
| 33 | UGOCHUKWU EF. (2007, April), "SEVERE ANOGENITAL WARTS IN A CHILD WITH HIV INFECTION: A CASE REPORT", NIGERIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, Vol. 48, (Issue 2), pp 49 - 50 |
| 34 | UGOCHUKWU EF. (2006, January), "CLINICAL SPECTRUM OF PAEDIATRIC HIV IN NNEWI NIGERIA", WEST AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, Vol. 25, (Issue 1), pp 10 - 14 |
| 35 | UGOCHUKWU EF. (2006, January), "FEMALE CIRCUMCISION", PHARMASCOPE, Vol. 3, (Issue 1), pp 40 - 41 |
| 36 | UGOCHUKWU EF. (2006, September), "PRESENTATION AND OUTCOME OF PYOGENIC MENINGITIS IN CHILDREN: THE EXPERIENCE IN NNEWI SOUTHEAST NIGERIA", TROPICAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, Vol. 10, (Issue 2), pp 22 - 25 |
| 37 | UGOCHUKWU EF. (2005, November), "THE DIABETIC ADOLESCENT", DIABETES INTERNATIONAL, Vol. 13, (Issue 2), pp 12 - 13 |
| 38 | UGOCHUKWU EF, EZECHUKWU CC, UKWUIJE UT, OKONKWO CC, OLISAEKE FI. (2005, April), "MALARIA IN THE NEONATE: HOW COMMON IS IT?", TROPICAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, Vol. 9, (Issue 1), pp 8 - 11 |
| 39 | UGOCHUKWU EF, EZECHUKWU CC, OKOYE O. (2005, December), "BREASTFEEDING KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES OF MEDICAL STUDENTS AT THE NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY NIGERIA", JOURNAL OF COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, Vol. 10, (Issue 2), pp 75 - 78 |
| 40 | EZECHUKWU CC, EKEJINDU IM, UGOCHUKWU EF, EGBUONU I, OGUATU M, CHUKWUKA JO. (2004, September), "CONGENITALLY ACQUIRED MALARIA IN A HYPERENDEMIC AREA: A COHORT STUDY", TROPICAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, Vol. 8, (Issue 2), pp 44 - 48 |
| 41 | EZECHUKWU CC, EGBUONU I, UGOCHUKWU EF, CHUKWUKA JO. (2004, December), "MATERNAL ATTITUDES TO BREASTFEEDING IN THE CONCEPT OF THE BABY FRIENDLY HOSPITAL INITIATIVE", JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL INVESTIGATION, Vol. 2, (Issue 2), pp 82 - 85 |
| 42 | EZECHUKWU CC, EGBUONU I, UGOCHUKWU EF, CHUKWUKA JO. (2004, July), "MOTHERS' BELIEF ABOUT INFANT TEETHING IN NNEWI, SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA", SAHEL MEDICAL JOURNAL, Vol. 7, (Issue 3), pp 84 - 87 |
| 43 | EZECHUKWU CC, UGOCHUKWU EF, EGBUONU I, CHUKWUKA JO. (2004, December), "RISK FACTORS FOR NEONATAL MORTALITY IN A REGIONAL TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN NIGERIA", NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, Vol. 7, (Issue 2), pp 50 - 52 |
| 44 | UGOCHUKWU EF. (2004, November), "ACCIDENTAL POISONING IN NIGERIAN IBO CHILDREN", NIGERIAN CLINICAL REVIEW, Vol. 8, pp 12 - 15 |
| 45 | UGOCHUKWU EF. (2004, November), "CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS IN A SPECIAL CARE BABY UNIT", NIGERIAN CLINICAL REVIEW, Vol. 8, (Issue 6), pp 26 - 30 |
| 46 | UGOCHUKWU EF. (2004, September), "CARE SEEKING FOR ILLNESS IN YOUNG CHILDREN IN ONITSHA, SOUTH EAST NIGERIA", TROPICAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, Vol. 8, (Issue 2), pp 53 - 59 |
| 47 | UGOCHUKWU EF. (2003, September), "BACTERIAL ISOLATES IN NEONATAL INFECTIONS", NIGERIAN MEDICAL PRACTITIONER, Vol. 44, (Issue 3), pp 56 -58 |
| 48 | UGOCHUKWU EF. (2003, December), "AWARENESS OF HIV/AIDS AMONG HOSPITAL WORKERS", NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, Vol. 6, (Issue 2), pp 102 - 106 |
| 49 | UGOCHUKWU EF, EZECHUKWU CC, AGBATA CC, EZUMBA I. (2002, July), "PRETERM ADMISSIONS IN A SPECIAL CARE BABY UNIT: THE NNEWI EXPERIENCE", NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS, Vol. 29, (Issue 3), pp 75 - 79 |
| 50 | UGOCHUKWU EF. (2002, June), "TREATMENT OF CHILDHOOD DIARRHOEA: WHAT MOTHERS DO.", NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, Vol. 5, (Issue 1), pp 64 - 68 |
| 51 | UGOCHUKWU EF. (2002, July), "DIABETES AND THE NEWBORN", DIABETES INTERNATIONAL, Vol. 12, (Issue 2), pp 44 - 46 |
| 52 | UGOCHUKWU EF. (2002, December), "VITAMIN A: THE EXPANDING SPECTRUM OF USES", JOURNAL OF COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, Vol. 7, (Issue 2), pp 67 - 70 |
| 53 | UGOCHUKWU EF. (2002, May), "ETIOLOGICAL PERCEPTIONS OF CHILDHOOD DIARRHOEA AMONG MOTHERS OF SOUTH EAST NIGERIA", NIGERIAN MEDICAL PRACTITIONER, Vol. 41, (Issue 5), pp 56 - 59 |
| 54 | UGOCHUKWU EF. (2001, April), "MATERNAL CHILDCARE PRACTICES: RISK FACTORS FOR CHILDHOOD DIARRHOEA", Unknown Journal or Publisher, Vol. 5, (Issue 1), pp 11 - 19 |
| 55 | UGOCHUKWU EF, OKOCHA EC, AKAHARA OC. (2001, September), "PURE RED CELL APLASIA IN A NIGERIAN IGBO BOY", TROPICAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, Vol. 5, (Issue 2), pp 16 - 20 |
| 56 | UGOCHUKWU EF. (2001, July), "CEREBRAL PALSY IN NNEWI: 1995 - 2000", NIGERIAN MEDICAL PRACTITIONER, Vol. 40, (Issue 1), pp 10 - 12 |