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Experiences of family members caring for female patients with a co-morbid diagnosis of bipolar and substance abuse admitted in a psychiatric hospital in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Caregivers of people with psychiatric illnesses experience challenges, which contribute significantly to their burden of care and can result in health and mental health problems. The researcher was interested in the lived ...
Analysis of the occurrence of taurodontism in patients attending the Tygerberg Oral Health Centre
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Aim: Analysis of the occurrence of taurodont molars among patients attending the Tygerberg Oral Health Centre. Methodology: A retrospective descriptive study comprising 1608 panoramic radiographs of patient records, 815 ...
A retrospective analysis of the non-odontogenic malignancies of the jaws using panoramic radiography
(2013)
Aim: The aim of this study was to report on the frequency of and radiographic
features of non-odontogenic malignancies of the jaws as seen on panoramic images,
stored in the radiological achieves over an eleven year period.
Intercountry adoption in an African context: a legal perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
Although it may seem ironic that a policy affecting so few children should engage so
much political and social attention, the symbolic significance of intercountry adoption far
outweighs its practical import. This fact ...
Evaluating the specancer cell targeting peptides for applications in cancer diagnostics
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Cancer is a disease most often associated with poor prognosis. During the development of the
disease, cells acquire genetic mutations which result in changes in bio-molecules (DNA and
protein), thus altering normal ...
Assessment of diagnostic imaging modalities utilized in the diagnosis of the odontogenic myxoma
(2010)
Odontogenic myxoma (OM) is one of the rare odontogenic tumours that affect the
maxilo-facial regions. Skeletal myxomas are more common than soft tissue types
in the facial regions. Odontogenic myxomas (OM) are non ...
A Mobile Deaf-to-hearing communication aid for medical diagnosis
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Many South African Deaf people use their mobile phones for communication with SMSs yet they would prefer to converse in South African Sign Language. Deaf people with a capital `D' are different from deaf or hard of hearing ...
The significance of subthreshold symptoms of anxiety in the aetiology of bruxism
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
Bruxism is an oral parafunctional habit involving clenching and grinding of the teeth that occurs mainly unconsciously, diurnally and nocturnally. It is considered an important contributory factor in the aetiology of ...
Waiting to die: staging of HIV positive people at the first HIV test - Region A, Nelson Mandela Metropole (January 1991-April 2000)
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
This project suggested that HIV people in Region A (Nelson Mandela Metropole, formerly Port Elizabeth) health district of the Eastern Cape, seek HIV testing when they are already in stages three (late disease) and four ...
The experiences of patients with regard to social and health services factors that contribute to delays in seeking treatment for tuberculosis
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
The goal of this research study was to do an explorative study in order to establish the experiences of patients with regard to social and health services factors that contribute to delays in seeking treatment for Tuberculosis.