The Annals of Biomedical Science publishes articles in all aspects of clinical and medical research as well as from fields of basic and applied Biomedical Sciences. The annals is intended to serve as a vehicle for professionals and Scientists to publish articles and research works in all aspects of medicine, biomedical Sciences

• Vol-18 No-1 (2019)
• - A 4 Year Review of Hand Injury In Children: Experience From Benin City
• - is There A Change In The Prevalence of Stroke Risk Factors Over The Past Decade In Benin City, Nigeria?
• - Etiologic Agents of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection In Symptomatic Outpatients At A Tertiary Hospital In...
• - Medical Laboratory Robotics: The Positive and Negative Implications In Developing Countries
• - Water Quality of Ubeji 2 Creek Impacted By Crude Oil From A Bunkered Pipeline
• - Major Factors Influencing Operating Day Cancellation of Surgical Cases In A Tertiary Hospital
• - Neutrophil and Lymphocyte Function In Male Subjects With Prostate Cancer In Edo State, Nigeria.
• - Mistreatment and Substance Use Among Final Year Medical Students of A Nigerian University
• - Predictability of Chronic Kidney Disease Using Anthropometric Parameters
• - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Presenting In A Patient With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus - A Case Report
• - Vitamin E Does Not Modify The Insulin-Induced Memory Impairment In Mice During A Novel Object Recognition Task
• - Sudden Death Associated With Benign Cardiac Tumour: A Case Report and Review of Literature
• - *Corresponding Author 136 Evaluation of The Use of 2.0 Silk Sutures In Tarso-Frontalis Sling Surgery For Severe...
• - Diabetic Ketoacidosis Complicating Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Report
• - Management of Cystic Lid Masses With Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate (STS) Sclerosant Intra-Lesional Injections: Case...
• Vol-16 No-2 (0000)
• - Spectrum of Eyelid Disorders At A Nigerian Tertiary Eye Care Center.
• Vol-16 No-2 (2017)
• - Spectrum of Eyelid Disorders At A Nigerian Tertiary Eye Care Center.
• - Evaluation of Some Haematological Indices of Implanon (ETONOGESTREL) Acceptors After 36 Months of Use In A...
• - Acute Kidney Injury From Paraquat Poisoning: A Case Report.
• - Confrontation Visual Field Testing In Routine Ophthalmic Practice – What is The Relevance?
• - Levels of Some Selected (ESSENTIAL-MN, ZN AND TOXIC-AL, SB) Metals In Clariasgariepinus(CAT FISH) Reared In...
• - Penetrating Eye Trauma:A Case Report and The Role of Imaging In Prompt Diagnosis.
• - An Assessment of Radiation Protection Practices In Radiological Facilities In Benin City, Nigeria.
• - Assessment of Dyslipidemia In Renal Disease Patients
• - An Assessment of The Willingness of Patients In Hospitals In Benin City To Give Consent To Clinical Research
• - Perceptions About Tissue Donation For Medical Research Among Patients In A Tertiary Hospital In South...
• - Long Term Hypolipidaemic and Anti-Atherogenic Effects ofcarica Papaya Linn. Administration On Normal Rabbits
• - Prevalence of Elevated Serum Creatinine Among Treated Hypertensives In South-South Nigeria.
• - Financial Implications of Anemia Management In Anaemic Chronic Kidney Disease Patients In South-South Nigeria.
• - isolation and Characterization of Bacteria Flora From Dumpsites In Benin City Metropolis, Southern Nigeria.
• - Abrogation By Human Menopausal Gonadotropin On Testicular Disorders Induced By Cisplatin In Adult Male Rats
• - Ruptured Appendix In Pregnancy: A Case Report
• - Blood Chemistry of Implanon(ETONOGESTREL) Users In Anigerian Tertiary Institution
• - Ocular Morbidity Pattern In Abonnema, Akuku –Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State.
• - Platelet Aggregates and Adp-Induced Platelet Aggregation In Essential Hypertensive Nigerian With Sickle-Gene...
• - Nigeria’S National Health Act 2014: A Review of Some of Its Implications and Challenges
• - Histological Effects of Aqueous Extract of Allium Sativum (ALLIACEAE) Bulb On The Lungs of Adult Wistar Rats
• Vol-16 No-1 (2017)
• - One Stage Treatment of Chronic Osteomyelitis Using Antibiotic Impregnated Bone Graft Substitute: A Preliminary...
• - Current Concepts In The Management of Resistant Hypertension: A Review Article
• - Prevalence and Risk Factors of Diabetes Mellitus Foot Syndrome Amongst Persons With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus In...
• - Antibacterial Activity of The Ethanoic Leaf Extract of Bryophyullum Pinnatum (CRASSULACEAE) On Selected Gram...
• - Screening For Risk Factors of Kidney Disease In A Rural Population In Delta State, Nigeria: A World Kidney Day...
• - The Barthel Index As Predictor of Handicap In Stroke Survivors: A Prospective Study In Benin City.
• - Pattern of Adult Psychiatric Emergency Cases Presenting At A University Teaching Hospital In Nigeria
• - Sexual Practices and Self-Perception of HIV Risk Among Undergraduates In A Southern Nigeria University
• - Effect of Aqueous Extract of Allium Sativum On Liver Function Profile In Wistar Rat
• - Sexual Practices and Self-Perception of HIV Risk Among Undergraduates In A Southern Nigeria University
• - Timing of Hospital Arrival In Stroke Patients In Benin City Nigeria
• - Effect of Aqueous Extract of Azadiracta Indica On Organs of Tissue Macrophages In Swiss Albino Rats.
• - The Challenge of Managing Haemophilic Pseudotumour In A Resource Poor Setting: Case Report
• - Chronic Ethanol Consumption is Associated With Hypomagnesaemia and Increased Calcium-To-Magnesium Ratio In...
• - A Case Report of Emphysematous Cholecystitis Associated With Pneumobilia In A Diabetic Patient
• - Antiglycemic Effect of Hunteria Umbellata Aqueous Extract On Alloxan Induced Hyperglycemic Albino Rats
• - Prevalence of Malaria Parasitaemia and Its Effects On Some Haematological Parameters In Pregnant Women (AT...
• - Evaluation of Some Haematological Indices of Implanon (ETONOGESTREL) Acceptors After 36Months of Use In A...
• - Attitude of Final Year Medical Students of A Nigerian University Towards Homosexuality
• - Investigating The Effect of Lidocaine On Tropicamide-Induced Mydriasis
• - The Attitude of Final Year Medical Students To Orthopaedics In A Nigerian Medical School
• - Bilateral Sciatic Nerve Injury is A Possible Iatrogenic Complication of Unsafe Injections In Children A...
• - Female Injuries of Medico-Legal Significance Examined At The Accidents and Emergency Department of Central...
• - Variation In Some Haematological Parameters and Levels of Selected Toxic Metals In Cosmetologists and Heavy...
• - Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Parasites Among School Children In Minna, Niger State, Nigeria
• - Gastrointestinal Parasites of Fish As Bio-Indicators of The Ecology of Chanchaga River, Minna, Niger State
• Vol-15 No-2 (2016)
• - Menstrual Hygiene Among Students of A Tertiary Institution In Benin City, Nigeria
• - Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness: Knowledge and Practices Among Pregnant Women In Benin City, Edo...
• - Experience and Use of Ultrasound Scan For Fetal Evaluation Among Obstetricians In An African Population
• - Effect of High Plant Protein Cowpeas (VIGNA UNGUCULATA) and Animal Protein (CASEIN) On Renal Function In Rats
• - Effects of High Plant Cowpeas (VIGNA UNGUCULATA) and Animal (CASEIN) Protein Intake On Some Serum and Urinary...
• - Atherogenic Index of Plasma is Higher In Rubella Positive Than Rubella Negative Pregnant Women In Benin City.
• - The Effect of Ethanolic Seed Extract of Cucurbita Maxima On Lipid Profile In Wistar Rats Fed On Normal and High...
• - Reasons For Failure and Replacement of Class I and Class Ii Amalgam Restorations In Permanent Teeth
• - Anti-Ulcer Activity of Brassica Oleracea On Induced Gastrointestinaltract Injury In Albino Wistar Rats
• - Association of Foetal Haemoglobin With Pancreatic Enzymes In Sickle Cell Disease Patients In Benin City,...
• - Oral Care of Critically Ill Patients: Practice of Attending Nurses At The University of Benin Teaching...
• - Nephrotic Syndrome In Pregnancy Wrongly Diagnosed and Managed As A Case of Preeclampsia
• - Morphology of The Human Pinna In Anioma, Urhobo and isoko Populations of Delta State
• - Pattern of Ascitic Fluid Cytology In A Tertiary Centre: A 5 Year Review
• - Very Large Polycystic Kidneys Presenting With End Stage Renal Failure and Massive Inguinoscrotal Hernia
• - Serum Lipid Profile of Anti-Retroviral (ARV) NaïVe Human Immunodeficiency (HIV) Patients
• - A Study of The Frequency and Pattern of Non-Drug Therapies Among Patients With Some Cardiovascular Diseases At...
• - Biochemical Assessement of Liver Enzymes In Immunocompromised Subjects – HIV/AIDS
• - Dental Autotransplantation: Case Report of Two Variants
• - Evaluation of The Antimicrobial Activity of Some Commonly Used Toothpastes Against Selected Microorganisms.
• - Status of Disease Screening Among Adults In Egor Local Government Area, Edo State.
• - Childhood Sexual Assaults Presenting At The Central Hospital, Benin City, Edo State.
• - Pattern of Brain Computed Tomography Findings of Adult Patients With Head Injury At Oghara, Nigeria
• - Use of Mousseaubarbin Tube In The Palliative Management of Advanced Oesophageal Carcinoma
• - Extremity Trauma In Midwestern Nigeria: An Epidemiological Study
• - Prevalence of Onchocerciasis In Edo State, Nigeria

Prof. N.K.D Halim

Annals of Biomedical Sciences

Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion

University of Benin Teaching Hospital

P. M. B. 1111

Benin City, NIGERIA.

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