Santé (Montrouge, France)
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Santé (Montrouge, France) · Apr 2006
["Street" medication in Burkina Faso: local names, social relationships, and alleged therapeutic effects].
This qualitative assessment, based on discussions and discourse collected in interviews with members of the general population, addresses the popular view of pharmaceutical drugs in Burkina Faso. The main results demonstrate a strong preference for drugs sold in the street and their largely "off-label" uses. ⋯ Furthermore, the links between the legal and illegal street markets, related in part to the legal status of different drugs, also leads to questions about good and bad, true and false. These distinctions, considered as labels, influence the population's behavior and attitude concerning street medication.
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Santé (Montrouge, France) · Apr 2006
[Topography of ischemic strokes in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire): a computed tomographic approach].
The authors used computed tomography (CT) to assess and categorize the topography of ischemic strokes (IS) among blacks living in Abidjan, the commercial and administrative center of Côte d'Ivoire, in West Africa. ⋯ Our study included IS of all types and typography. Stroke registries in Africa would provide useful data for better assessment of prevalence for specific topographic and etiologic types of stroke.