The notion that the mouth is the mirror of the body no longer holds. More than a mirror, the mouth exerts pan-systemic effects on systemic health and disease.
Hippocrates of ancient Greece and Gale...
Determinants of road traffic crashes among intercity commercial drivers in Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Background: Road traffic crashes are a common cause of preventable injury and death worldwide including in Nigeria.
Objective: This study assessed the determinants of road traffic cra...
Prevalence and outcome of higher-order multiples in Ilesa, Nigeria
Introduction: This study reviewed the current prevalence of higher-order multiples (HOMs) in our institution compared to earlier documentation in the 1970s. We also reviewed factors that infl...
Effect of stigma on COVID-19 cases management at the treatment unit of the Yaounde Central Hospital, Cameroon
Background: The coronavirus pandemic coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) has affected the whole world, causing the lives of many victims. Africa has recorded more than a million cases and Camer...
Uptake and adherence to treatment for lung cancers in Nigeria: A single-centre experience
Dear Editor,
Lung cancer even though is one of the most preventable of all the major malignancies; it is leading cancer and leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide.[1] Lung cancer accounts for ...
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Nigerian Journal of Health Sciences, a publication of College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife,Nigeria,and Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife,Nigeria, is a peer-reviewed online journal with Biannual print on demand compilation of issues published. The journal’s full text is available online at www.chs-journal.com.