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Hope for Haiti?

Veeken H
1993-07-31 • British Medical Journal (BMJ)
1993-07-31 • British Medical Journal (BMJ)
Haiti, one of the world's five poorest nations, gets international attention because of the number of refugees who leave by boat in search of a better future. The 80,000 inhabitants of I...
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A randomized comparison of branded sodium stibogluconate and generic sodium stibogluconate for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis under field conditions in Sudan

Veeken H, Ritmeijer KKD, Seaman J, Davidson RN
2000-05-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2000-05-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
OBJECTIVE
To compare the outcome of treatment of Sudanese kala-azar patients treated under field conditions with either branded sodium stibogluconate (SSG) (Pentostam GlaxoWellcome) ...
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Letter from Peru. A Country Torn Apart by Violence

Veeken H
1993-05-08 • British Medical Journal (BMJ)
1993-05-08 • British Medical Journal (BMJ)
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Colombia: The Winner Takes All

Veeken H
1998-12-12 • British Medical Journal (BMJ)
1998-12-12 • British Medical Journal (BMJ)
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Comparison of an rK39 dipstick rapid test with direct agglutination test and splenic aspiration for the diagnosis of kala-azar in Sudan

Veeken H, Ritmeijer KKD, Seaman J, Davidson RN
2003-02-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2003-02-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
We compared an rK39 dipstick rapid test (Amrad ICT, Australia) with a direct agglutination test (DAT) and splenic aspirate for the diagnosis of kala-azar in 77 patients. The study was ca...
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Russia: Sex, Drugs, and AIDS and MSF

Veeken H
1998-01-10 • British Medical Journal (BMJ)
1998-01-10 • British Medical Journal (BMJ)
SUMMARY POINTS

-- Russia is finding it increasingly difficult to look after all its citizens. Alcohol misusers and homeless and elderly people fight to survive.
-- A recent ...
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Ethiopian visceral leishmaniasis: generic and proprietary sodium stibogluconate are equivalent; HIV co-infected patients have a poor outcome

Ritmeijer KKD, Veeken H, Melaku Y, Leal G, Amsalu R,  et al.
2008-01-31 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2008-01-31 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
We evaluated generic sodium stibogluconate (SSG) (International Dispensary Association, Amsterdam) versus Pentostam (sodium stibogluconate, GlaxoWellcome, London) under field conditions ...
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Cuba: Plenty of Care, Few Condoms, No Corruption

Veeken H
1995-10-07 • British Medical Journal (BMJ)
1995-10-07 • British Medical Journal (BMJ)
The health system in Cuba guarantees accessibility to the entire population, is free of charge, and covers the spectrum from vaccinations to sophisticated interventions. The results are ...
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Lurigancho Prison: Lima's "High School" for Criminality

Veeken H
2000-01-15 • British Medical Journal (BMJ)
2000-01-15 • British Medical Journal (BMJ)
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Sudan: In through the back door

Veeken H
1998-05-09 • British Medical Journal (BMJ)
1998-05-09 • British Medical Journal (BMJ)
"Do not worry, she will survive; she has meningitis and is on treatment. You'll see it tomorrow when it is light.” William smiles confidently, sweeps his stethoscope round his neck, bend...
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French Polynesia: A Nuclear Paradise in the Pacific

Veeken H
1995-08-19 • British Medical Journal (BMJ)
1995-08-19 • British Medical Journal (BMJ)