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Jimmy Volmink

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Top papers

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1 Patient adherence to tuberculosis treatment: a systematic review of qualitative research. PLoS Med 2007 5.63
2 Treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in HIV infected persons. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 4.95
3 Male circumcision for prevention of heterosexual acquisition of HIV in men. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2009 4.86
4 Non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: what we know now. Int J Epidemiol 2011 4.74
5 Number of published systematic reviews and global burden of disease: database analysis. BMJ 2003 4.53
6 Relation between burden of disease and randomised evidence in sub-Saharan Africa: survey of research. BMJ 2002 3.78
7 A theme issue "by, for, and about" Africa. BMJ 2005 3.32
8 Interventions for increasing the proportion of health professionals practising in rural and other underserved areas. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2009 3.20
9 Errors in the completion of the death notification form. S Afr Med J 2007 2.94
10 Beta-blockers for hypertension. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 2.67
11 Putting evidence into practice: how middle and low income countries "get it together". BMJ 2004 2.47
12 Should active recruitment of health workers from sub-Saharan Africa be viewed as a crime? Lancet 2008 2.31
13 Conducting a meta-ethnography of qualitative literature: lessons learnt. BMC Med Res Methodol 2008 2.28
14 Addressing inequalities in research capacity in Africa. BMJ 2005 2.16
15 A review of health behaviour theories: how useful are these for developing interventions to promote long-term medication adherence for TB and HIV/AIDS? BMC Public Health 2007 2.11
16 Nutritional supplements for people being treated for active tuberculosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2008 1.89
17 Non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: the case for cohort studies. PLoS Med 2010 1.88
18 Compliance of clinical trial registries with the World Health Organization minimum data set: a survey. Trials 2009 1.80
19 Families help cure tuberculosis. Lancet 2006 1.72
20 Randomised controlled trials in Africa of HIV and AIDS: descriptive study and spatial distribution. BMJ 2005 1.68
21 Beta-blockers for hypertension. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 1.56
22 The Drakensberg declaration on the control of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Africa. S Afr Med J 2006 1.53
23 Promoting adherence to tuberculosis treatment. Bull World Health Organ 2007 1.51
24 The Cameroon mobile phone SMS (CAMPS) trial: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial of mobile phone text messaging versus usual care for improving adherence to highly active anti-retroviral therapy. Trials 2011 1.50
25 Material incentives and enablers in the management of tuberculosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 1.47
26 Evidence-based public health: what does it offer developing countries? J Public Health (Oxf) 2005 1.46
27 Patient education and counselling for promoting adherence to treatment for tuberculosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 1.26
28 Strengthening research capacity. Lancet 2002 1.18
29 Nutritional interventions for reducing morbidity and mortality in people with HIV. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013 1.10
30 Make the money work for health in sub-Saharan Africa. Lancet 2009 1.09
31 Economic support to improve tuberculosis treatment outcomes in South Africa: a pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled trial. Trials 2013 1.06
32 Linking research and development to strengthen health systems in Africa. Trop Med Int Health 2010 1.00
33 Deaths caused by HIV disease under-reported in South Africa. AIDS 2009 0.99
34 Incentives and enablers to improve adherence in tuberculosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 0.97
35 Directly observed treatment for tuberculosis. BMJ 2003 0.94
36 Validation study of cause of death statistics in Cape Town, South Africa, found poor agreement. J Clin Epidemiol 2011 0.91
37 Cochrane and capacity building in low- and middle-income countries: where are we at? Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013 0.86
38 Pycnogenol® (extract of French maritime pine bark) for the treatment of chronic disorders. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 0.86
39 Ready-to-use therapeutic food for home-based treatment of severe acute malnutrition in children from six months to five years of age. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013 0.84
40 Evidence-based African first aid guidelines and training materials. PLoS Med 2011 0.84
41 Optimal Timing of Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation for HIV-Infected Adults With Newly Diagnosed Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med 2015 0.83
42 Beta-blockers and the treatment of hypertension: it is time to move on. Cardiovasc J Afr 2007 0.81
43 Restricting or banning alcohol advertising to reduce alcohol consumption in adults and adolescents. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 0.81
44 Economic support to improve tuberculosis treatment outcomes in South Africa: a qualitative process evaluation of a cluster randomized controlled trial. Trials 2014 0.80
45 African HIV/AIDS trials are more likely to report adequate allocation concealment and random generation than North American trials. PLoS One 2008 0.79
46 Oral rehydration salt solution for treating cholera: ≤ 270 mOsm/L solutions vs ≥ 310 mOsm/L solutions. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 0.79
47 Investigating the association between diabetes mellitus, depression and psychological distress in a cohort of South African teachers. S Afr Med J 2015 0.78
48 Implications of Cochrane Review on restricting or banning alcohol advertising in South Africa. S Afr Med J 2015 0.76
49 Interventions for improving childhood vaccination coverage in low- and middle-income countries. S Afr Med J 2015 0.75
50 Pycnogenol(®) for the treatment of chronic disorders. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 0.75
51 Attitude and confidence of undergraduate medical programme educators to practice and teach evidence-based healthcare: a cross-sectional survey. Int J Evid Based Healthc 2016 0.75
52 Chickenpox. Clin Evid 2002 0.75
53 Chickenpox. Clin Evid 2002 0.75
54 Interventions for treating tuberculous pericarditis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 0.75