CHILDHOOD INJURIES IN A TERTIARY INSTITUTION IN NORTH EAST NIGERIA

Childhood injuries in a tertiary institution in north east Nigeria

Background: Injury has been recognised as a preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in children.The aim of this study was to determine the aetiology, pattern and location of childhood injuries in north east Nigeria.Materials and Methods: This is a 3-year retrospective hospital-based descriptive study.The study included 114 children (77 boys, 3

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Scaled-up preparation of drug-loaded electrospun polymer fibres and investigation of their continuous processing to tablet form

Polymer-based electrospun amorphous solid dispersions (ASDs) were prepared and investigated from pharmaceutical application point Echinacea of view.Spironolactone (SPIR) was used as model drug mixed in various concentrations with polymers suitable for fibre formation, such as vinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer, polyvinylpyrrolidone K30 and hy

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