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H L Vis

Publications and source records attributed to H L Vis.

At least 55 records · Page 3Linked to original sources
PubMed1975

The health of mother and child in rural Central Africa.

In the Great Lakes Region of Central Africa, the population suffers from severe proteo-caloric malnutrition, with adverse affects on maternal and child health. Improvement of maternal nutrition would lead to rapid consecutive pregnancies, reducing the length of time each child could be breastfed and reducing the protein available to each child. Hence, the authors recommend modern birth spacing methods in combination with programs to improve the health of mother and child.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1975

Proximal renal tubular acidosis in vitamin D deficiency rickets.

A proximal renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is the mechanism underlying the systemic acidosis found in vitamin D deficiency rickets. Acidotic subjects have high levels of PTH. In non-acidotic subjects proximal bicarbonate wasting can be induced by exogenous PTH injection. Carbonic anhydrase activity is not involved in this process. Calcium infusion is able to suppress both the spontaneous and the PTH-induced bicarbonate leak. The development of RTA in vitamin D deficiency is related to a particular equilibrium between two antagonizing factors at tubular level, parathyroid hormone and calcium.

Acetazolamide↗