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L Blumberg

Publications and source records attributed to L Blumberg.

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PubMed1995

The demand for alcohol: the differential response to price.

Although several studies indicate that drinking is responsive to price, little work has focused on whether prices have a differential effect on light, moderate, or heavy drinking. This study examines the price responsiveness of the demand for alcohol: whether heavy drinkers are less sensitive to price than light or moderate drinkers. The study uses data on alcohol consumption on the 1983 National Health Interview Survey. The results indicate that both light and heavy drinkers are much less price elastic than moderate drinkers. Further, we cannot reject the hypothesis that the very heaviest drinkers have perfectly price inelastic demands.

Alcohol Drinking↗
PubMed1994

Sciatic artery aneurysm.

Sciatic artery aneurysm is a rare condition. We treated 4 patients. The clinical presentation in all 4 was as a result of aneurysm complications. The diagnosis was made on angiography in all of them. Surgical treatment was successful in 3 of the 4 patients.

Aged↗
PubMed1993

Disseminated blastomycosis masquerading as tuberculosis.

Two patients were mistakenly treated for several months for tuberculosis. Both had lung and vertebral involvement and one patient had superficial skin lesions as well. Blastomycosis was eventually confirmed by fungal culture, but only after both patients had deteriorated markedly; one died soon after treatment with amphotericin B was started. In Africa, blastomycosis is a relatively rare condition which can mimic tuberculosis; it is one of several infections which should be borne in mind when dealing with apparently non-responsive tuberculosis.

Adult↗
PubMed1991

The Breast Clinic at Ga-Rankuwa Hospital/MEDUNSA.

The Breast Clinic at Ga-Rankuwa Hospital/MEDUNSA serves a large population of black South Africans. The patients present at a young age and commonly with very advanced disease. Problems in follow-up are more complex in this group because of difficulties with finance, transport and communication. The very large number of cases lost to follow-up and regular supervision after completion of treatment militates against collecting data for accurate reporting of results. An account is given of our experience in dealing with 532 cases of breast carcinoma seen over a period of 6 years.

Adult↗
PubMed1989

Robert Koch and the rinderpest.

This is an account of the rinderpest outbreak in southern Africa in the closing decade of the 19th century, with special reference to the Transvaal and northern Cape which brought socio-economic disaster in its wake in President Kruger's Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek. Robert Koch was invited to South Africa by the Cape Government to investigate the cattle plague and to find a cure. His stay in Kimberley was sponsored by the De Beer's Company and the Kimberley Diamond Fields Advertiser gave regular, sometimes dramatic, reports of the progress of the work. Although doubt seems to have existed in some quarters as to the complete success of Robert Koch's vaccine, the consensus appears to be that it was efficacious.

Animals↗
PubMed1985

Mismatched blood transfusion. A case report.

Blood transfusion reactions due to mismatching are fortunately very rare. A case of a patient being given incompatible blood to correct postoperative anaemia is reported and the management discussed.

ABO Blood-Group System↗
PubMed1983

Duodenal ulcer, urban stress and the concept of 'marginal man'.

The increasing incidence of duodenal ulcer among Blacks, and the incidence at Ga-Rankuwa Hospital, Pretoria, are discussed. The role of urbanization and urban stress is considered, and the concept of 'marginal man' in relation to urban stress is outlined. A plea is made for the utilization of this concept in the study of the problem.

Acculturation↗
PubMed1978

The American Association for the Study and Cure of Inebriety.

From the beginning of the American Association for the Study and Cure of Inebriety (November 1870) and throughout its history, the leadership perceived that it was at the forefront of a therapeutic social movement--the pioneer of a new medical viewpoint as well as a new medical specialty.

Alcoholic Intoxication↗