Paul Ruff

Dados Biográficos

ID5208098
NOMEPaul Ruff
PRENOMESPaul
SOBRENOMERuff
ASSINATURARUFF P
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of the Witwatersrand
ORCID0000-0003-1055-1730
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS4
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR4
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2009
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2023
ÍNDICE H0

  • Shifting the center of gravity for addressing the rising cancer disease burden in Africa

    Open AccessRobert F Breiman, Georgia Demetriou et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Regardless of location, few people have escaped being touched by cancer and infectious diseases. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the world has a new-found respect for infectious diseases threats; people everywhere on the planet already had an awareness and substantial fear of cancer

  • The South African breast cancer and HIV outcomes study

    Open AccessWitness Mapanga, Oluwatosin A Ayeni et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    The South African Breast Cancer and HIV Outcomes prospective cohort (SABCHO) study was established to investigate survival determinants among HIV-positive and HIV-negative SA women with breast cancer. This paper describes common and unique characteristics of the cancer centres and their participants, examining disparities in pathways to diagnosis, treatment resources and approaches adopted to mitigate resource constraints. The Johannesburg (Jhb),…

  • Perspectives on common chronic diseases in adult cancer patients in South Africa

    Open AccessMaureen Joffe, Oluwatosin A Ayeni et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2023

    There is a rising noncommunicable disease (NCD) burden in low- and middle-income countries. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) bears a higher burden than the global average with South Africa (SA) enduring the highest regional burden. SA among other southern African countries also bears a high prevalence of HIV and other chronic communicable diseases. Having a perspective on common chronic diseases in the ever-increasing numbers of adult cancer patients in …

  • Brief communication

    Open AccessV E Gibbons, Victoria E Gibbon et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Physical…2009Referências: 20

    Obtaining a bone sample for DNA analysis has traditionally been a destructive practice, which has resulted in reluctance on behalf of curators for skeletal collections to allow invasive testing. A novel minimally invasive bone sampling method for DNA analysis is presented here. This method uses a conventional hand drill wherein the bone sample is extracted from the intercondylar fossa of the femur; it does not interfere with any known anthropomet…