Demetre Labadarios
Stellenbosch University
139 Papers
1K Citations
Demetre Labadarios is an academic researcher from Stellenbosch University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 35, co-authored 132 publications. Previous affiliations of Demetre Labadarios include Human Sciences Research Council.
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Papers
Nutritional status and its response to treatment of children, with and without HIV infection, hospitalized for the management of tuberculosis
H. Simon Schaaf,Karien Cilliers,Marianne Willemse,Demetre Labadarios,Martin Kidd,Peter R. Donald +5 more
TL;DR: A majority of HIV-infected and uninfected children had an APR but it had resolved by 4 months in most HIV-uninfected children, and low and declining skinfolds and a persistently low AMA indicate a persistent disturbance of fat and protein metabolism, despite successful chemotherapy.
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The state of innovation in South Africa : findings from the South African National Innovation Survey : commentary
TL;DR: In order to be competitive in the global economy, it is critical for organisations, industries and countries to innovate as discussed by the authors, and firms need to be aware of, and be able to respond quickly to the needs of their customers.
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Estimating the changing disease burden attributable to smoking in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012.
Pam Groenewald,Rosana E. Pacella,Freddy Sitas,Oluwatoyin F Awotiwon,Nicole Vellios,Craig van Rensburg,Stella Manda,Ria Laubscher,Beatrice Nojilana,Jané Joubert,Demetre Labadarios,L. Ayo-Yusuf,Rifqah A Roomaney,Eunice Bolanle Turawa,Ian Neethling,Nada Abdelatif,Victoria Pillay-van Wyk,Debbie Bradshaw +17 more
TL;DR: The gains achieved in reducing smoking prevalence in SA have been eroded since 2010, and an increase in excise taxes is the most effective measure for reducingsmoking prevalence.