# Western Cape Department of Health

**Type:** Institutions  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/institutions/western-cape-department-of-health/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Avg h-index | 47.7 |
| Citations | 202,765 |
| City | Cape Town |
| Country | ZA |
| Description | Western Cape Department of Health is a research organisation in Cape Town, ZA. OpenAlex records 4,447 works and 202,765 citations for it. 1,398 researchers list it as their most recent affiliation. |
| Homepage | https://www.westerncape.gov.za/dept/health |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/I1307091933 |
| Researchers | 1,398 |
| ROR ID | https://ror.org/02nys7898 |
| Type | government |
| Wikidata ID | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7987677 |
| Works | 4,447 |

## University papers

Showing 12 of 21.

- [Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/global-burden-of-bacterial-antimicrobial-resistance-in-2019-a-systematic/)
- [What low back pain is and why we need to pay attention](https://scholariq.org/papers/what-low-back-pain-is-and-why-we-need-to-pay-attention/)
- [Prevention and treatment of low back pain: evidence, challenges, and promising directions](https://scholariq.org/papers/prevention-and-treatment-of-low-back-pain-evidence-challenges-and-promising/)
- [Low back pain: a call for action](https://scholariq.org/papers/low-back-pain-a-call-for-action/)
- [A tutorial on sensitivity analyses in clinical trials: the what, why, when and how](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-tutorial-on-sensitivity-analyses-in-clinical-trials-the-what-why-when-and-how/)
- [The state of hypertension care in 44 low-income and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study of nationally representative individual-level data from 1·1 million adults](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-state-of-hypertension-care-in-44-low-income-and-middle-income-countries-a/)
- [Approaches to interpreting and choosing the best treatments in network meta-analyses](https://scholariq.org/papers/approaches-to-interpreting-and-choosing-the-best-treatments-in-network-meta/)
- [Treatment correlates of successful outcomes in pulmonary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: an individual patient data meta-analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/treatment-correlates-of-successful-outcomes-in-pulmonary-multidrug-resistant/)
- [Small babies, big risks: global estimates of prevalence and mortality for vulnerable newborns to accelerate change and improve counting](https://scholariq.org/papers/small-babies-big-risks-global-estimates-of-prevalence-and-mortality-for/)
- [Use of the WHO Access, Watch, and Reserve classification to define patterns of hospital antibiotic use (AWaRe): an analysis of paediatric survey data from 56 countries](https://scholariq.org/papers/use-of-the-who-access-watch-and-reserve-classification-to-define-patterns-of/)
- [Association of Placebo, Indomethacin, Ibuprofen, and Acetaminophen With Closure of Hemodynamically Significant Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants](https://scholariq.org/papers/association-of-placebo-indomethacin-ibuprofen-and-acetaminophen-with-closure-of/)
- [External cephalic version for breech presentation before term](https://scholariq.org/papers/external-cephalic-version-for-breech-presentation-before-term/)

## University researchers

- [Lawrence Mbuagbaw](https://scholariq.org/researchers/lawrence-mbuagbaw/)

## University top topics

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- [HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions](https://scholariq.org/topics/hiv-aids-research-and-interventions/)
- [Global Maternal and Child Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/global-maternal-and-child-health/)
- [Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/tuberculosis-research-and-epidemiology/)
- [Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/adolescent-sexual-and-reproductive-health/)
- [HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment](https://scholariq.org/topics/hiv-aids-drug-development-and-treatment/)
- [Health Policy Implementation Science](https://scholariq.org/topics/health-policy-implementation-science/)
- [Global Health and Surgery](https://scholariq.org/topics/global-health-and-surgery/)
- [Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy](https://scholariq.org/topics/vaccine-coverage-and-hesitancy/)

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