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Ernest Yorke

PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteUNIV. OF GHANA MEDICAL SCHOOL
DepartmentGEMP OFFICE
DiabetesEndocrinology and Cardiometabolic Diseases
Publications

74

Citations

1,107

H-index

17

i10-index

26

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
15.0
Most cited paper
151
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2025
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 10:17
Publications

74 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
The bidirectional relationship between tuberculosis and diabetes
E Yorke, Y Atiase, J Akpalu, O Sarfo-Kantanka, V Boima, ID Dey
2017 Tuberculosis research and treatment 2017 (1), 1702578, 2017 Health Sciences 151
Depression and quality of life in patients on long term hemodialysis at a nationalhospital in Ghana: a cross-sectional study
VJ Ganu, V Boima, DN Adjei, JS Yendork, ID Dey, E Yorke, CC Mate-Kole, ...
2018 Ghana medical journal 52 (1), 22, 2018 Health Sciences 121
Hyperthyroidism and liver dysfunction: a review of a common comorbidity
E Yorke
2022 Clinical Medicine Insights: Endocrinology and Diabetes 15, 11795514221074672, 2022 Health Sciences 85
Depression and glycaemic control among type 2 diabetes patients: a cross-sectional study in a tertiary healthcare facility in Ghana
J Akpalu, E Yorke, J Ainuson-Quampah, W Balogun, K Yeboah
2018 BMC psychiatry 18 (1), 357, 2018 Health Sciences 83
Older adults with hypertension have increased risk of depression compared to their younger counterparts: Evidence from the World Health Organization study of Global Ageing and …
V Boima, J Tetteh, E Yorke, T Archampong, G Mensah, R Biritwum, ...
2020 Journal of affective disorders 277, 329-336, 2020 Health Sciences 80
Frequency and determinants of thyroid autoimmunity in Ghanaian type 2 diabetes patients: a case-control study
O Sarfo-Kantanka, FS Sarfo, EO Ansah, E Yorke, J Akpalu, BC Nkum, ...
2017 BMC endocrine disorders 17 (1), 2, 2017 Health Sciences 51
Impact of structured education on glucose control and hypoglycaemia in Type-2 diabetes: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
E Yorke, Y Atiase
2018 Ghana medical journal 52 (1), 41, 2018 Social Sciences 36
Body composition and ankle-brachial index in Ghanaians with asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease in a tertiary hospital
K Yeboah, P Puplampu, E Yorke, DA Antwi, B Gyan, AGB Amoah
2016 BMC obesity 3 (1), 27, 2016 Health Sciences 36
The African Critical Illness Outcomes Study (ACIOS): a point prevalence study of critical illness in 22 nations in Africa
T Baker, J Scribante, M Elhadi, A Ademuyiwa, B Osinaike, C Owoo, ...
2025 The Lancet 405 (10480), 715-724, 2025 Health Sciences 34
Screening for Cushing syndrome at the primary care level: what every general practitioner must know
E Yorke, Y Atiase, J Akpalu, O Sarfo-Kantanka
2017 International journal of endocrinology 2017 (1), 1547358, 2017 Health Sciences 31
Predictors and outcome of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) admission rates in a large teaching hospital in sub-Saharan Africa
D Dzifa, V Boima, E Yorke, A Yawson, V Ganu, C Mate-Kole
2018 Lupus 27 (2), 336-342, 2018 Health Sciences 30
Co-morbid hypothyroidism and liver dysfunction: a review
E Yorke
2024 Clinical Medicine Insights: Endocrinology and Diabetes 17, 11795514241231533, 2024 Health Sciences 24
Tramadol: a valuable treatment for pain in Ghana and Nigeria
E Yorke, FO Oyebola, SA Otene, A Klein
2019 Current medical research and opinion 35 (5), 777-784, 2019 Health Sciences 24
Health-seeking behaviour, referral patterns and associated factors among patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases in Ghana: a cross-sectional mixed method study
MB Amissah-Arthur, A Gyaban-Mensah, V Boima, E Yorke, D Dey, ...
2022 PLoS One 17 (9), e0271892, 2022 Health Sciences 22
Health-related quality of life and its demographic, clinical and psychosocial determinants among male patients with hypertension in a Ghanaian tertiary hospital
V Boima, AK Yeboah, IA Kretchy, A Koduah, K Agyabeng, E Yorke
2022 Ghana Medical Journal 56 (1), 5, 2022 Health Sciences 21
Coping strategies and resilience among patients with hypertension in Ghana
V Boima, E Yorke, V Ganu, A Gyaban-Mensah, G Ekem-Ferguson, ...
2023 Frontiers in psychology 13, 1038346, 2023 Social Sciences 19
Determinants of willingness to accept kidney transplantation among chronic kidney disease patients in Ghana
V Boima, MB Amissah-Arthur, E Yorke, D Dey, D Fiagbe, AE Yawson, ...
2021 BMC nephrology 22 (1), 129, 2021 Health Sciences 17
Liver dysfunction associated with hyperthyroidism: Lessons from 2 Case reports
NAAS Opoku‐Akyeampong, A Agyei‐Nkansah, E Yorke
2021 Clinical Case Reports 9 (6), e04067, 2021 Health Sciences 17
Stroke outcome and determinants among patients with and without diabetes in a tertiary hospital in Ghana
J Akpalu, AE Yawson, F Osei-Poku, Y Atiase, E Yorke, P Adjei, ...
2018 Stroke Research and Treatment 2018 (1), 7521351, 2018 Health Sciences 16
Kidney transplantation in Ghana: Is the public ready?
V Boima, V Ganu, D Dey, E Yorke, A Yawson, Y Otchere, S Nartey, ...
2017 Clinical transplantation 31 (10), e13061, 2017 Health Sciences 16
Willingness to pay for kidney transplantation among chronic kidney disease patients in Ghana
V Boima, K Agyabeng, V Ganu, D Dey, E Yorke, MB Amissah-Arthur, ...
2020 PloS one 15 (12), e0244437, 2020 Health Sciences 15
Prevalence of malaria infection and the impact of mosquito bed net distribution among children aged 6–59 months in Ghana: evidence from the Ghana demographic health and …
J Tetteh, E Yorke, V Boima, AE Yawson
2023 Parasite epidemiology and control 21, e00302, 2023 Health Sciences 14
Challenges in the management of a patient with myxoedema coma in Ghana: a case report
J Akpalu, Y Atiase, E Yorke, H Fiscian, C Kootin-Sanwu, A Akpalu
2017 Ghana Medical Journal 51 (1), 39, 2017 Health Sciences 14
Prevalence of overweight and obesity and its relation to diet and physical activity among medical students in Accra, Ghana
A Agyei, E Yorke, V Boima
2022 Afr J Health Sci 35 (2), 99-113, 2022 Health Sciences 12
High BMI: an important health risk factor among older adults in Ghana
E Yorke, J Tetteh, V Boima, AE Yawson
2021 Public health nutrition 24 (14), 4522-4529, 2021 Health Sciences 12