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A new map of Lewis Glacier, Mount Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1977)
A comparison of student performance in two parallel physiology tests in multiple choice and short answer forms
(University of Nairobi,, 1978-07)
Two parallel tests in physiology, one in multiple choice answer form and one in short answer form, were administered consecutively to a group of 104 students. The construction of the questions in the two papers and marking ...
The Olduvai event at Olduvai Gorge
(University of Nairobi,, 1976)
Palaeomagnetic polarity measurements from Beds I and II at Olduvai Gorge are described, and used to define the extent of the Olduvai event in the Olduvai Gorge section. The upper boundary of the event occurs very close to ...
Incidence of peptic ulcer in the Zambian African - a radiological study.
(1978)
Five hundred and sixty-eight (568) consecutive barium meal examinations have been studied. 152 showed peptic ulcer. There were 146 duodenal and six gastric ulcers. Eight were post-bulbar ulcers, and multiple ulcers were ...
Hepatic changes induced by Schrebera alata (Hochst): a preliminary report on the toxicology of II kau kawa.
(University of Nairobi, 1976-06)
Schrebera alata is a deciduous fuel tree from which the Samburu people in Northern Kenya obtain bark for medicinal purposes. A pharmacologically active principle that produces analgesic effects can be extracted from the ...
Elderly Patients Should Be Offered All Forms Of Medical Treatment - A Philosophical Argument.
(University of Nairobi, 1977)
Elderly patients should receive all forms of medical treatment: a philosophical argument.
Abstract
The use of old age as a criterion for rationing in medicine seems initially appealing. This is because many of the criteria ...
Trichinella spiralis: incidental finding
(University of Nairobi, 1977)
The case is presented of a 46-year-old male Kikuyu in Kenya with a one-month history of severe pruritus followed by progressive swelling of the right eye. A well differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma involving the periorbital ...
Trends In Reproductive Health Knowledge Following A Health Education Intervention Among Adolescents In Zimbabwe
(University of Nairobi, 1979-01)
BACKGROUND:
Unwanted teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections and the attendant morbidity and mortality necessitate the need for understanding factors influencing adolescent sexuality and the implementation ...
Prolactin and hypertension
(1977)
Progesterone (2.5 mg per kilogram) caused sustained hypertension in rabbits. When the same dose of progesterone was administered together with prolactin (1.25 mg. per kilogram), there was no increase in the blood pressure. ...
A second look into the problem of primary infertility in Kenya
(1973)
Laparoscopic investigation of primary infertility was performed in 104 women at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi. Time of admission was during the 2nd half of the cycle in order to determine whether ovulation had ...