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Limb Saving Management in Osteosarcoma in Developing African Countries
(University Of Nairobi, 2008-03)
Osteosarcoma is still quite common in african countries. The disease which involves mostly poorer members of the community presents late. Treatment has been by amputation, chemotherapy and radiotherapy where amputation is ...
Orthopaedics in day surgery
(University Of Nairobi, 2009-01)
Background: Day surgery is now well established worldwide, but is just being established in Africa. In this paper is examined the efficacy of day care surgery in Orthopaedics. Setting up of the units and types of units ...
Maxillofacial injuries caused by terrorist bomb attack in Nairobi, Kenya
(Elsevier Science Ltd, 2002)
Although military conflicts are common on the African continent, there is a paucity of data regarding bomb-blast injuries in this region and in Kenya in particular. This paper describes the pattern of maxillofacial injuries ...
The challenges of pre-vocational education in colonial and post independent Kenya
(2002)
This paper examines the challenges that have confronted pre-vocational education in
Kenya during the colonial and post-colonial periods. Using a fundamental historical viewpoint that past experiences are important in ...
The challenge and role of psychology to development in Africa
(2002)
This paper examines the contribution of the discipline of psychology to nation building and the entire process of national development in Africa. It is argued that psychology has a significant role to play in solving ...
Education and information technology
(2002)
This discussion attempts to explore the effects of information technology on education. Initially conceptual clarity is established for the central concepts of 'information technology' and 'education '. Each concept is ...
Selection of direct posterior dental restoratives by dentists
(2009)
The aim of the study was to compare the selection of direct posterior restorative materials by dentists in Nairobi and determine the reasons for preference of indicated materials.
Oesign: A cross-sectional descriptive ...
Acute Toxicity of Nicandra physaloides (L) Gaertn in Cattle and Mice
(2009)
Nicandra physaloides (L) Gaertn (Solanaceae), commonly
known as the ‘apple of Peru’ is widely associated with
livestock poisoning. The clinical signs associated with its
poisoning in ruminants appear within 6 hours of ...
Liquid chromatographic analysis of phenobarbitone, ethosuximide, phenytoin and carbamazepine on a polystyrene-divinyl benzene column
(2006)
A liquid chromatographic method for the simultaneous assay of four anticonvulsant drugs, phenobarbitone, ethosuximide, phenytoin and carbamazepine on a polystyrene-divinyl benzene column is described. The method was developed ...
Costs of hospital care for HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
(2002)
To record the costs of hospital care for HIV-positive and -negative patients in Nairobi, and identify costs paid by patients per admission.
DESIGN:
cost data were collected on inpatients enrolled in a linked clinical ...