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Migration-induced changes in blood pressure: a controlled longitudinal study.
(1985)
A longitudinal study of the effects of migration on blood pressure and related factors is being carried out in members of a black Kenyan population who migrate from a traditional rural community to an urban environment. ...
Investigation of the effectiveness of measles vaccination in children in Kenya.
(1985)
Laboratory studies were performed on 128 children clinically diagnosed as measles when seen at the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Kenyatta National Hospital (IDH), Nairobi (86 cases) and the Rural Health Training Centre, ...
Determinants of blood pressure changes due to urbanization: a longitudinal study
(1985)
Changes in blood pressure (BP) and associated factors which occur on migration from a rural to an urban environment are under observation in a longitudinal study. Blood pressures, heart rate (HR), urinary electrolytes, ...
Incidental Carcinoma in Surgically Resected Prostate in Nigerians
(1985)
A histological analysis of 306 prostates resected for benign hyperplasia at the Lagos
University Teachinq Hospital revealed incidental carcinoma in 10.46% -by routine sectioning technique _ Carcinoma in situ of the prostate ...
Effects of the interaction of two levels of the black bean aphid, Aphis fabae Scopoli (Homoptera: Aphididae), and four stages of plant growth and development on the performance of the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris L., under greenhouse conditions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1985)
Damage caused by the black bean aphid, Aphis fabae Scopoli, on the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris L., was severest when the aphids were transferred onto bean plants during the preflowering stage. There were significant ...
TENSION-BAND WIRING OF OLECRANON FRACTURES
(1985)
Fractures of the olecranon may be caused in two ways (Benjamin 1976):
1 by a sudden violent contraction of the triceps, as when attempting to preserve balance after a fall on the outstretched hand. This usually causes ...
Tubo ovarian shistosomiasis presenting as a ruptured ectopic pregnancy
(1985)
This research report studies several biochemical and histochemical aspects of cervical carcinoma and explores their use in follow-up of patients undergoing radiotherapy. Material came from 19 patients with invasive cervical ...
Visceral leishmaniasis unresponsive to antimonial drugs. II. Response to high dosage sodium stibogluconate or prolonged treatment with pentamidine.
(1985)
Ten Kenyan patients with visceral leishmaniasis unresponsive to sodium stibogluconate, at a dose of 16 to 20 mg Sb/kg body-weight/day given for 30 to 98 days, were treated with 20 mg Sb/kg bw given every eight hours. This ...
Cross-cultural study of religious phenomenology in psychiatric in-patients
(1985-07)
Case notes of patients from nine different cultural groups admitted to a London hospital were scrutinized for religious background and religious phenomenology. With the exception of preaching behaviour there were no ...
Evaluation of some chemicals for efficacy against the red spider mites, Tetranychus sp. (Acarina: Tetranychidae) attacking cotton in Eastern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1985-02)
An evaluation of 17 chemicals was conducted in the field at Mwea-Tebere Agricultural Research Station to ascertain their efficacy against the red spider mites Tetranychus sp. attacking cotton in Eastern Kenya. The study ...