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Electrophysiological study of diabetic autonomic and sensorimotor polyneuropathy
(University of Nairobi, 1984)
Neurological complications of Diabetes Mellitus were
looked for in a group of 31 patients using clinical examination
and electrophysiological tests. Clinically evident sensorimotor
neuropathy was found to be prsent in ...
Some aspects of renal function in toxaemia of pregnancy. As seen in Kenyatta National Hospital and Pumwani maternity Hospital, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 1989)
Over a period of seven months, 77 patients wi th preeclampsia
(toxaemia of pregnancy) and 47 women having
normal pregnancy were studied and compared. It was found
that pre-eclampsia was a condition of the young
primigravida ...
The biology and control of the tomato russet mite, Aculops lycopersici (massee) (acarina: eriophyidea) in Kenya.
(1985)
The biolo~y and control of the tomato russet mite,
Aculops lycopersici (Massee). (Acarina: Eriophy~d~a)
in Kenya.
One of the major constraints to obtaining high
tomato yields in Kenya is damage by the tomato russet
mite, ...
The survival after the cardiac arrest at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 1980)
The records of 450 patients who required cardiopulmonary resuscitation during the period 1974-1980 are reviewed. All suffered cardio-pulmonary arrest, and the results of treatment are expressed in terms of length of survival. ...
Serum lipid and lipoprotein profiles in children with glomerular diseases at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 1988)
The fasting serum lipid and lipoprotein profiles of children
with glomerular diseases aged 20 years and below were studied over a nine months' period between June 1987 and Febraury, 1988 inclusive.
A total of 50 ...
Psychiatric morbidity among medical in-patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 1988)
The number of beds in psychiatric hospitals in
developed countries has dropped from the peak in the
1950's. This is perhaps in part due to increase in the
use of psychotropic drugs and other measures such as
the breaking ...
Ecology of pre-school malnutrition in peri-urban Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 1988)
This case control study determines maior factors that could be used to predict households at risk of having malnourished pre-school child- reno The investigation was carried out in an ...
Some psychosocial aspects of childhood cancer as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 1987)
The knowledge, attitude and practice of relatives of
50 children with cancer, the effects of the child's
disease on the affected family from the point of view
of parent's marital status, the parent-patient
relationship ...
Mode of presentation and end results of management of haematogenous osteomyelitis at the orthopaedic unit Kenyatta National Hospital over a five year period
(University of Nairobi, 1981)
A retrospective study comprising of 101 patients
seen between 1st January, 1976 and 31st December 1980
was carried out. The data was obtained from the Orthopaedic
Unit, Kabete which deals with all the orthopaedic
problems ...
A study of acetylation status using hydrallazine in African Hypertensives at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University Of Nairobi, 1988)
In the present study investigation of hydrallazine acetylator phenotype was undertaken for the first time in hypertensive Africans. A total of 25 randomly selected patients with moderate to
severe hypertension participated ...