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Is cadaveric dissection vital in anatomy education? Perceptions of 1st and 2nd year medical students
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Introduction: The use of innovative ways of teaching anatomy as well as shortage of cadavers for dissection have raised questions as to whether dissection should continue to be used in teaching anatomy. This study aimed ... -
Is cirrhosis of the liver reversible? The ultimate that a hepatologist wishes
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2003) -
Is Credé's prophylaxis for ophthalmia neonatorum still valid?
(Department of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Mathildenstrasse 8, 80336 Munich, Germany, 2001)No abstract available -
Is Delivery Outside Hospital A Risk Of Development Of Early Sepsis?
(University of NairobiObsterics and gynaecology, 2004) -
Is every paper presented on oral health research worth reading?
(Department of periodontology, 1985) -
Is hereditary telangiectasia rare in the black race? The first sub-Saharan mutation Haemophilia
(University of Nairobi,Department of Human Pathology,, 2011) -
Is Hip Arthroplasty Viable in A Developing African Country?
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2007)Arthroplasty is an established management of various joint disorders in developed countries. Poverty has caused African countries to remain behind in this sphere of management and condemned sufferers to a life of misery ... -
Is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) a risk factor to development of dental caries and molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) in children?
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Introduction: HIV-positive children are susceptible to various infections, and they are often placed on long-term medications to control and/or prevent these infections. It is possible that the ingestion of these ... -
Is it a dentist's concern? Trop. Dent. J: Vol VIII, 2:81-85, 1985.
(University of Nairobi, 1985)No abstract available -
Is it Time to Abandon Stavudine? The Safety and Tolerability of Low Dose Stavudine versus Zidovudine in Urban Kenya
(College of Health sciences, 2013)Background: Stavudine (d4T) and zidovudine (AZT) form the backb one of the most commonly used first-line highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimens in K enya. In 2012, more than 60 % of patients undergoin ... -
Is Laughter the best medicine or any medicine at all?
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine University of Nairobi, 2008)Background: Humor has been strongly promoted as health-giving throughout medical history, from Hippocrates to Sir William Osler. As science became dominant in medicine, subjective therapies like love, faith, and humor took ... -
Is Microsurgery Useful in the Management of Infertiligy in Kenya
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi, 1976) -
Is periodontal disease on the increase in Kenya? A review
(Department of periodontology, 1993)Department of Dental Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya. During a recent scientific meeting held in Botswana (16th-19th October 1991), it was reported that the oral health situation in ... -
Is protein-deficient diabetes mellitus a pancreatitis?
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1999)BACKGROUND: Malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus is a distinct clinical entity subdivided into protein-deficient diabetes mellitus (PDDM) and fibrocalculus pancreatic diabetes (FCPD). Whereas FCPD has obvious pancreatitis ... -
Is Pseudomembranous Colitis Infectious?
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1981-02)A cluster of eight patients in two adjacent hospital wards acquired acute diarrhoea within a period of 11 days. All their stool samples contained Clostridium difficile toxin and C. difficile was isolated in every case. ... -
Is the baboon model appropriate for endometriosis studies?
(University of NairobiSchool of Health Sciences, 2011-09)No abstract available -
Is the intrauterine device appropriate contraception for HIV-1-infected women?
(University of NairobiFamily Health International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA., 2003-12-22)Objective To assess whether the risk of complications is higher in HIV-1-infected women compared with non-infected women in the two years following insertion of the intrauterine contraceptive device. Design Prospective ... -
Is the Pedestrian an Endangered Road User? A Descriptive Account of Pedestrian Musculoskeletal Injuries
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2010)Background: Trauma is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa. Road traffic crashes are causative in majority of these cases. Pedestrians are vulnerable to injury in all types of collisions. This paper ...