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A comparative investigation of methods for longitudinal data with limits of detection through a case study
(2012-04)The statistical analysis of continuous longitudinal data may be complicated since quantitative levels of bioassay cannot always be determined. Values beyond the limits of detection (LOD) in the assays may not be observed ... -
Abandonment of treatment and loss to follow up: a potential cause of treatment failure in patients with AIDS-related Kaposi’s sarcoma
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background: Management of patients with cancer is complex, multi-disciplinary, longitudinal and costly. Abandonment of treatment by patients and loss to follow up is a common scenario, especially in resource poor countries ... -
Abattoirs and echinococcosis in Nairobi dogs
(School of medicine, University of NairobiAfrican Medical and Research Foundation, (AMREF), 1994-04) -
Abdominal injuries
(College of health sciences,University of Nairobi, 2006) -
Abdominal injuries.
(Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1974) -
Abdominal Tuberculosis Mimicking Annular Pancreas in an Adult
(University of NairobiDepartment of Human Anatomy, 2012-02)Gastrointestinal tuberculosis is rampant in Africa and can mimic other gastrointestinal diseases. Isolated duodenal involvement is rare. We report a patient who succumbed to an isolated mid duodenal tuberculosis whose ... -
Ablation of left ventricular epicardial outflow tract tachycardia from the distal great cardiac vein
(2006)The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility and safety of ablation of idiopathic outflow tract ventricular tachycardia (OTVT) from the distal ramifications of the coronary sinus (CS). A significant minority ... -
Abnormal human haemoglobins in western Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1984-12) -
Abo, Duffy and Secretor Phenotype Profiles among Voluntary Blood Donors in Nairobi, Kenya
(Institute of Tropical & Infectious Diseases, 2013) -
Abortion is legal yet women are still dying in Kenya
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nairobi, 2013) -
Abortion: behaviour of adolescents in two districts in Kenya
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1999)BACKGROUND: In Kenya the reported high rates of unwanted pregnancies (more than 90%), among adolescents have subsequently resulted in unsafely induced abortions with the associated high morbidity and mortality ... -
Abortion: knowledge and perceptions of adolescents in two districts in Kenya
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1999)BACKGROUND: Pregnancy among adolescents is unplanned in many instances. Although some pregnant adolescents carry the pregnancy to term, abortion, in many instances unsafely induced, is a commonly sought solution in ... -
Abortion: knowledge and perceptions of adolescents in two districts in Kenya
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, 1999)Pregnancy among adolescents is unplanned in many instances. Although some pregnant adolescents carry the pregnancy to term, abortion, in many instances unsafely induced, is a commonly sought solution in Kenya. To determine ... -
About Tolani Asuni – A Personal Touch All The Way From West To East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2012)No abstract available -
Absence of HIV seropositivity in children with sickle cell anaemia at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
(Department of Paediatrics, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 1987)OBJECTIVE: To find out whether frequent blood transfusions increase the risk of transfusion-related HIV infection in children with Sickle cell anaemia. METHODS: One hundred and ninety-eight children with Sickle cell anaemia ... -
Absenteeism amongst health workers--developing a typology to support empiric work in low-income countries and characterizing reported associations.
(Universty of Nairobi, 2013)The contribution of inadequate health worker numbers and emigration have been highlighted in the international literature, but relatively little attention has been paid to absenteeism as a factor that undermines health-care ... -
Absolute configurations of two acyclic triterpenoids from Ekebergia capensis
(Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, 1999-12)The absolute configurations of two acyclic triterpenoids 1 and 2, previously isolated from the bark of Ekebergia capensis (Meliaceae) have been determined by the modified Mosher's method. -
Absorption of 1.5% glycine after percutaneous ultrasonic lithotripsy for renal stone disease
(College of health sciences,University of Nairobi, 1985)An elderly normotensive man underwent percutaneous ultrasonic lithotripsy for renal stone disease, the procedure lasting three hours and the fragments being washed out with 20 l 1.5% glycine. After two hours the inflation ... -
Absorption of controlled release morphine sulphate in the immediate postoperative period.
(university of nairobicollege of health science, 1986)The absorption of morphine sulphate, given orally as a controlled release preparation, was studied in 10 patients who had undergone peripheral vascular surgery with a standard opioid-based general anaesthetic technique. ...
