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A cross-cultural study of the frequencies of Schneider's first rank symptoms of schizophrenia
(Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya;, 1984-12)The Syndrome Check List (SCL) as detailed by Wing et al. (1) was used on patients belonging to various cultural groups admitted to a London hospital. On the basis of combined Catego diagnosis of schizophrenia and paranoid ... -
Cross-leg free muscle flaps for reconstruction of open fractures of the tibia.
(Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Newcastle General Hospital,College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1994)In two patients in whom the injured leg was not suitable for reconstruction using a routine free tissue transfer, a cross-leg free muscle flap was used, i.e. the vessels of a free muscle flap were anastomosed to donor ... -
Cross-reactive cytotoxic T lymphocytes against a HIV-1 p24 epitope in slow progressors with B*57.
(College of Health Sciences,, 2007-05)OBJECTIVES: To determine whether CD8 T lymphocytes from HIV-1-infected patients expressing B*5701 and B*5703 show broad cross-reactivity against different variants of a conserved p24 epitope, which might account for the ... -
A Cross-sectional Comparative Study of Dysmenorrhoea in Adolescent Girls in Three Secondary Schools in Machakos District in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 1999) -
Cross-sectional growth of nomadic Turkana pastoralists.
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1983)No abstract available -
Cross-Sectional Household Surveys of Diarrhoeal Diseases— A Comparison of Data from the Control of Diarrhoeal Diseases and Demographic and Health Surveys Programmes
(University of Nairobi,, 1993-06)Cross-sectional household surveys are extensively used for data collection, priority setting and programme evaluation in developing countries. They are now being promoted to assess a number of health care interventions ... -
A cross-sectional study of co-occurring suicidal and psychotic symptoms in inpatients at mathari psychiatric hospital, nairobi, kenya
(Department of Psychiatry, University of NairobiAfrica Mental Health Foundation , Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)To investigate the prevalence of suicidal symptoms and their co-occurrence with psychotic symptoms in patients at Mathari Hospital. METHOD: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in June 2004 on inpatients at ... -
A Cross-Sectional Study to Determine and Compare the Craniofacial Anthropometric Norms in a Selected Kenyan and Chinese Population
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Craniofacial anthropometry provides essential data for diagnosis and treatment planning, with the norms for many races having been investigated. The results reveal that facial morphometry varies greatly because ... -
Cross-sectional Study to Predict Subnational Levels of Health Workers' Knowledge About Severe Malaria Treatment in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Objectives: This study applied a Bayesian hierarchical ecological spatial model beyond predictor analysis to test for the best fitting spatial effects model to predict subnational levels of health workers' knowledge of ... -
Cross-species and tissue variations in cyanide detoxification rates in rodents and non-human primates on protein-restricted diet.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-02)We sought to elucidate the impact of diet, cyanide or cyanate exposure on mammalian cyanide detoxification capabilities (CDC). Male rats (∼8weeks old) (N=52) on 75% sulfur amino acid (SAA)-deficient diet were treated with ... -
Crosslinked gelatin matrices: release of a random coil macromolecular solute.
(2004)The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the effect of matrix crosslinking and solute size on release of a random coil macromolecular solute from crosslinked gelatin matrices. Gelatin hydrogel matrices crosslinked ... -
Croto-edoxide and other constituents if the stem bark twigs of Croton Macrostachyus
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Crucial effects of fibroblasts and keratinocyte growth factor on morphogenesis of reconstituted human oral epithelium.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, 2003-12)The connective tissue is known to have a general supportive effect for the development of the overlying epithelium; however, the more specific effects of fibroblasts and the involvement of their product, keratinocyte growth ... -
Cryotherapy following via/vili in Khwisero western Kenya: lesson from the field affecting policy and practice
(2013)Cervical cancer can be prevented and mortality/morbidity reduced by early detection and referral. Developing countries are likely to benefit from more cost effective methods of screening and treatment. Visual inspection ... -
Cryptobia and cryptobiosis in fishes
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Cryptococcal autofluorescence on fine needle aspiration cytology of lymph node.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2008) -
Cryptococcal hepatitis and meningitis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: a case report.
(1989)A case of cryptococcal hepatitis is described in a patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. There has been no previous reports of this in the East African literature. A review of world literature showed ... -
Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis. (Case report of a child).
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1977-01) -
Cryptosporidiosis and childhood diarrhoea in a rural community in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Science, 1989-08)Cryptosporidiosis has come to recent prominence as a cause of diarrhoea throughout the world in both adults and children, producing either an acute self-limiting diarrhoea or a protracted chronic diarrhoea which can be ... -
Cryptosporidiosis in HIV positive patients at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
(1994)Summary: HIV infection has now been consistently identified as the major cause of death in young Africans in both urban and rural areas. In Africa, several studies have defined the clinical presentation of HIV disease but ...