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Megaloblastic marrow in macrocytic anaemias at Kenyatta national and M P Shah Hospitals, Nairobi
(University of NairobiDepartment of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1999)Objective: To determine the diagnostic value of megaloblastic marrow in patients with possible vitamin B12 and/or folate deficiency and to look for criteria that could be used in diagnosis of vitamin B12 deficiency. Design: ... -
Meleney’s Ulcer; A Rare but Fatal Abdominal Wall Disease Complicating Laparatomy
(2014)Meleney’s ulcer or post operative synergistic bacterial gangrene is a rare form of abdominal wall gangrene but has well documented clinical entity. It develops following intra abdominal surgery in the immediate vicinity ... -
The Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome--a report of two cases
(School of medicine,University of NairobiDepartment of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya, 1989-03)Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (MRS) is a rare condition with variable presentation. In some cases there is sequential development of clinical features. This report describes the syndrome in two Arab children who showed ... -
Melorheostosis
(2012)This case study is a report on the rare mesodermal disorder typically characterized by abnormalities of the skeleton and soft tissues. We present a 56 years old woman who was diagnosed with melorheostosis affecting the ... -
A member of International Council for Science (ICSU) task force that has produced an ICSU monograph on: Genetically Modified Foods for Human Health and Nutrition: The Scientific Basis for Benefit/Risk Assessment ( Published in Trends in Food Science
(University of Nairobi, 2003)No abstract available -
A member of the national biosafety committee task force constituted by the national council of science and technology to develop and produce the biotechnology policy document for Kenya
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Memory deficits associated with khat (Catha edulis) use in rodents
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Khat products and chewing practices are common in East Africa, Middle East for centuries with concomitant socio-economic and public health repercussions. We assessed memory deficits associated with khat use in rodents. ... -
Memory of cardiac anaesthesia. Psychological sequelae in cardiac patients of intra-operative suggestion and operating room conversation.
(Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, 1987)Thirty patients scheduled for elective cardiopulmonary bypass surgery were interviewed pre-operatively and postoperatively to assess changes in their emotional state and recollections, both aware and unaware, of intra-operative ... -
Menarche in African girls in some post-secondary institutions in Kenya
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi, 1987-11)Researchers administered a questionnaire to 457 female students (mean age, 22 years) in 4 teacher and 1 agricultural training colleges in Kenya to examine adolescent fertility. The average age at menarche for these post ... -
Menarche in African secondary school girls in Kenya
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi, 1987)No abstract available. -
Menarcheal age among urban Kenyan primary school girls
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, 2011-05)AIM: To determine the mean menarcheal age among urban primary school girls in Kenya. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A structured questionnaire was administered to 820 primary grade 6-8 girls aged between 12 and 17 years in ... -
Meningitis (Bacterial And Fungal). Chapter In Book On :
(University of Nairobi, 1974)No abstract available -
Meningococcal infections in Scotland 1972-82
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1984-10) -
Meningococcal meningitis
(1996)Meningococcal meningitis has been recognised as serious problem for almost 200 years. In Africa the disease occurs in epidemics periodically during the hot and dry weather in the "meningitis belt" and in east Africa, which ... -
Meningococcal meningitis over the past thirteen years (1967-79) at Kenyatta National Hospital, EAMJ 57: 883-890, 1980
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Meniscal Cysts - An Appraisal
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Menstrual blood loss (MBL) in nulliparous Kenyan women
(1983-03)Menstrual blood loss (MBL) was evaluated in 74 nulliporous Kenyan women aged between 20 and 27 years. The hemoglobin levels were all in normal range with the mean of 13.65 +or- 0.8, 13.84 +or- 1.2 and 13.04 +or- 1.2 g/100 ... -
Menstrual blood loss (MBL) in nulliparous Kenyan women.J Obstet Gynaecol East Cent Africa. 1983 Mar;2(1):23-6.
(University of Nairobi, 1983)No abstract available -
the Menstrual Cycle in Adolescent Girls in Three Secondary Schools in Machakos District in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology,, 1999) -
Menstrual cycle synchronization, ovarian stimulation, and in vitro fertilization in olive baboons (Papio anubis): a prospective randomized study
(Department of Biochemistry, 2009-02)To synchronize the baboon menstrual cycle and to compare different methods of ovarian stimulation for IVF in baboons. Prospective randomized study.Institute of Primate Research, Nairobi, Kenya.Ten female baboons were ...