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Discolouration of Teeth:
(1995-04)
The dentist is faced with a daunting task in application of clinical skills to achieve maximum cosmetic results when it comes to the management of discoloured and/or hypoplastic dentition. In this paper. an overview is ...
Isolation of alkaloidal constituents of zanthoxylum usambarense and zanthoxylum chalybeum using ion-pair hplc
(1995)
Quaternary alkaloids of two Kenyan medicinal plant belonging to the genus Zanthoxylum, Z. usambarense and Z_ chalybeum, were examined using ion-pair HPLC. Both plants contained similar alkaloids, but colored protoberberines ...
Priapism: a historical and update review
(1995-06)
Early this century, the aetiology of priapism was solely attributed to "systemic disease and local irritation of lower genital tract and neurologic lesion". Corpora cavernosa incision described by Young was the only form ...
The association between oral leukoplakia and use of tobacco, alcohol and khat based on relative risks assessment in Kenya
(1995)
A case-control study was conducted to determine the significance of tobacco, alcohol and khat (Catha edulis) chewing habits in the development of oral leuko¬plakia among Kenyans aged 15 yr and over. In a house-to-house ...
Epidemiological and clinical aspects of carcinoma of penis at Kenyatta National Hospital
(1995-06)
Thirty one patients with carcinoma of penis were studied retrospectively at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, over a 20-year period (1971-1990). The majority of patients presented late with symptomatology of over one ...
Use of aspirin in preeclampsia
(University of Nairobi, 1995-11)
One hundred and twenty consecutive patients above 12 years of age with dyspepsia were studied from June 1993 to September 1994. They underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy to find the mucosal lesions which were associated ...
Association of human rotavirus infection and intestinal rotavirus-specific immunoglobulin A in children with diarrhoea.
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
The purpose of this study was to determine the role of intestinal specific rotavirus IgA antibody in protection against diarrhoea due to rotavirus infection. Stool from children aged below 5 years with diarrhoea who reported ...
Logistic regression in case-control studies: the effect of using independent as dependent variables.
(University of Nairobi, 1995-04-30)
In case-control studies, cases are sampled separately from controls. In such studies the primary analysis concerns the estimation of the effect of covariables on being a case or a control. To explore causal pathways, further ...
The duration of breastfeeding by HIV-1-infected mothers in developing countries: balancing benefits and risks.
(University of Nairobi, 1995-02)
How best to advise mothers infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in developing countries regarding breastfeeding is an important issue that has generated considerable debate. Previous studies have ...
Subacute idiopathic eosinophilic pneumopathy with favorable outcome without corticotherapy
(1995)
The authors report a case of acute idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonia, a recently described entity of unknown etiology. The patients develop a rapidly progressive respiratory failure which is reversible following steroid ...