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Follow up of oesophageal cancer therapy at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(2001-12)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the pattern of follow-up for oesophageal cancer patients following hospital discharge and reviewing followup results of the different treatment modalities with emphasis on oesophagectomies.
DESIGN: ...
Partner notification by HIV-1 seropositive pregnant women: association with infant feeding decisions
(2001-04)
Each year, an estimated 600 000 perinatal HIV-1 infections occur despite the availability of interventions to decrease mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 [1]. In order to implement perinatal HIV-1 interventions it is ...
[Classification of the avian summer population of the Western Siberian plain].
(2001)
The proposed classification system reflects the difference between the three population systems: unbuilt land, built-up land, and aquatic-semiaquatic communities. Two superorder groups--north and median--further divided ...
Bacteriology of chronic maxillary sinusitis at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(2001)
:
To determine the bacteriology and antibiotic sensitivity of the bacterial isolates in chronic maxillary sinusitis patients seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
DESIGN:
Cross-sectional study.
SETTING:
Kenyatta ...
Influence of cigarette filters on the risk of developing oral leukoplakia in a Kenyan population
(2001)
OBJECTIVE: To determine the influence of cigarette fil¬ters and the effect of smoking Kiraiku (home processed, hand rolled tobacco) on the risk of developing oral leuko¬plakia among cigarette smokers.
DESIGN: Case control ...
Cultivating the African plant Ajuga remota in Belgium and confirming its biological activity against Plasmodium falciparum
(2001)
Ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological investigations led to identification of Ajuga remota Benth (Lamiaceae) as being fre¬quently used in herbal medicine treatment of malaria in Kenya. The antimalarial activity of the ...
Frequency of adenotonsillectomy in some Nairobi hospitals
(2001-07)
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the frequency of adenotonsillectomy in a sample of Kenyan hospitals and to review indications, timing and complications in 97 cases of adenotonsillectomy done by the authors.
DESIGN: ...
Pediatric surgery in sub-Saharan Africa.
(2001-07)
Pediatric surgery in sub-Saharan Africa is disadvantaged by the large number of sick children, disease patterns specific to the region, late presentation, and advanced pathology. In addition, it is practiced in an environment ...
Thirty day mortality and related variables in open heart patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(2001-10)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the thirty-day mortality of open-heart patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi from June 1973 to October 2000 and; to look at likely variables related to mortality.
DESIGN:
A ...