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Health information in the developing world
(2001-07)
OBJECTIVE: To assess the clinical outcome of successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in patients with poor ventricular function. METHODS: Analysis of angiographic, echocardiographic and clinical ...
Efficacy and safety of carvedilol in infants with dilated cardiomyopathy: a preliminary report.
(2001)
BACKGROUND:
Carvedilol has proven to be beneficial in a majority of adult patients with congestive heart failure. Although the experience from adult patients may be extrapolated to older children, symptomatic infants ...
FIGO society survey: acceptance and use of new ethical guidelines regarding induced abortion for non-medical reasons
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
OBJECTIVE:
FIGO's Ethical guidelines regarding induced abortion for non-medical reasons offer guidance concerning women's right to safe abortion services and the medical community's attendant responsibilities. Ipas surveyed ...
Child care practices and nutritional status of children aged 0-2 years in Thika, Kenya
(2001-10)
Objective: To assess time allocation for child care and the nutritional status of children aged 0-2 years.
Design: Cross sectional descriptive survey using a structured questionnaire and taking of anthropometric measurements ...
Factors influencing the outcome of severe head injury at Kenyatta National Hospital.East
(2001)
OBJECTIVE:
To study the factors influencing the outcome of severe head injury. DESIGN: A retrospective study. SETTING: Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. SUBJECTS: Six hundred and seventy seven patients with ...
Antimalarial activity of Ajuga remota Benth (Labiatae) and Caesalpinia volkensii Harms (Caesalpiniaceae): in vitro confirmation of ethnopharmacological use.
(Elsevier, 2001)
Field trips to herbalists' practices in an area about 200 miles around Nairobi (Kenya) enabled us to make a list of medicinal plant species preferentially used to treat malaria. Ajuga remota and Caesalpinia volkensii were ...
Modified Granada Agar Medium For The Detection Of Group B Streptococcus Carriage In Pregnant Women.
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
OBJECTIVES:
To improve the detection rate of group B streptococci (GBS) in pregnant women, aiming at the prevention of early-onset septicemia in the newborn.
METHODS:
The yield from culturing two sites, vaginal and ...
Cervical cancer can be controlled
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
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Occupational Diseases and Other Related Health conditions
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
Parasitic infestation in children
(University of Nairobi., 2001-06)