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Rickets in Rural Kenyan Preschoolers: Case report
(2008)
Clinical rickets has not been reported previously in Embu district, Kenya. Baseline clinical assessments performed for a nutrition intervention study in preschool children (n=324) identified 28 cases of rickets (8.6% of ...
Community Pharmacy Users Characteristics Reasons For Visit To The Pharmacy And Perceptions Of The Role Of Community Pharmacists In Harare Zimbabwe.
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Community pharmacists need information about their customers' needs, opinions and perceptions of themselves and their services, in order to serve them better. This study investigated the customers' perceptions of community ...
Patttern and clinical characteristics of Firearm Injuries.
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the pattern and characteristics of patients admitted with firearm injuries (FAIs) and establish the morbidity and mortality associated with these injuries.
DESIGN:
Retrospective cross-sectional ...
Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia in developing countries: prevalence, management, and risk factors.
(University of Nairobi, 2008-09)
Despite mortality due to communicable diseases, poverty, and human conflicts, dementia incidence is destined to increase in the developing world in tandem with the ageing population. Current data from developing countries ...
Variant anatomy of the anterior cerebral artery in Adult Kenyans
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Knowledge of the variant vascular anatomy of the subhepatic region is important for hepatobiliary surgeons in limiting operative complications due to unexpected bleeding. The pattern of arterial blood supply of 102 ...
Prevalence of anti-thyroid antibodies in patients with primary thyroid disorders.
(University of Nairobi, 2008-09)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine prevalence of thyroid antimicrosomal and antithyroglobulin antibodies among patients with primary thyroid disorders.
DESIGN:
Descriptive cross-sectional study.
SETTING:
Kenyatta National Hospital, ...
Pharmacokinetics and clinical efficacy of lorazepam in children with severe malaria and convulsions.
(University of Nairobi, 2008-01)
AIM:
To investigate the pharmacokinetics and clinical efficacy of intravenous (i.v.) and intramuscular (i.m.) lorazepam (LZP) in children with severe malaria and convulsions.
METHODS:
Twenty-six children with severe ...
The need for a national cancer policy in Malawi
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Cancer is causing a lot of suffering and death in Africa but is not considered a
major health problem in Africa. This needs to change. Cancer should be given
equal emphasis to HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria. A ...
Lipid nanoparticles for parenteral delivery of actives.
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
The present review compiles the applications of lipid nanoparticles mainly solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN), nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) and lipid drug conjugates (LDC) in parenteral delivery of pharmaceutical ...