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Rare association of papillary carcinoma of thyroid with adult T-cell lymphoma/leukemia
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
Papillary carcinoma is the most common malignant tumor of the thyroid, especially in countries with adequate or excess iodine in diet. Many studies indicate that a sizable number of papillary cancer cases occur in a setting ...
How important is the ‘quality’ of the cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response in protection against HIV infection?
(2001-11)
Cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) responses have been associated with protection from HIV-1 infection in people with a high degree of exposure to HIV and who show no serological evidence of HIV infection (HEPS, highly exposed ...
Under-diagnosis of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis in Nairobi, Kenya
(2001)
To determine if under-reading of sputum smears is a contributing factor in the disproportionate increase in smear-negative tuberculosis in Nairobi, Kenya.
METHODOLOGY:
Between October 1997 and November 1998, patients ...
Nutrition and Health survey of children below five years of Garissa and Ijala Districts, North Eastern Kenya
(2001)
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The health workers for change impact study in Kenya
(Ministry of Health, Kisumu, Kenya., 2001)
This paper reports the detailed results of a study of the impact of the Health Workers for Change (HWFC) workshop series on clients' perceptions of health services, relationships within the health centre and relations ...
Do healthy very-low-birth-weight infants fed on their own mothers' milk require sodium supplementation?
(2001)
Sodium and potassium levels were measured weekly in mothers' milk and in serum and urine of 41 supplemented and 25 unsupplemented very-low-birth-weight infants whose mean birth weights were 1390g and 1332g, respectively ...
How Kenyan physicians treat psychiatric disorders.
(2001-04)
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the psychological problems the non-psychiatric doctors commonly encounter, the treatment offered and/or referrals made and to determine any obstacles met in providing psychiatric treatment or ...
A simple and quick method for enhanced detection of specific IgE in serum from lymphatic filariasis patients
(2001)
A new simple and quick technique, using a suspension of protein A agarose beads to absorb IgG4 from sera prior
to determination of filarial-specific IgE in ELISA, is presented. The optimal ratio between serum and absorbant ...
Renal transplantation during the twentieth century: a review.
(2001-06)
OBJECTIVES:
To provide an overview of the various advancements and problems associated with both live and cadaver donor renal allograft transplantation during the twentieth century.
DATA SOURCE:
Major published reviews ...
Female education, adolescent sexuality and the risk of sexually transmitted infection in Ariaal Rendille culture
(2001)
Sub-Saharan Africa today features the worlds highest levels of fertility, infant and child mortality and sexually transmitted infectious diseases, with the last including Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome(AIDS) (National ...