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Ameloblastoma of the Jaws in Africa
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
Risk factors for invasive cervical cancer in Kenyan women
(1994)
BACKGROUND:
Few epidemiological investigations of invasive cervical cancer have been conducted in Sub-Saharan African populations.
METHODS:
Using information collected as part of the hospital-based World Health Organization ...
Cerebral malaria -- its management.
(1994)
Cerebral malaria is the main cause of death in severe Plasmodium falciparum infection and is one of the most important medical emergencies. No conclusive theory exists on the pathogenesis of cerebral malaria, although it ...
Problems of indwelling Foley catheters
(1994)
One hundred patients undergoing urinary bladder catheterization for various reasons were studied. 42 patients received Sewoon catheters of various sizes. 38 received Eschmann catheters of various sizes and 20 received Bard ...
Cervical cancer in Kenya: prospects for early detection at primary level
(1994)
OBJECTIVES:
To assess the feasibility of cytologic screening services for rural women and to establish the prevalence of abnormal cytology in Kenya.
METHOD:
Women at four maternal and child health/family planning (MCH/FP) ...
Contraceptive methods and the transmission of HIV: implications for family planning
(1994)
Heterosexual transmission is the predominant mode of spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in most of the world. Whether the use of hormonal contraceptives, IUDs and spermicides is associated with an increased ...
The epidemiologic significance and clinical pattern of HCV induced chronic hepatitis in India.
(1994)
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) ribonucleic acid (RNA) was tested for in a group of 16 defined non-B chronic hepatitis patients using specific reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). These were chosen from amongst ...