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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 ...
Measuring drug prices in low and middle income countries. The Kenya Report:
(2001)
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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 ...
Immunological role of the placenta, blocking factors and NK cells in post-implantation pregnancy
(2001)
The unexpected failure of the mother to immunologically reject the foetus is partly thought to result from immunological properties of the placenta. The placental trophoblast produces immunosuppressive factors including ...