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Traumatic grief in Kenyan bereaved parents following the Kyanguli School fire tragedy
(2004-02)
Following the death of 67 boys in a fire tragedy at Kyanguli School in rural Kenya, the level of traumatic grief was assessed in a sample
of 164 parents and guardians whose sons died in the fire. The study was cross-sectional. ...
Transfusion haemosiderosis inspite of regular use of desferrioxamine: case report
(2004)
We describe a case of a female who developed haemosiderosis, in the course of treatment for very severe unstable aplastic anaemia for fourteen years. She was 37 years old at the time of initial diagnosis. Her management ...
Management of stage I cervical sarcoma botryoides in childhood and adolescence
(2004)
Rhabdomyo arcomas are the most common soft tissue sarcomas in childhood. The botryoid variant arise in infancy from the vagina or urinary bladder and extremely rarely from the uterine cervix. Treatment regimes range from ...
Differential expression of a DNA fragment obtained from in vivo and in vitro propagated parasites of Trypanosoma congolense
(2004)
Trypanosoma congolense parasites are routinely propagated in vitro in many laboratories for various studies. However it is important to know whether the in vitro propagated parasites express the same genes as the in vivo ...
Influence of manufacturing practices on quality of pharmaceutical products manufactured in Kenya
(2004)
To establish the quality of pharmaceutical products manufactured by the respective industries in Kenya and determine the effect of manufacturing practices on the quality of these products. Although the local pharmaceutical ...
Clients' perception of health workers and impact on health services offered at Kombewa demonstration health centre
(2004)
Objective: To study the clients' perception of health workers in relation to the services provided at the centre, thus defining the relationship between the client and the health worker and the impact of this relationship ...
Burkitt's lymphoma: the initial defining characteristics
(2004)
Objectives: To put together salient historical, geographical and biological characteristics of Burkitt's lymphoma.
Data Sources: Burkitt's lymphoma study data gathered over a ten year study, other publications, original ...
Predictors of early mortality in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus Type 1-infected African Children
(2004)
Background: Pediatric human immunodeficiency virus type 1
(HIV-1) infection follows a bimodal clinical course with rapid
progression in 10–45% of children before the age of 2 years and
slower progression in the remainder. ...
Monthly antibiotic chemoprophylaxis and incidence of sexually transmitted infections and HIV-1 infection in Kenyan sex workers: a randomized controlled trial.
(2004-06)
CONTEXT:
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are common in female sex workers (FSWs) and may enhance susceptibility to infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1).
OBJECTIVE:
To examine regular ...
Epidemiological characteristics of microbiological results on patients with infectious corneal ulcers: a 13-year survey in Paraguay.
(2004)
BACKGROUND:
This is a retrospective, chart-reviewed study of patients diagnosed with infectious corneal ulcers at the Ophthalmology Department of the National University of Asunción in Paraguay. The microbiological culture ...