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Prescription Audit carried out at the Pharmacy Practice Centre of the University of Nairobi between June and November 2004
(2007)
A retrospective descriptive study was carried out from June to November
2004 in a retail pharmacy situated at the School of Pharmacy, University of
Nairobi within the Kenyatta National Hospital complex. The objective ...
Magnitude and pattern of eye diseases in Korogocho slum, Nairobi AUTHORS
(2007-08)
Objective: To estimate the magnitude and pattern of eye diseases in residents of
Korogocho slum Nairobi.
Design: Community based survey
Setting: Korogocho slum Nairobi, Kenya; July and August 2002
Results: One thousand ...
Management of vulvar melanoma and review of the literature.
(2007)
BACKGROUND: Vulvar melanoma represents a rare group of malignancies and is the second most common vulvar malignancy. Treatment options range from local excision of the tumor and sentinel lymph node dissection to radical ...
East African Orthopaedic Journal
(African Journal Online, 2007)
The aim of the journal is to give orthopedic surgeons, technologists and other personnel within the orthopedic specialty a forum of diverging their research findings to the rest of the world. The journal comprises of ...
Fine needle aspiration cytology of thyroid nodules at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi,, 2007)
Objective: To determine the pattern of thyroidal nodules diagnosed by (FNA) cytology.
Design: A cross-sectional study.
Setting: Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) - a University of Nairobi affiliated hospital.
Subjects: ...
Breast milk alpha-defensins are associated with HIV type 1 RNA and CC chemokines in breast milk but not vertical HIV type 1 transmission
(2007)
Alpha-defensins are proteins exhibiting in vitro anti-HIV-1 activity that may protect against mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 via breast milk. Correlates of alpha-defensins in breast milk and transmission risk were ...
Problems in diagnosing odontogenic myxoma: case report.East Afr Med J. 2007 Mar;84(3):141-5.
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Tumours and tumour-like growths arising from odontogenic tissues constitute a heterogenous group of lesions whose diagnosis can be particularly challenging on the part of both surgeons and pathologists. In children, these ...
Health financing reform in Kenya - assessing the social health insurance proposal.
(WHO, 2007)
Kenya has had a history of health financing policy changes since its independence in 1963. Recently, significant preparatory work was done on a new Social Health Insurance Law that, if accepted, would lead to universal ...
Management pathway for congenital heart disease at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(2007)
BACKGROUND:
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a significant cause of death amongst infants. The timing of treatment in relation to the natural history of the disease correlates with the treatment outcome.
OBJECTIVES: ...
Refractive errors in type 2 diabetic patients.
(2007)
To determine the prevalence and pattern of refractive errors among African type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and establish the relationship between baseline refractive status and degree of glycaemic control.
A hospital ...