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Effects of beta-adrenoceptor antagonism on the cardiovascular and catecholamine responses to tracheal intubation.
(University of Nairobi,, 1988-06)
The catecholamine and cardiovascular responses to laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation were studied in 20 patients who underwent elective gynaecological surgery and who were allocated randomly to receive either practolol ...
The pharmacokinetics of oral and intravenous nalbuphine in healthy volunteers
(University of Nairobi,, 1988-02)
The pharmacokinetics of nalbuphine were studied in 10 healthy volunteers on two separate occasions following administration by either the intravenous (20 mg) or oral (60 mg) route. After administration, serum concentrations ...
Clinical and laboratory features of sickle cell disease in The Netherlands
(1988)
Out of about 200 patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) in the Netherlands, 6% are non-negroid patients from Turkey. 83 were assessed clinico-haematologically regarding the type of SCD, ethnic origin, concurrent ...
Detection of anti-RESA/Pf 155 antibodies in Kenyan malaria immune individuals
(University of Nairobi, 1988)
A total of 100 serum samples from putatively immune and P. falciparum infected patients were screened using immunofluorescence technique on glutaraldehyde-fixed and air dried infected erythrocyte monolayers. Twenty-two of ...
Psychiatric phenomenology across countries: constitutional, cultural, or environmental?
(1988)
Some literature on the significance of culture on psychiatric phenomenology and also literature on psychiatric phenomenology in immigrants, particularly in Great Britain, are reviewed. It is pointed out that paranoid and ...
Human immunodeficiency virus infection among men with sexually transmitted diseases. Experience from a center in Africa
(1988)
Heterosexual transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) appears to occur readily in Africa but less commonly in North America and Europe. We conducted a case-control study among men attending a clinic for ...
Problems of contraceptive of family planning in a manual for clinical family planning practice
(KMA Publications, 1988)
PIP: In 1990, the annual population growth rate in Kenya was 3.8%, among the highest rates world wide. The ever growing adolescent fertility rate (111-152/1000 from 1969-1989) contributed to this rapid growth. Further ...
Problems with a renal replacement programme in a developing country
(1988)
Since August 1984 patients with end-stage renal disease in Kenya have been started on haemodialysis with a view to renal transplantation. In a two year period (August 1984-August 1986) 77 patients mean age 29.6 years (49 ...
Prevention of transmission of human immunodeficiency virus in Africa: effectiveness of condom promotion and health education among prostitutes
(1988)
Condom use was assessed after a programme of education about the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and a condom distribution programme in a well-characterised prostitute population in Nairobi. Women received their education ...
A review of HIV-1 in Africa
(1988)
As the AIDS epidemic reaches a dramatic stage of development, the time for African countries to establish effective control programs has come. The history of AIDS in Africa is different from that other regions of the world. ...