Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Socio-demographic characteristics and clinical features among patients attending a private paediatric dental clinic in Nairobi , Kenya
(2004)OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the socio-demographic characteristics, chief complaints and clinical presentation of children attending a private dental clinic in Nairobi, Kenya. DESIGN: A retrospective survey of dental ... -
Post-operative pyrexia in an orthopaedic unit.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1997-08)The causes of post operative pyrexia in an orthopaedic unit was studied prospectively in 520 patients who underwent surgery. Two hundred patients (38.4%) developed postoperative pyrexia as defined by having recorded high ... -
Anaesthesia in the elderly with special reference to management of orthopaedic patients
(University of NairobiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1997-10)Elderly patients are placing increased demands on the health care resources in Kenya. The population of old patients has increased and complex surgical/orthopaedic procedures are being done on old patients. Due to the ... -
Epidural injection use for low back pain associated with sciatica at an Orthopaedic centre in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 2012)Objective: To assess the effects of lumbar epidural steroid injections in patients with radiculopathy (sciatica), by assessing reduction of pain at short term (3 weeks) and intermediate term (12 weeks). Design: This was ... -
Pediatric surgery in Kenya
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child -to-child dental health education in school children in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1983) -
Child Abuse and Neglect, Chapter 27 In: child Health
(University of NairobiDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychology, Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of California, Los Angeles,, 1997) -
What factors contribute to obstetric fistulae formation in rural Kenya?
(2011)Obstetric fistula, a devastating maternal health complication associated with social stigma and isolation, is often found in resource-poor settings where access to specialized care is constrained. In this study, the authors ... -
Pharmaceutical Management of Malaria Medicines Survey in Kenya (President
(College of physical and biological science, 2009) -
Microvascular in Oncology and Trauma of the head and neck region
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2012) -
Integrated oral health into primary health care in Kenya
(Department of periodontology, 1983) -
Trends in the Delivery of dental health care in Kenya
(Department of periodontology, 1983) -
Oral hygiene practices and attitudes to dental health care in Kenya
(Department of periodontology, 1983) -
Indigenous dental practitioners in Western/Nyanza provinces of Kenya
(Department of periodontology, 1984) -
Pregnancy gingivitis – The dental surgeon’s role in motivating and advising the pregnant patient.
(Department of periodontology, 1985) -
Motivation, a must for all dental patients
(Department of periodontology, 1985) -
Prevalence of benign, precancerous, and malignant lesions of the prostate in men aged twenty (20) years and above
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2007)Introduction: The main diseases of the prostate are prostatitis, benign prostatic hypertrophy and prostate cancer. One in ten men will develop clinically significant prostate cancer in their lifetime. Men who are diagnosed ... -
The need for dental auxiliaries. Proceedings for the 3rd continuing education course for all categories of oral health personnel. Pages 147-163. 19th
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Antibiotic treatment in preterm babies born before arrival (bba) at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2011)Neonatal Septicaemia has been a subject of periodic reviews in many parts of the world. An incidence of 1/1000 to 3/1000 live births has been reported in developed countries, compared to 4/1000 to 9/1000 reported in Africa ...