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Risk factors for cardiac dysfunction in children on treatment for cancer at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Introduction: Management of paediatric malignancies requires a multimodal approach
to treatment. Modalities include combination of various antineoplastic drugs and
radiotherapy. This multimodal approach puts patients at ...
The effect of intestinal schistosomiasis on the haemoglobin levels in primary school children in Makueni District - Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Background:Chronic morbidity is one of the major impacts of schistosomiasis in Kenya. Anaemia in
children and women of childbearing age is mainly attributed to malaria, nutrition-status
and other helminthes worms there-fore ...
Nadir platelet counts in patients on doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (ac); and cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone (chop) for breast cancer and non-hodgkin's lymphoma respectively
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Background: Patients on chemotherapy suffer severe myelosuppression
leading to poorer treatment outcome locally compared to economically
advantaged countries. Effective and safe use of chemotherapy demands that
febrile ...
The diagnostic role of ultrasonography in patients with thyroid gland enlargement at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya (E. Africa).
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Background
/\ prospective cross section study was carried out at the Department or Diagnostic
Imaging and Radiation Medicine of the University of Nairobi, the X-ray Department of
Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), the ...
Topical use of rifamycin sv (Rifocin) on burn wounds at Kenyatta national hospital (KNH) as compared to silver sulfadiazine
(University of Nairobi,, 2007)
Rifamycin SV (Rifocin) is an antibiotic isolated in the lepetit research laboratories, and
has been in use in Kenyatta National Hospital for over 12 years as a topical antibiotic on
bum wounds. No research has been ...
Fertility rate and pregnancy outcomes of epileptic women at the neurology clinic in Kenyatta national hospital
(University of Nairobi,, 2007)
Background: Reproductive health issues of women with epilepsy are complex and
multifaceted. As a chronic and sometimes lifelong disease, epilepsy is particularly
intertwined with all aspects of a woman's reproductive ...
A study on the effectiveness and efficiency of the Supply chain model in the Wrigley Company (East Africa) limited - (WCEA)
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
A close scrutiny of debates and discourses on the concept of organizational supply chain
management readily reveals that a leading concern among most organizations working
with known supply chain models give overwhelming ...
Case reports and long commentaries in obstetrics and gynaecology
(2007)
Background: Antenatal care is perhaps the most common routine medical activity. It
provides a unique opportunity for broader health education, especially for reproductive and
for promoting healthy lifestyles. World wide ...
The extent to which Kenya's national payment System (NPS) reform objectives have been achieved
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
National payment system can be defined as the whole combination of instruments and
infrastructure through which money moves from one point to another in order to effect payments.
Theses systems have emerged as a central ...