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Growth and development of abandoned babies in institutional care in Nairobi
(Far East Journal of Theoretical Statistics, 1999)
Objective: To determine the pattern of growth and development of institutionalised infants and to compare the outcome with that of infants living with their biological mothers. Design: A cross-sectional survey. Setting: ...
Incidence of rickets of prematurity at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(Far East Journal of Theoretical Statistics, 1999)
Background:Reports of osteopaenia/rickets of prematurity are on the increase due to improved survival rates of low birthweight infants. Objectives: To establish the incidence of rickets of prematurity by the age of six ...
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of mothers and knowledge of health workers regarding care of the newborn umbilical cord
(1999)
OBJECTIVE: To determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of mothers and the knowledge of health workers regarding care of the newborn umbilical cord. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. SUBJECTS: Mothers with infants ...
Viral markers in a blood donor population.
(1999)
The viral safety of blood depends on donor selection and screening of the blood for viruses.
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the frequency of human immunodeficiency viruses 1 and 2, hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus in ...
HIV-associated lymphoma: report of three cases.
(1999)
Persons with congenital or acquired immunosuppression have long been known to have an increased incidence of lymphoproliferative disorders. Unsurprisingly, therefore, the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), caused ...
Common skin diseases
(1999)
The chapter discusses common both infectious and non infectious skin diseases in the tropical environment in a medicine text book: Medicine: Non-communicable Diseases in Adults; which widely explores common medical diseases ...
Evaluation of the kinetics of hydrolysis of diamln0 analogues of 2'- or 3'-deoxyadenosine and of 9-(2-deoxy-,b-d¬threo~pe tofuranosyl)adenine or 9-(3-deoxy-,b-d-threo¬pentofuranosyl)adenine by liquid chromatography
(1999)
The degradation of diamino analogues of Z' - or 3' -deoxyadenosine and of 9-(2-deoxy-,B-D-threo-pentofuranosyl)adenine or 9-(3-deoxy-,B-D-threo-pentofuranosyl)adenine in buffers of acid, neutral and alkaline pH and constant ...
Drug use and abuse.
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
Practicing medicine in the twenty first century
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
Abstract Not Available
Is protein-deficient diabetes mellitus a pancreatitis?
(1999)
BACKGROUND: Malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus is a distinct clinical entity subdivided into protein-deficient diabetes mellitus (PDDM) and fibrocalculus pancreatic diabetes (FCPD). Whereas FCPD has obvious pancreatitis ...