Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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HIV infection and AIDS in children. In: Primary Health Care: A manual for medical students and other health workers
(University of Nairobi, 1990)No abstract available -
Patterns of Injuries After Road Traffic Crashes involving Bodabodas
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2010)Background Trauma is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa. Bodabodas are a main form of transport in Kampala and are becoming a major cause road traffic crashes. Majority of the patients were young males ... -
Growth monitoring and promotion during early childhood development. In: Primary Health Care: A manual for medical students and other health workers.
(University of Nairobi, 1990)No abstract available -
Accidents and Poisoning. In: Primary Health Care: A manual for medical students and other health workers
(University of Nairobi, 1990)No abstract available -
White patches of the Oral Mucosa
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Angioneurotic Oedema
(University of NairobiSchool of Dental Sciences, 1991) -
Adenomatoid odontogenic tumour (adenoameloblastoma)--a review.
(University of NairobiSchool of Dental Sciences, 1991)The adenomatoid odontogenic tumour (AOT) is a rare benign neoplasm of odontogenic origin. A review of the available published literature reports on AOT from Africa reveals that 33 cases appear to have been reported and ... -
Pharmacokinetics and anticonvulsant effects of diazepam in children with severe falciparum malaria and convulsions
(Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice, 2002-01)Convulsions are a common complication of severe malaria in children and are associated with poor outcome. Diazepam is used to terminate convulsions but its pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics have not been studied in ... -
Ameloblastoma of the Jaws in Africa
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The Impact of Bodaboda Motor Crashes on the Budget for Clinical Services at Mulago Hospital, Kampala
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2010)Background: Bodabodas are a common form of transport and are becoming a major cause of road traffic accidents in Uganda. We evaluated the magnitude of injuries related to bodabodas and their impact on clinical services ... -
Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
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Aspects of age determination from dental radiographs Forensic Odontology
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A survey of dental radiological practices among dentists in Nairobi
(University of NairobiSchool of Dental Sciences, 1992) -
Population pharmacokinetics of a single daily intramuscular dose of gentamicin in children with severe malnutrition
(Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice, 2007)The World Health Organization recommends that all children admitted with severe malnutrition should routinely receive parenteral ampicillin and gentamicin; despite this, mortality remains high. Since this population group ... -
Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome:
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1994)Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS) is characterized by the development of multiple jaw keratocysts, frequently beginning in the second decade of life, and/or basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) usually from the third ... -
Forensic Dental Maturity Analysis
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Age Estimation using Dental Panoramic Radiographs:
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2000) -
Why has the dihydrofolate reductase 164 mutation not consistently been found in Africa yet?
(Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice, 2005)Resistance to the antifolate sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine (SP), the current mass-treatment antimalarial drug, is associated with selection of point mutations in dihydrofolate reductase and dihydropteroate synthase. Among these ... -
Contiguous Bifacet Dislocation, a Case Report
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2010)Bifacet dislocations of the cervical spine are severe debilitating injuries often associated with complete cord injury. Contiguous bilateral facet dislocations are extremely rare and, to the best of our knowledge, have ... -
Is the Pedestrian an Endangered Road User? A Descriptive Account of Pedestrian Musculoskeletal Injuries
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2010)Background: Trauma is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa. Road traffic crashes are causative in majority of these cases. Pedestrians are vulnerable to injury in all types of collisions. This paper ...