Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Title
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Common Communicable and Tropical Diseases.
(University of NairobiSchool of Nursing, Cpllege of Health Sciences, 2003) -
Communicatin with adolescents about AIDS: experience from Eastern and Southern Africa
(IDRCDepartment of paediatrics, University of Nairobi, 1997)This book presents an assessment of HIV/AIDS communication tools aimed at the youth of eastern and southern Africa. The first half reviews the current status of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the region and its impact on youth ... -
Determinants of capital structure of companies listed at Nairobi stock exchange (NSE).
(University of Nairobi, 2003)This paper studies the determinants of capital structure of companies listed at Nairobi stock exchange (NSE). The main objective is to investigate the relationship between capital structures and hypothesized influential ... -
The Development of Immunochemical Tests to Monitor Reproductive Cycles in Non-human Primates
(Department of Biochemistry, 1984) -
Developmental Defects of Enamel
(University of Nairobi,Department of Paediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics., 14-11-11) -
Disaster Management : HighLights
(University of NairobiSchool of Nursing, Cpllege of Health Sciences, 2003) -
Drug Treatment In Neoplastic Disorders of The Haematopoietic and lymphoreticular System
(University of Nairobi,Faculty of Medicine, 2006) -
The dynamic interplay between man, health, and medicines: A historical perspective
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1996) -
Echocardiographic Patterns Of Juvenile Rheumatic Heart Disease At The Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(University of NairobiDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2005-10)Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 19676-00202 Nairobi, Kenya. OBJECTIVE: To describe the echocardiographic features of children with rheumatic heart ... -
Editorial in You Are Not Rejected
(University of Nairobi, 2010) -
Entering sex work in the informal urban settlement of Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya
(African Wildlife Foundation, NairobiDepartment of Community Health, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)Female sex work has long been recognized as an important factor in the urban sub-Saharan Africa HIV/AIDS pandemic, and in some cities remains a driving force for HIV transmission. However, despite a long history of ... -
Environmental Effects on Some Resin/ionomer Dental Restoratives
(Department of Conservative and Prosthetic Dentistry, 1998) -
The Epidemiology of cancer in Kenya with special reference to chronic myeloid leukaemia
(University of Nairobi,Faculty of Medicine, 2007) -
Epilepsy
(AMREFSchool of Medicine, 2006) -
Essential oil bearing plants from Kenya:
(School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2009)Essential oils are aromatic volatiles that are recovered from different plant tissues using a variety of distillation and extraction technologies. Kenya, being a country with diverse plant genetic resources, is endowed ... -
Ethnic Differences In Thiopurine Methyltransferase Pharmacogenetics: Evidence For Allele Specificity In Caucasian And Kenyan Subjects.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Biochemistry, 1999-12)Thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) degrades 6-mercaptopurine, azathioprine and 6-thioguanine which are commonly used in the treatment of autoimmune diseases, leukaemia and organ transplantation. TPMT activity is polymorphic ... -
An Evaluation Of Acute Pain Management On Postoperative Patients In Surgical, Obstetrics And Private Wing Wards In Kenyatta National Hospital (knh)
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2013-06)Despite major advances in the knowledge and development of efficient techniques for pain control, many patients still suffer from modest to severe pain following surgery. Indeed,a pain audit conducted at KNH (2006) ... -
Factor analysis in relation to survival rate of proximal ART restorations in primary molars
(University of Nairobi,Department of Paediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics., 2011) -
Feeding the low birthweight infant in a resource-restricted environment.
(University of Nairobi, 2008)This chapter discusses the provision of intravenous crystalloids to support the nutritional needs of low birth weight (LBW) infants, the optimization of full enteral feeding, and the value of breast milk fortification and ... -
Female Genital Cutting among the Somali of Kenya and Management of its Complications
(University of Nairobi, 2005-02)The Somali community living in Kenya (and in their native Somalia) has practised the severest formof female genital cutting (FGC), infibulation, for centuries. To understand the context within which the practice takes ...