Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Bacteriology of tonsils at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1980-04)No Abstract Available -
Fractures of the humerus
(University of Nairobi.CHS. Association of Surgeons of East Africa, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1983-12)No Abstract Available -
Training of surgeons for primary health care
(University of Nairobi.Association of Surgeons of East Africa, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1997-08)It has been the view of the Association of Surgeons of East Africa (ASEA) that, like primary health care, there is primary surgery. The unit of provision of primary surgery is the district hospital. The training of surgeons ... -
Use of Cervical Cerclage as a Treatment Option for Cervical Incompetence: Patient Characteristics, Presentation and Management over a 9 Year Period in a Kenyan Centre
(University of NairobiDepartment of Human Anatomy, 2013-03)Treatment of cervical incompetence by cerclage and other methods has yet to be standardized, as its diagnosis is not uniformly accepted. Its diagnosis, particularly in the African setting, is mostly based on past obstetric ... -
Self reported alcohol use in an urban traffic trauma population in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Human Anatomy, College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 2005-03)BACKGROUND: Kenya has a soaring rate of road traffic fatalities. Available evidence suggests significant alcohol-relatedness to trauma. We know little about the prevalence of alcohol-related injuries in Nairobi. OBJECTIVE: ... -
Pattern of Limb Amputation Among Rural Kenyan Children and Adolescents
(University of NairobiDepartment of Human Anatomy, 2010-07)The causes of limb amputation among children differ between and within countries. These data are valuable in prevention and planning of rehabilitation strategies for the victims but are scarcely reported. The aim of this ... -
Menarcheal age among urban Kenyan primary school girls
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, 2011-05)AIM: To determine the mean menarcheal age among urban primary school girls in Kenya. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A structured questionnaire was administered to 820 primary grade 6-8 girls aged between 12 and 17 years in ... -
Assessment of inpatient paediatric care in first referral level hospitals in 13 districts in Kenya.
(University of NairobiPaediatrics and child health, 2004-06-12)BACKGROUND: The district hospital is considered essential for delivering basic, cost-effective health care to children in resource poor countries. We aimed to investigate the performance of these facilities in ... -
Maintaining excellence in Teaching of Human Anatomy: University of Nairobi Experience
(University of NairobiDepartment of Human Anatomy, 2013)Experience in maintaining excellence in teaching of human anatomy is important in informing strategies to mitigate worldwide decline in the level of knowledge of human anatomy among medical students and qualifying doctors. ... -
Delivery of paediatric care at the first-referral level in Kenya.
(University of NairobiPaediatrics and child health, 2004-11-30)We aimed to investigate provision of paediatric care in government district hospitals in Kenya. We surveyed 14 first-referral level hospitals from seven of Kenya's eight provinces and obtained data for workload, outcome ... -
Clinical significance of Anatomical variations
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Incidence of impacted third molars among dental patients in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1996) -
Is Delivery Outside Hospital A Risk Of Development Of Early Sepsis?
(University of NairobiObsterics and gynaecology, 2004) -
Essentials of Orofacial Anatomy
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1997) -
Newborn survival revolution.
(University of NairobiPaediatrics and child health, 2005-11) -
Challenges of Reconstructing Acquired mandibular defects
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Regional differences in aorta of goat (capra hircus).
(University of Nairobi.Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010-11)Regional differences in the aortic wall are important in explaining the physicomechanical properties and disease distribution in this artery. The goat is a suitable model for studying cardiovascular disease, but the regional ... -
Amelogenesis imperfecta in Kenya.
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Cortical stroke in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, 2010-12)No Abstract Available -
Maxillofacial prosthetic rehabilitation after surgery in Nairobi.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1999)
