barbados

ECHORN
Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network.
ECHORN
Are there gender differences in acute management and secondary prevention of acute coronary syndromes in Barbados? A cohort study.
OBJECTIVES: In Barbados, high case fatality rates have been reported after myocardial infarction (MI) with higher rates in women than …
Natasha Sobers, Angela M. C. Rose, T. Alafia Samuels, Julia Critchley, Melissa Abed, Ian Hambleton, Arianne Harvey, Nigel Unwin
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Assessing the impact of the Barbados sugar-sweetened beverage tax on beverage sales: an observational study.
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization has advocated for sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes as part of a broader non-communicable …
Miriam Alvarado, Nigel Unwin, Stephen J. Sharp, Ian Hambleton, Madhuvanti M. Murphy, T. Alafia Samuels, Marc Suhrcke, Jean Adams
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Sodium and potassium excretion in an adult Caribbean population of African descent with a high burden of cardiovascular disease.
BACKGROUND: High sodium diets with inadequate potassium and high sodium-to-potassium ratios are a known determinant of hypertension and …
Rachel M. Harris, Angela M. C. Rose, Ian R. Hambleton, Christina Howitt, Nita G. Forouhi, Anselm J. M. Hennis, T. Alafia Samuels, Nigel Unwin
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Managing acute ischaemic stroke in a small island developing state: meeting the guidelines in Barbados.
BACKGROUND: We describe hospital-based management of acute ischaemic stroke patients in 2010-2013 in Barbados, by comparing documented …
Asanchia S. Harewood-Marshall, Leslie S. Craig, Tanya P. Martelly, David O. C. Corbin, Lauren Maul, Damani McIntosh-Clarke, Tracey Blackman, Kenneth S. George, Anselm J. M. Hennis, Ian R. Hambleton, Angela M. C. Rose
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Trends in beverage prices following the introduction of a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in Barbados.
A 10% excise tax on sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) was implemented in Barbados in September 2015. A national evaluation has been …
Miriam Alvarado, Deliana Kostova, Marc Suhrcke, Ian Hambleton, Trevor Hassell, T. Alafia Samuels, Jean Adams, Nigel Unwin
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Human papillomavirus genotype distribution in cervical samples among vaccine naïve Barbados women.
PURPOSE: This study was undertaken to provide baseline HPV genotype distribution among women in Barbados before HPV immunization was …
Juann M. Ward, Kolin Schmalenberg, Nick A. Antonishyn, Ian R. Hambleton, Elizabeth L. Blackman, Paul N. Levett, Marquita V. Gittens-St Hilaire
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Barbados Insulin Matters (BIM) study: Perceptions on insulin initiation by primary care doctors in the Caribbean island of Barbados.
AIMS: With regards to insulin initiation in Barbados we explored primary care doctor (PCD) perception, healthcare system factors and …
Charles Grafton Jr Taylor, Gordon Taylor, Anique Atherley, Ian Hambleton, Nigel Unwin, Oswald Peter Adams
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A cross-sectional study of physical activity and sedentary behaviours in a Caribbean population: combining objective and questionnaire data to guide future interventions.
BACKGROUND: Current understanding of population physical activity (PA) levels and sedentary behaviour in developing countries is …
Christina Howitt, Soren Brage, Ian R. Hambleton, Kate Westgate, T. Alafia Samuels, Angela Mc Rose, Nigel Unwin
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Establishing national noncommunicable disease surveillance in a developing country: a model for small island nations.
Objective To describe the surveillance model used to develop the first national, population-based, multiple noncommunicable disease …
Angela M. Rose, Ian R. Hambleton, Selvi M. Jeyaseelan, Christina Howitt, Rhea Harewood, Jacqueline Campbell, Tanya N. Martelly, Tracey Blackman, Kenneth S. George, Trevor A. Hassell, David O. Corbin, Rudolph Delice, Patsy Prussia, Branka Legetic, Anselm J. Hennis
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