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Outcome of pregnancy in homozygous sickle cell disease.
OBJECTIVE: Previous reports on pregnancy in homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease are biased by hospital-based, more severely affected …
Graham R. Serjeant, Luana Look Loy, Mark Crowther, Ian R. Hambleton, Minerva Thame
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Paravertebral anaesthesia for breast surgery an initial experience at the University Hospital of the West Indies.
Paravertebral blockade (PVB) is a regional anaesthetic technique that allows the injection of local anaesthetic agents into the …
A. M. Crawford-Sykes, D. E. Chin, I. R. Hambleton
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Chronic leg ulceration in homozygous sickle cell disease: the role of venous incompetence.
Chronic leg ulceration is a common cause of morbidity in Jamaican patients with homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease. Ulcers heal more …
Andrea Clare, Michael FitzHenley, June Harris, Ian Hambleton, Graham R. Serjeant
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Paediatric HIV/AIDS in Jamaica. A hospital-based description.
The continuing worldwide epidemic of adult HIV/AIDS has led to an increase in the number of HIV-positive children mainly through …
T. Evans-Gilbert, I. Hambleton, C. A. McKenzie, M. Samms-Vaughan
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Haematological response to parvovirus B19 infection in homozygous sickle-cell disease.
Infection with human parvovirus B19 is known to cause aplastic crises in patients with homozygous sickle-cell disease. We studied the …
B. E. Serjeant, I. R. Hambleton, S. Kerr, C. G. Kilty, G. R. Serjeant
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Sickle cell disease and age at menarche in Jamaican girls: observations from a cohort study.
AIMS: (1) To investigate the distribution of age at menarche in a representative sample of 99 patients with homozygous sickle cell (SS) …
G. R. Serjeant, A. Singhal, I. R. Hambleton
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Patients' desire for peri-operative information: Jamaican attitudes.
The desire for peri-operative information has been examined in patients from other countries. This study was undertaken to assess the …
A. M. Crawford-Sykes, I. R. Hambleton
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Red cell antibodies in patients with homozygous sickle cell disease: a comparison of patients in Jamaica and the United Kingdom.
The transfusion history and frequency of red cell antibodies in patients with homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease have been compared in …
A. Olujohungbe, I. Hambleton, L. Stephens, B. Serjeant, G. Serjeant
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Psychological distress and coping in sickle cell disease: comparison of British and Jamaican attitudes.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate possible differences in coping mechanisms in the painful crisis between Jamaican and London patients with …
V. J. Thomas, I. Hambleton, G. Serjeant
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Survival estimates for patients with homozygous sickle-cell disease in Jamaica: a clinic-based population study.
BACKGROUND: Information about life expectancy of patients with homozygous sickle-cell disease is needed for research and patient …
K. J. Wierenga, I. R. Hambleton, N. A. Lewis
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