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Elderly survivors with homozygous sickle cell disease.
Graham R. Serjeant, Douglas R. Higgs, Ian R. Hambleton
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Growth curves for normal Jamaican neonates.
The aim of this study was to provide standards for the assessment of birthweight, head circumference and crown-heel length for normal, …
M. Samms-Vaughan, M. Thame, C. Osmond, I. R. Hambleton, A. McCaw-Binns, D. E. Ashley, G. R. Serjeant
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Predicted declines in sickle allele frequency in Jamaica using empirical data.
The high frequency of the sickle allele in some parts of Africa is understood to be a consequence of high malarial endemicity. One …
N. A. Hanchard, I. Hambleton, R. M. Harding, C. A. McKenzie
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Medical paediatric admission patterns at the University Hospital of the West Indies: issues for future planning.
An understanding of the epidemiological trend in hospital admissions, including morbidity and mortality patterns and the economic …
C. Eck, R. B. Pierre, I. R. Hambleton
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The prevalence of marijuana smoking in young adults with sickle cell disease: a longitudinal study.
BACKGROUND: The active ingredients of marijuana may have beneficial properties in the treatment of chronic pain and inflammation and is …
J. Knight-Madden, N. Lewis, I. R. Hambleton
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Comment on: Loureiro & Rozenfeld \"Epidemiology of sickle cell disease hospital admissions in Brazil\".
Klaas J. J. Wierenga, Ian R. Hambleton
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Skin test reactivity to aeroallergens in Jamaicans: relationship to asthma.
BACKGROUND: Asthma causes significant morbidity and mortality in the developing world. It is thus important to identify modifiable risk …
J. Knight-Madden, T. E. Forrester, I. R. Hambleton, N. Lewis, A. Greenough
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Prevalence and risk factors associated with obesity in the elderly in Barbados.
This article’s objective is to examine the epidemiology of obesity in the urban elderly population of Barbados. A random sample …
Anne O. Carter, Ian R. Hambleton, Hedy L. Broome, Henry S. Fraser, Anselm J. Hennis
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The role of inheritance and environment in predisposition to vascular disease in people of African descent.
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to compare vascular reactivity and carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) between Afro-Caribbean people in …
Lalit Kalra, Curtis Rambaran, Elizabeth Iveson, Philip J. Chowienczyk, Ian Hambleton, James M. Ritter, Ajay Shah, Rainford Wilks, Terrence Forrester
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Lupus nephritis in an Afro-Caribbean population: renal indices and clinical outcomes.
In an Afro-Caribbean population, 111 new cases of systemic lupus erythematosus were diagnosed in the 10-year period from January 1995. …
C. Flower, A. Hennis, I. R. Hambleton, G. Nicholson
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