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Regular long-term red blood cell transfusions for managing chronic chest complications in sickle cell disease.
BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease is a genetic haemoglobin disorder, which can cause severe pain, significant end-organ damage, pulmonary …
Lise J. Estcourt, Sally Hopewell, Marialena Trivella, Ian R. Hambleton, Gavin Cho
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Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults.
Body-mass index (BMI) has increased steadily in most countries in parallel with a rise in the proportion of the population who live in …
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Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults.
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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Social determinants of prostate cancer in the Caribbean: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths among Caribbean men. However, little data exists on the …
Catherine R. Brown, Ian Hambleton, Shawn M. Hercules, Nigel Unwin, Madhuvanti M. Murphy, E. Nigel Harris, Rainford Wilks, Marlene MacLeish, Louis Sullivan, Natasha Sobers-Grannum
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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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Causes of death and early life determinants of survival in homozygous sickle cell disease: The Jamaican cohort study from birth.
Globally, the majority of persons born with sickle cell disease do not have access to hydroxyurea or more expensive interventions. The …
Graham R. Serjeant, Nicki Chin, Monika R. Asnani, Beryl E. Serjeant, Karlene P. Mason, Ian R. Hambleton, Jennifer M. Knight-Madden
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Prevalence and phenotype of diabetes and prediabetes using fasting glucose vs HbA1c in a Caribbean population.
BACKGROUND: Both fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and HbA1c are recommended for the diagnosis of diabetes and prediabetes by the American …
Nigel Unwin, Christina Howitt, Angela Mc Rose, T. Alafia Samuels, Anselm Jm Hennis, Ian R. Hambleton
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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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Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults.
BACKGROUND: Underweight, overweight, and obesity in childhood and adolescence are associated with adverse health consequences …
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