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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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The spectrum of neuropsychiatric lupus in a Black Caribbean population: a report of the Barbados National Lupus Registry.
Objective The objective of this study was to examine neuropsychiatric lupus in a Black Caribbean population. Methods We reviewed …
C. Flower, I. Hambleton, D. Corbin, S. Marquez, R. Edghill
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Social determinants of depression and suicidal behaviour in the Caribbean: a systematic review.
BACKGROUND: Depressive disorder is the largest contributor to years lived with disability in the Caribbean, adding 948 per 100,000 in …
Catherine R. Brown, Ian R. Hambleton, Natasha Sobers-Grannum, Shawn M. Hercules, Nigel Unwin, E. Nigel Harris, Rainford Wilks, Marlene MacLeish, Louis Sullivan, Madhuvanti M. Murphy
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A Plea for the Newborn Diagnosis of Hb S-Hereditary Persistence of Fetal Hemoglobin.
The gene for hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin (HPFH) in the Caribbean is much more common than previously estimated. To avoid …
Graham R. Serjeant, Beryl E. Serjeant, Ian R. Hambleton, Matthew Oakley, Swee Lay Thein, Barnaby Clark
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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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Social determinants of breast cancer in the Caribbean: a systematic review.
BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the Caribbean and accounts for >1 million disability …
Catherine R. Brown, Ian R. Hambleton, Shawn M. Hercules, Miriam Alvarado, Nigel Unwin, Madhuvanti M. Murphy, E. Nigel Harris, Rainford Wilks, Marlene MacLeish, Louis Sullivan, Natasha Sobers-Grannum
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Educational health disparities in hypertension and diabetes mellitus among African descent populations in the Caribbean and the USA: a comparative analysis from the Spanish town cohort (Jamaica) and the Jackson heart study (USA).
BACKGROUND: Studies have suggested that social inequalities in chronic disease outcomes differ between industrialized and developing …
Aurelian Bidulescu, Trevor S. Ferguson, Ian Hambleton, Novie Younger-Coleman, Damian Francis, Nadia Bennett, Michael Griswold, Ervin Fox, Marlene MacLeish, Rainford Wilks, E. Nigel Harris, Louis W. Sullivan
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Monitoring Caribbean tobacco use: baseline adolescent smoking prevalence and regional disparities.
OBJECTIVE: To provide baseline information on tobacco use among adolescents in the Caribbean for the period before country-level …
Ian R. Hambleton, Selvi M. Jeyaseelan, Christina Howitt, Anselm J. Hennis
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Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants.
BACKGROUND: Raised blood pressure is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and chronic kidney disease. We estimated …
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The Effect of Psychosocial and Neuropsychiatric Factors on Medication Adherence in a Cohort of Women With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
BACKGROUND: Medication adherence in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) reduces disease activity and the risk of flares. OBJECTIVES: We …
Cindy Flower, Ian Hambleton, Mike Campbell
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