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Social distribution of diabetes, hypertension and related risk factors in Barbados: a cross-sectional study.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the distribution of diabetes, hypertension and related behavioural and biological risk factors in adults in …
Christina Howitt, Ian R. Hambleton, Angela M. C. Rose, Anselm Hennis, T. Alafia Samuels, Kenneth S. George, Nigel Unwin
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Global trends in dietary quality.
Ian R. Hambleton, Christina Howitt, Angela M. C. Rose, T. Alafia Samuels, Nigel Unwin
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Intravenous infusion of haptoglobin for the prevention of adverse clinical outcome in Sickle Cell Disease.
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a genetic condition which manifests as altered hemoglobin (Hb) protein that can aggregate under hypoxic …
Kim R. Quimby, Ian R. Hambleton, R. Clive Landis
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Cause-of-death disparities in the African diaspora: exploring differences among shared-heritage populations.
OBJECTIVES: We investigated changes in life expectancy (LE) and cause-specific mortality over time, directly comparing African-descent …
Ian R. Hambleton, Selvi Jeyaseelan, Christina Howitt, Natasha Sobers-Grannum, Anselm J. Hennis, Rainford J. Wilks, E. Nigel Harris, Marlene MacLeish, Louis W. Sullivan
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Disparities in diabetes mellitus among Caribbean populations: a scoping review.
BACKGROUND: Despite the large body of research on racial/ethnic disparities in health, there are limited data on health disparities in …
Nadia R. Bennett, Damian K. Francis, Trevor S. Ferguson, Anselm J. M. Hennis, Rainford J. Wilks, Eon Nigel Harris, Marlene M. Y. MacLeish, Louis W. Sullivan
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HIV Viral Load Trends in Six Eastern Caribbean Countries Utilizing a Regional Laboratory Referral Service: Implications for Treatment as Prevention.
OBJECTIVE: Since 2009, seven countries in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, …
R. Clive Landis, Kelly Carmichael-Simmons, Ian R. Hambleton, Anton Best
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Trends in Longevity in the Americas: Disparities in Life Expectancy in Women and Men, 1965-2010.
OBJECTIVE: We describe trends in life expectancy at birth (LE) and between-country LE disparities since 1965, in Latin America and the …
Ian R. Hambleton, Christina Howitt, Selvi Jeyaseelan, Madhuvanti M. Murphy, Anselm J. Hennis, Rainford Wilks, E. Nigel Harris, Marlene MacLeish, Louis Sullivan
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Inhaled bronchodilators for acute chest syndrome in people with sickle cell disease.
BACKGROUND: Bronchodilators are used to treat bronchial hyper-responsiveness in asthma. Bronchial hyper-responsiveness may be a …
Jennifer M. Knight-Madden, Ian R. Hambleton
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The extensive inpatient burden of diabetes and diabetes-related foot disease in Barbados.
In this study, we evaluated the burden and quality of adult inpatient diabetes care in Barbados. Inpatients were reviewed over 2 days …
Charles G. Jr Taylor, Mike Krimholtz, Kevamae C. Belgrave, Ian Hambleton, Colette N. George, Gerry Rayman
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Clinical findings associated with homozygous sickle cell disease in the Barbadian population--do we need a national SCD registry?
BACKGROUND: Comprehensive care in homozygous sickle cell disease (HbSS) entails universal neonatal screening and subsequent monitoring …
Kim R. Quimby, Stephen Moe, Ian Sealy, Christopher Nicholls, Ian R. Hambleton, R. Clive Landis
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