"Humans"

Diabetes in North America and the Caribbean: an update.
The North America and Caribbean (NAC) Region faces a high burden of diabetes. In 2013, the number of children (aged 0-14 years) with …
Samrawit F. Yisahak, Jessica Beagley, Ian R. Hambleton, K. M. Venkat Narayan
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Global estimates of diabetes prevalence for 2013 and projections for 2035.
INTRODUCTION: Diabetes is a serious and increasing global health burden and estimates of prevalence are essential for appropriate …
L. Guariguata, D. R. Whiting, I. Hambleton, J. Beagley, U. Linnenkamp, J. E. Shaw
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Regular long-term red blood cell transfusions for managing chronic chest complications in sickle cell disease.
BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease can cause severe vaso-occlusive crises and dysfunction of most organ systems. The two most common …
Gavin Cho, Ian R. Hambleton
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Prevalence and risk factors for inter-generational sex: a cross-sectional cluster survey of Barbadian females aged 15-19.
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence and risk factors for intergenerational (IG)-sex in females aged 15-19 …
Nicole Drakes, Clarissa Perks, Alok Kumar, Kim Quimby, Colin Clarke, Rajul Patel, Ian R. Hambleton, R. Clive Landis
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Ten year trends in community HIV viral load in Barbados: implications for treatment as prevention.
BACKGROUND: Treatment as prevention is a paradigm in HIV medicine which describes the public health benefit of antiretroviral therapy …
R. Clive Landis, Songee Lynn Branch-Beckles, Shawna Crichlow, Ian R. Hambleton, Anton Best
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Homozygous sickle cell disease in Uganda and Jamaica a comparison of Bantu and Benin haplotypes.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the haematological and clinical features of homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease in Bantu and Benin haplotypes in …
C. Ndugwa, D. Higgs, C. Fisher, I. Hambleton, K. Mason, B. E. Serjeant, G. R. Serjeant
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Systemic lupus erythematosus in an African Caribbean population: incidence, clinical manifestations, and survival in the Barbados National Lupus Registry.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the epidemiology, clinical features, and outcomes of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in the predominantly …
Cindy Flower, Anselm J. M. Hennis, Ian R. Hambleton, George D. Nicholson, Matthew H. Liang
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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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Dry collection and culture methods for recovery of methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains from indoor home environments.
Staphylococcus aureus in home environments may serve as a reservoir for human colonization, making sampling of indoor surfaces relevant …
Meghan F. Davis, Patrick Baron, Lance B. Price, D'Ann L. Williams, Selvi Jeyaseelan, Ian R. Hambleton, Gregory B. Diette, Patrick N. Breysse, Meredith C. McCormack
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Regular long-term red blood cell transfusions for managing chronic chest complications in sickle cell disease.
BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease can cause severe vaso-occlusive crises and dysfunction of most organ systems. The two most common …
Gavin Cho, Ian R. Hambleton
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