"Humans"

Outcome analysis of surgery for Blount disease.
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of surgery for Blount disease using a patient-derived outcome …
Jerome K. Jones, Laura Gill, Mario John, Maria Goddard, Ian R. Hambleton
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Retained placenta in homozygous sickle cell disease.
OBJECTIVE: To document an increased prevalence of retained placenta in mothers with homozygous sickle cell disease. METHODS: A …
Donnette Simms-Stewart, Minerva Thame, Aleith Hemans-Keen, Ian Hambleton, Graham R. Serjeant
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Bacterial vaginosis in female facility workers in north-western Tanzania: prevalence and risk factors.
OBJECTIVES: To determine prevalence of, and risk factors for, bacterial vaginosis (BV) among herpes simplex virus (HSV) 2 seropositive …
K. Baisley, J. Changalucha, H. A. Weiss, K. Mugeye, D. Everett, I. Hambleton, P. Hay, D. Ross, C. Tanton, T. Chirwa, R. Hayes, D. Watson-Jones
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Auto-adjusting positive airway pressure in children with sickle cell anemia: results of a phase I randomized controlled trial.
Low nocturnal oxygen saturation (SpO(2)) is implicated in complications of Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA). Twenty-four children with SCA were …
Melanie J. Marshall, Romola S. Bucks, Alexandra M. Hogan, Ian R. Hambleton, Susan E. Height, Moira C. Dick, Fenella J. Kirkham, David C. Rees
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Ethnic differences in F cell levels in Jamaica: a potential tool for identifying new genetic loci controlling fetal haemoglobin.
High levels of fetal haemoglobin (HbF) are protective in beta-haemoglobinopathies. The proportion of erythrocytes containing HbF …
Lisa E. Creary, Colin A. McKenzie, Stephan Menzel, Neil A. Hanchard, Veronica Taylor, Ian Hambleton, Tim D. Spector, Terrence E. Forrester, Swee Lay Thein
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All-cause mortality after diabetes-related amputation in Barbados: a prospective case-control study.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the mortality rate after diabetes-related lower-extremity amputation (LEA) in an African-descent Caribbean …
Ian R. Hambleton, Ramesh Jonnalagadda, Christopher R. Davis, Henry S. Fraser, Nish Chaturvedi, Anselm J. Hennis
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Differences in risk factors between black Caribbean patients with stroke in Barbados and South london.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Risk of stroke is higher in black Caribbeans in the United Kingdom compared with black Caribbeans in their …
Nigel C. Smeeton, David O. C. Corbin, Anselm J. Hennis, Ian R. Hambleton, Henry S. Fraser, Charles D. A. Wolfe, Peter U. Heuschmann
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A comparison of acute and long-term management of stroke patients in Barbados and South London.
BACKGROUND: To compare health care utilisation between stroke patients living in a middle-income country with similar patients in a …
Nigel C. Smeeton, David O. C. Corbin, Anselm J. Hennis, Ian R. Hambleton, Henry S. Fraser, Charles D. A. Wolfe, Peter U. Heuschmann
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Breast cancer incidence and mortality in a Caribbean population: comparisons with African-Americans.
We describe breast cancer incidence and mortality in the predominantly African-origin population of Barbados, which shares an ancestral …
Anselm J. Hennis, Ian R. Hambleton, Suh-Yuh Wu, Maria Cristina Leske, Barbara Nemesure
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Risk factors for breast cancer in a black population--the Barbados National Cancer Study.
The Barbados National Cancer Study (BNCS) is a nationwide case-control study investigating environmental and genetic factors for breast …
Barbara Nemesure, Suh-Yuh Wu, Ian R. Hambleton, M. Cristina Leske, Anselm J. Hennis
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