jamaica

Skin test reactivity to aeroallergens in Jamaicans: relationship to asthma.
BACKGROUND: Asthma causes significant morbidity and mortality in the developing world. It is thus important to identify modifiable risk …
J. Knight-Madden, T. E. Forrester, I. R. Hambleton, N. Lewis, A. Greenough
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Antiretroviral drug therapy in HIV-infected Jamaican children.
BACKGROUND: The study describes a cohort of HIV-infected Jamaican children receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) and reports the …
T. Evans-Gilbert, R. Pierre, J. C. Steel-Duncan, B. Rodriguez, S. Whorms, I. R. Hambleton, J. P. Figueroa, C. D. C. Christie
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Paravertebral anaesthesia for breast surgery an initial experience at the University Hospital of the West Indies.
Paravertebral blockade (PVB) is a regional anaesthetic technique that allows the injection of local anaesthetic agents into the …
A. M. Crawford-Sykes, D. E. Chin, I. R. Hambleton
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Chronic leg ulceration in homozygous sickle cell disease: the role of venous incompetence.
Chronic leg ulceration is a common cause of morbidity in Jamaican patients with homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease. Ulcers heal more …
Andrea Clare, Michael FitzHenley, June Harris, Ian Hambleton, Graham R. Serjeant
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Haematological response to parvovirus B19 infection in homozygous sickle-cell disease.
Infection with human parvovirus B19 is known to cause aplastic crises in patients with homozygous sickle-cell disease. We studied the …
B. E. Serjeant, I. R. Hambleton, S. Kerr, C. G. Kilty, G. R. Serjeant
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Patients' desire for peri-operative information: Jamaican attitudes.
The desire for peri-operative information has been examined in patients from other countries. This study was undertaken to assess the …
A. M. Crawford-Sykes, I. R. Hambleton
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Red cell antibodies in patients with homozygous sickle cell disease: a comparison of patients in Jamaica and the United Kingdom.
The transfusion history and frequency of red cell antibodies in patients with homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease have been compared in …
A. Olujohungbe, I. Hambleton, L. Stephens, B. Serjeant, G. Serjeant
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Psychological distress among younger siblings of patients with homozygous sickle cell disease in the Jamaican cohort study.
The presence of a chronically ill family member may adversely affect the psychological health of siblings. This study used the General …
K. Foster-Williams, I. R. Hambleton, C. Hilton, G. R. Serjeant
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Day-care management of sickle cell painful crisis in Jamaica: a model applicable elsewhere?
In the U.K. and the U.S.A., painful crises account for 80-90% of sickle-related hospital admissions, with average durations of 5-11 d. …
M. A. Ware, I. Hambleton, I. Ochaya, G. R. Serjeant
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