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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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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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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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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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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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