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Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol.
High blood cholesterol is typically considered a feature of wealthy western countries(1,2). However, dietary and behavioural …
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Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol.
Trends in cardiometabolic risk factors in the Americas between 1980 and 2014: a pooled analysis of population-based surveys.
BACKGROUND: Describing the prevalence and trends of cardiometabolic risk factors that are associated with non-communicable diseases …
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Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults.
Body-mass index (BMI) has increased steadily in most countries in parallel with a rise in the proportion of the population who live in …
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Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults.
Managing acute ischaemic stroke in a small island developing state: meeting the guidelines in Barbados.
BACKGROUND: We describe hospital-based management of acute ischaemic stroke patients in 2010-2013 in Barbados, by comparing documented …
Asanchia S. Harewood-Marshall, Leslie S. Craig, Tanya P. Martelly, David O. C. Corbin, Lauren Maul, Damani McIntosh-Clarke, Tracey Blackman, Kenneth S. George, Anselm J. M. Hennis, Ian R. Hambleton, Angela M. C. Rose
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Causes of death and early life determinants of survival in homozygous sickle cell disease: The Jamaican cohort study from birth.
Globally, the majority of persons born with sickle cell disease do not have access to hydroxyurea or more expensive interventions. The …
Graham R. Serjeant, Nicki Chin, Monika R. Asnani, Beryl E. Serjeant, Karlene P. Mason, Ian R. Hambleton, Jennifer M. Knight-Madden
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Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults.
BACKGROUND: Underweight, overweight, and obesity in childhood and adolescence are associated with adverse health consequences …
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Human papillomavirus genotype distribution in cervical samples among vaccine naïve Barbados women.
PURPOSE: This study was undertaken to provide baseline HPV genotype distribution among women in Barbados before HPV immunization was …
Juann M. Ward, Kolin Schmalenberg, Nick A. Antonishyn, Ian R. Hambleton, Elizabeth L. Blackman, Paul N. Levett, Marquita V. Gittens-St Hilaire
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Ethnic and Gender Disparities in Premature Adult Mortality in Belize 2008-2010.
BACKGROUND: Data on disparities in mortality within low and middle income countries are limited, with little published data from the …
Francis Morey, Ian R. Hambleton, Nigel Unwin, T. Alafia Samuels
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Predicting the burden of acute myocardial infarction in a country with limited resources: combining data from routine sources.
BACKGROUND: Prior to implementation of a national surveillance system for cardiovascular disease in Barbados, a small island state with …
Angela M. C. Rose, Nico R. S. Belgrave, Lauren Maul, Anselm J. M. Hennis, Rudy Delice, Ian R. Hambleton
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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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