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Thalassemia in the West Indies [PDF]
Blood, 1961 Abstract Data are presented on seven cases of thalassemia major (six of whom were negroes) and 32 cases of thalassemia minor of whom eight had high levels (20-26 per cent) of fetal hemoglobin. Two families with hemoglobin H disease are presented, in whom the presence of thalassemia minor could be demonstrated.
L N, WENT, J E, MACIVER
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Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2012 JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: As complicações anestésicas pós-operatórias menores podem aumentar o desconforto e a insatisfação do paciente e retardar sua recuperação.
Ingrid Tennant +7 more
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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2014 BackgroundHigh-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) has been shown to predict cardiovascular disease (CVD) endpoints and is associated with CVD risk factors and the metabolic syndrome.
Nadia R Bennett +7 more
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Hypertension in the West Indies [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1983 Summary Hypertension is the most common chronic disease in the West Indies, and is a major health problem today being among the 10 most common causes of death in the English-speaking territories of the region. Most patients have essential hypertension.
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Prevalence of oral tori among medical and dental Students at the University of the West Indies
Dentistry 3000, 2016 Objective: To determine the prevalence and gender variation of torus palatinus (TP) and torus mandibularis (TM) amongst medical and dental students at the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies.
Arvind Babu Rajendra Santosh +6 more
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Hand hygiene compliance by health care workers at a teaching hospital, Kingston, Jamaica
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2016 Introduction: Consistent practice of hand hygiene (HH) has been shown to reduce the incidence and spread of hospital acquired infections. The objectives of this study were to determine the level of compliance and possible factors affecting compliance ...
Alison M Nicholson +10 more
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Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2019 OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: The aim is to investigate if sustained weight loss due to caloric restriction can be achieved in a community setting, using faith-based organisations (FBOs) as hubs; and if this weight loss can lead to the re-establishment of ...
Kim Qumby +4 more
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Open Praxis, 2014 This paper investigated success rates and possible predictors of success among students at The University of the West Indies Open Campus. Archival data were mined from admissions and academic records of students from the 2008 intake to explore retention ...
S. Joel Warrican +3 more
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