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M Frankson

NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES III: The Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study

Issue: 
Vol 67 (Suppl. 2): Caribbean Public Health Agency (2018)
Pages: 
40–2
Published: 
15 Jun, 2018
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon carpha_2018_-_session_6b.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Session 6b
Journal Authors: 
Chairpersons: T Hassell
M Frankson
e-Published: 15 Jun, 2018

Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Arthrography in Detecting Rotator Cuff Tears

Issue: 
Vol 67, Issue 2: 2018
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2017.154
Pages: 
143-7
Synopsis: 
Rotator cuff tears are a common cause of shoulder pain and are responsible for substantial loss of productivity and health-related costs. This study evaluated the authors’ experience with magnetic resonance arthrography and proposed diagnostic algorithms.

ABSTRACT

Received: 
27 Jul, 2017
Accepted: 
12 Dec, 2017
Published: 
14 Jun, 2018
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon wimj-iss2-2018_143_147.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Magnetic resonance arthrography
rotator cuff injury
rotator cuff tears in women
Journal Authors: 
R Bullock
S Shah
T Dundas
A Mansingh
M Frankson
D Soares
e-Published: 14 Dec, 2017

Clinical Audit of Sexual Abuse Referral Forms to the Sexual Assault Follow-up and Evaluation Clinic, Nassau, The Bahamas, among Females Aged 13 to 19 Years

Issue: 
Vol 67, Issue 3: 2018
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2017.131
Pages: 
212-7
Synopsis: 
A clinical audit of the quality of sexual abuse referral forms to the Sexual Abuse Follow-up and Evaluation Clinic between 2011 and 2015 demonstrated inadequate documentation.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To evaluate the adequacy of the documentation of referral forms for sexually abused females aged 13–19 years directed to the Sexual Assault Follow-up and Evaluation (SAFE) Clinic at the Agape Family Medicine Clinic, Nassau, The Bahamas, for interim management.

Received: 
02 Feb, 2017
Accepted: 
08 Aug, 2017
Published: 
18 Oct, 2018
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon wimj-iss3-2018_212_217.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Child sexual abuse
clinical audit
Documentation
referral forms
Journal Authors: 
M Nottage
V Darling
J Edwards-Rowlands
D Gallagher
L Stubbs
C Conliffe
C Farquharson
S Pinder-Butler
M Frankson
e-Published: 15 Aug, 2017

Cardiovascular Disease I: Policy

Issue: 
Vol 66 (Suppl. 1): Caribbean Public Health Agency (2017)
Pages: 
20-22
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon carpha_2017_session-4a_20-22.qxd_.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Session 4a
Journal Authors: 
Chairpersons: J St John
M Frankson
e-Published: 25 Apr, 2017

Communicable Diseases

Issue: 
Vol 65 (Suppl. 3): Caribbean Public Health Agency (2016)
Pages: 
30–2
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon session_3b.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Session 3b
Journal Authors: 
Chairpersons: K Polson-Edwards
M Frankson
e-Published: 19 Jul, 2016

The Prevalence of Elevated Blood Pressure in Adolescents in Nassau, The Bahamas

Issue: 
Vol 64, Issue 1: Jan (2015) - Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Special Issue
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2015.114
Pages: 
17–22
Synopsis: 
The estimated prevalence of elevated blood pressure in Bahamian adolescents is relatively high. The prevalence of 8.9% is comparable to those in the region. Researchers advise yearly screening in reducing the cardiovascular disease risk profile.
 ABSTRACT
 
Objective: To determine the prevalence of elevated blood pressure (EBP) in Bahamian adolescents.
 
Received: 
25 Feb, 2015
Accepted: 
18 Mar, 2015
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon wimjjan2015_17_22.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
blood pressure
prevalence
Adolescence
high school
Students
Journal Authors: 
C Conliffe
M Frankson
F Smith
C Hanna-Mahase
M Oriakhi
e-Published: 28 Apr, 2015

Family Health

Issue: 
Vol 63 (Suppl. 2): Caribbean Public Health Agency (2014)
Pages: 
25–7
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon session_3b.qxd_.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Session 3b
Journal Authors: 
Chairpersons: F Hickling
M Frankson
e-Published: 03 Jun, 2014

Association between Obesity and Impaired Glucose Tolerance in New Providence Adolescents as Demonstrated by the HbA1c Test

Issue: 
Vol 62, Issue 8: Nov (2013)
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2013.212
Synopsis: 
There is a strong positive association between impaired glucose tolerance and obesity among Bahamian adolescents.
ABSTRACT
 
Objective: To explore the association between obesity and the development of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in Bahamian adolescents.
 
PDF Attachment: 
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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
body mass index
obesity
glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c)
impaired glucose tolerance
oral glucose tolerance test
Journal Authors: 
K Rivers
C Hanna-Mahase
M Frankson
F Smith
S Peter
e-Published: 18 Feb, 2014

Pre-published Manuscript

This manuscript has been assigned to a volume and issue but has not yet been published. It is either being edited, typeset or is in the proof stage of publication.
In the pre-published stage, this manuscript may contain statements, opinions, and information that have errors in facts, figures, or interpretation. Any final changes in this manuscript will be made at the time of publication and will be reflected in the final electronic version of the issue. The editors and authors and their respective employees are not responsible or liable for the use of any such inaccurate or misleading data, opinion or information contained in the articles in this section.

A Survey of Patients with Substance Use Disorders at Government Treatment Facilities in The Bahamas

Issue: 
Vol 62, Issue 7: Sept (2013)
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2012.250
Pages: 
610–4
Synopsis: 
The trans-shipment of illicit substances through the islands of The Bahamas, during the late 1960s, early 1970s and decade of the 1980s has had a negative impact. This dissertation determines the characteristics of patients presenting to government treatment facilities over a six-month period who meet the criteria for substance use disorders.
ABSTRACT
 
Objective: To determine the sociodemographic information and characteristics of patients aged 18–60 years diagnosed with substance use disorders presenting to the three government treatment facilities.  To determine the prevalence rates of alcohol, cannabis, cocaine and poly-substance use disorders in patients presenting to government treatment facilities.
 
Received: 
10 Sep, 2012
Accepted: 
24 Sep, 2012
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon dr_k_christie_wimj.september.qxd_.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
treatment
prevalence
Abuse
community surveys
dependent
illicit
poly-substance
psychiatric
Journal Authors: 
K Christie
N Clarke
M Frankson
e-Published: 22 Jan, 2014

Cholelithiasis on Imaging – An Analysis of Clinical Presentations by Age and Gender in a Jamaican Population

Issue: 
Vol 58, issue 4 (2009)
Pages: 
375–8
Synopsis: 
The clinical presentations which led to the diagnosis of cholelithiasis were different in males compared to females. Females were more likely to be diagnosed in the setting of an acute abdomen, while males presented with non-acute symptoms unrelated to the biliary tract.

ABSTRACT

Objective: This study is a descriptive analysis of the clinical presentations in which cholelithiasis was diagnosed on imaging over a five-year period at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Jamaica and how the clinical presentation varied with age and gender.

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Journal Sections: 
Viewpoint
Keywords: 
cholelithiasis
Journal Authors: 
WM West
DC Brady-West
KP West
M Frankson
e-Published: 19 Sep, 2013

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