W Palmer

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Anxiety in Late Life: The Experience of Jamaican Urban Community Dwelling Older Adults

Issue:

Vol 67, Issue 5: 2018: Special Issue Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of The University of the West Indies

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2018.168

Pages:

498–503

Synopsis:

This study examined Jamaican community dwelling older adults’ levels of anxiety and sought to identify predictors of such anxiety. Levels of anxiety was found to be low. Predictor variables were identified to be loneliness, gender and education.

Received:

29 Mar, 2018

Accepted:

10 Oct, 2018

Published:

31 Dec, 2018

PDF Attachment:

wimj-iss5-2018_498_503.pdf

Journal Sections:

Review

Journal Authors:

SKP Williams

W Palmer

e-Published: 08 Jan, 2019

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Medical Education - The AP Lateral and Oblique Views

Issue:

Vol 67, Issue 5: 2018: Special Issue Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of The University of the West Indies

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2018.171

Pages:

504–05

Received:

29 Apr, 2018

Accepted:

03 Aug, 2018

Published:

31 Dec, 2018

PDF Attachment:

wimj-iss5-2018_504_505.pdf

Journal Sections:

Viewpoint

Journal Authors:

W Palmer

REC Rose

e-Published: 19 Dec, 2018

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Comparison of Medical Student Performance: The Effect of Rotations at Different Sites

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2017.231

The Editor,

Sir,

The medical student intake within the Faculty of Medical Sciences at teh University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, has lead to clinical students were placed other than the main teaching centre; the University Hospital of teh West Indies (UHWI]

Received:

02 Nov, 2017

Accepted:

18 Dec, 2017

Journal Sections:

Letters to the Editor

Keywords:

Journal Authors:

e-Published: 20 Dec, 2017

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Disclaimer

Manuscripts that are Published Ahead of Print have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear in their original format and may not be copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been issued to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

Fractures in Jamaican Males with Prostate Cancer: A Retrospective Case Series

DOI:

10.7727/WIMJ.2016.269

Synopsis:

This retrospective case series reports on low rates of fractures in males on androgen deprivation for prostate cancer in Jamaica.

ABSTRACT

Objective: Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) reduces bone mineral density in men treated for prostate cancer. We sought to determine if there was an ethnic difference in fractures induced by ADT in Jamaican men.

Received:

15 Jun, 2016

Accepted:

06 Sep, 2016

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Journal Sections:

Keywords:

Androgen deprivation therapy

Journal Authors:

e-Published: 26 Oct, 2016

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Manuscripts that are Published Ahead of Print have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear in their original format and may not be copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been issued to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

Orthopaedic Manifestations of the Chikungunya Virus in Jamaica

Issue:

Vol 66, Issue 6: 2017

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2015.196

Pages:

663–67

Synopsis:

During the epidemic of the Chikungunya infection, an increasing number of affected patients in Jamaica have been referred to orthopaedic surgeons. A review of 100 patients presenting with subacute musculoskeletal manifestations of Chikungunya infection during this epidemic is presented.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To document the musculoskeletal manifestations of the Chikungunya epidemic in Jamaica.

Received:

20 Apr, 2015

Accepted:

27 Apr, 2015

Published:

29 Dec, 2017

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wimj-iss6-2017_663_667.pdf

Journal Sections:

Keywords:

Journal Authors:

e-Published: 09 Nov, 2015

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Diving Injuries Presenting to the Hyperbaric Chamber in Barbados: A Review from 1995—2009

Issue:

Vol 66, Issue 2: 2017

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2015.016

Pages:

262–8

Synopsis:

A review of diving injuries presenting to the hyperbaric chamber at the Barbados Defense Force showed the activities that led to injury, types of injury and outcomes.

ABSTRACT

Objectives: This review sought to determine the epidemiology of diving injuries in Barbados and outcomes of treatment.

Received:

22 Jan, 2015

Accepted:

02 Feb, 2015

Published:

22 Sep, 2017

PDF Attachment:

wimj-iss2-2017_262_268.pdf

Journal Sections:

Original Articles