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Cuba: Healthcare and the Revolution

Issue: 
Vol 62, Issue 3: Mar (2013)
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2012.336
Pages: 
244–9
Synopsis: 
This paper gives an overview of the delivery and access of healthcare to the Cuban public under the communist regime of the Castro brothers.

ABSTRACT

Received: 
25 Jan, 2013
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Journal Sections: 
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Keywords: 
Cuba
healthcare
revolution
Journal Authors: 
LA Binns
e-Published: 26 Jun, 2013

Getting to Zero: Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in The Bahamas

Issue: 
Vol 61, Issue 9 (2012)
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2012.263
Pages: 
921–3
Synopsis: 
Male circumcision is an important strategy to reduce the transmission of HIV. There is a need to determine the prevalence of male circumcision and its acceptability among healthcare practitioners and the general population in The Bahamas.

INTRODUCTION

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Keywords: 
Attitudes
health practitioners
knowledge
male circumcision
society
Journal Authors: 
C George
D Brennen
R Roberts
A Rabie
S Read
e-Published: 24 Jun, 2013

Some Bio-Medical Mechanisms in Athletic Prowess

Issue: 
Vol 55, Issue 3 (2006)
Pages: 
205–9

ABSTRACT

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Journal Sections: 
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Keywords: 
Bio-Medical Mechanisms
Athletic Prowess
Journal Authors: 
EY St A Morrison
PD Cooper
e-Published: 10 Jun, 2013

The Impact of the DM Surgical Training Programme on the Practice of Surgery in the English-speaking Caribbean

Issue: 
Vol 55, Issue 1 (2006)
Pages: 
60–1

INTRODUCTION

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Keywords: 
Caribbean
Surgery
Journal Authors: 
LK Simpson
e-Published: 06 Jun, 2013

Depression in Adolescence: New Developments

Issue: 
Vol 54, Issues 6 (2005)
Pages: 
387–91
Synopsis: 
The features and overall impact of the under-recognized phenomenon of depression in adolescence are explored. Prevention and treatment strategies are discussed within the context of the Caribbean.

ABSTRACT

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Keywords: 
Depression
Depression in Adolescence
Journal Authors: 
GA Lowe
RC Gibson
e-Published: 06 Jun, 2013

Research: Juggling Career Aspirations with Quality and Relevance to the Caribbean

Issue: 
Vol 54, Issues 1 (2005)
Pages: 
77–81

*This was the keynote address delivered at the 8th Reunion of The University of the West Indies Medical Alumni Association 2003 at Nassau, Bahamas.

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Journal Sections: 
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Keywords: 
Caribbean
Journal Authors: 
N Kissoon
e-Published: 04 Jun, 2013

Getting to Zero: Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in The Bahamas

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2012.263

INTRODUCTION

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Journal Sections: 
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Keywords: 
Attitudes
health practitioners
knowledge
male circumcision
society
Journal Authors: 
C George
DFP Brennen
R Roberts
A Rabie
S Read
e-Published: 21 Feb, 2013

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Whither Medical Marijuana?

"It creates vital energy, the mental powers, and internal heat, corrects irregularities of the phlegmatic humour, and is an elixir vitae".

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Journal Authors: 
H Lowe
EY St A Morrison
N Wilkins
e-Published: 27 Aug, 2012

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.

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