Publications

the human-canine environment: a risk factor for non-play bites?	few dog bite risk factor studies have been conducted. this veterinary clinic-based retrospective cohort study was aimed at identifying human-canine environmental risk factors for non-play bites in kingston, jamaica (660) and san francisco (sf), usa (452). data were analysed using modified poisson regression with confounders selected using directed acyclic graphs (dags) and the change-in-estimate procedure. dogs acquired for companionship were more likely (rr=1.66; 95% ci 1.02-2.70) to bite than ...	2008	17937998
a survey of intestinal helminths of well-cared-for dogs in jamaica, and their potential public health significance.	this study investigates the level of helminthic infestation in better-cared-for dogs in a middle-class community in suburban kingston. a canine zoographic study was conducted, and fresh faecal deposits were collected and analysed for helminth life-cycle stages. the survey indicated that 73% (n = 93) of households in the study area owned one dog or more (mean = 1.4). resident's attitudes towards canine management suggested that the dog population was, in general, restricted to the residential est ...	1989	2723384
warthin's tumour in jamaica. incidence, electron microscopy and immunoenzyme studies.	warthin's tumour has traditionally had a strong male association, and has been said to be rare in blacks. current studies describe a new trend; a rise in females, strongly linked to cigarette smoking. the tumour has eosinophilic epithelial cells packed with distinctive mitochondria, and a lymphoid stroma. immunological investigations have demonstrated polyclonal b cells, t cells and macrophages. views differ as to whether b or t cells predominate. between 1958 and 1989, the jamaica cancer regist ...	1990	2082567