| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |