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Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Preterm and Early Term Births: A Population-Based Register Study
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article)
Preterm birth (PTB) and early term birth (ETB) are associated with high risks of perinatal mortality and morbidity. While extreme to very PTBs have been extensively studied, studies on infants born at later stages of ...
Pesticide residues in foods and water in Qatar and their impact on food exposure risk assessment
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Emerald
, 2021 , Article)
Purpose: The purposes of this study were to analyze fruits, vegetables, water and soil for organochlorine pesticide (OCP) residues and to assess the food exposure of these pesticides in Qatar. Design/methodology/approach: ...
Replacement of the Engineer under the New FIDIC Red Book 2017: Issues of Agency and Privity of Contract, with a Note on Qatar
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Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
, 2020 , Article)
New rules have been introduced in the 2017 edition of the FIDIC Red Book, particularly in relation to the replacement of the engineer. Hence, the contractor has now become under a time limit to respond to the relevant ...
A Whole-Genome Sequencing Association Study of Low Bone Mineral Density Identifies New Susceptibility Loci in the Phase I Qatar Biobank Cohort.
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article)
Bone density disorders are characterized by a reduction in bone mass density and strength, which lead to an increase in the susceptibility to sudden and unexpected fractures. Despite the serious consequences of low bone ...
Validation of vitamin D-specific food frequency questionnaire against food records for Qatari women
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article)
Measurement of vitamin D nutritional status through dietary assessment is cost effective. Food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) is usually validated against food records (FR). There is no vitamin D-specific FFQ for Qatar ...
Drug safety in Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Book chapter)
This chapter introduces aspects of medication safety in the State of Qatar. It starts by presenting an overview of the geography and demographics of the population. There is then a description of key strategic national ...
Socio-demographic influences on the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among workers in Qatar
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BMC
, 2021 , Article)
The rapid growth of Qatar in the last two decades has been associated with an enormous expansion of building programs in its cities and in the provision of new service industries. This in turn has attracted a large influx ...
Prevalence and Predictors of Insulin Resistance in Non-Obese Healthy Young Females in Qatar
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article)
The state of Qatar suffers from diabetes epidemic due to obesity-associated metabolic syndrome. However, the prevalence of insulin resistance prior to obesity, which could play an important role in the high prevalence of ...
Investigating the incidence, nature, severity and potential causality of medication errors in hospital settings in Qatar
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Springer
, 2020 , Article)
© 2020, The Author(s). Background Medication errors are a major public health concern that negatively impact patient safety and health outcomes. Effective and efficient medication error reporting systems and practices are ...
The Reproductive Agency Scale (RAS-17): Development and validation in a cross-sectional study of pregnant Qatari and non-Qatari Arab Women
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BMC
, 2020 , Article)
© 2020 The Author(s). Background: Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 prioritizes women's empowerment and gender equality, alone and as drivers of other SDGs. Efforts to validate universal measures of women's empowerment ...