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Utilisation of healthcare services for respiratory tract infections in patients with and without diabetes in Qatar: a cross-sectional study
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BMJ
, 2020 , Article)
People with diabetes mellitus have a high risk of acquiring respiratory tract infections (RTIs), yet little is known about their utilisation of healthcare services compared with people without diabetes. This study aimed ...
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Early Travel-Associated COVID-19 Cases
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Frontiers Media
, 2020 , Article)
© Copyright © 2020 Marei, Emara, Elsaied, Nasrallah, Chivese, Al-Romaihi, Althani, Al Thani, Farag and Yassine. Background: SARS-CoV-2 continues to claim hundreds of thousands of people's lives. It mostly affects the elderly ...
Occupational exposure to HIV among nurses at a major tertiary hospital: Reporting and utilization of post-exposure prophylaxis; A cross-sectional study in the Western Cape, South Africa
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Public Library of Science
, 2020 , Article)
© 2020 Kabotho, Chivese. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the ...
A meta-review of meta-analyses and an updated meta-analysis on the efficacy of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in treating COVID19 infection
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Qatar University Press
, 2020 , Poster)
Objective: To synthesize the findings presented in systematic reviews and meta-analyses as well as to update the evidence using a meta-analysis in evaluating the efficacy and safety of CQ and HCQ with or without Azithromycin ...
Association between pre-existing conditions and hospitalization, intensive care services and mortality from COVID-19 - a cross sectional analysis of an international global health data repository
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
Objective: To investigate the association between pre-existing conditions and hospitalization, need for intensive care services (ICU) and mortality due to COVID-19. Methods: We used data on all cases recorded in the Global ...
Barriers and Facilitators to Mental Health Help-seeking among Older Adults: A Systematic Review
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
Background: Older adults are very unlikely to seek mental health help. There are multiple factors that contribute to a person's final decision to seek formal help. The aim of this study is to systematically review and ...
The influence of maternal blood glucose during pregnancy on weight outcomes at birth and preschool age in offspring exposed to hyperglycemia first detected during pregnancy, in a South African cohort.
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Public Library of Science
, 2021 , Article)
Little is known about the influence of hyperglycemia first detected in pregnancy (HFDP) on weight outcomes in exposed offspring in Africa. We investigated the influence of maternal blood glucose concentrations during ...
The Association Between Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Exposure to Tobacco Smoking: A Case-Control Study in Qatar
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Dove Medical Press
, 2023 , Article)
Objective: This research investigated the association between childhood and adulthood tobacco smoking exposure with ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) in Qatar. Study Design and Setting: In this case-control ...
Association Between Serum Bicarbonate Levels and Prediabetes and Subclinical Inflammation in Young Healthy Adults: A Cross-sectional Study
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2023 , Article)
Purpose: Low bicarbonate, a hallmark of metabolic acidosis is associated with various diseases. This study investigated associations between bicarbonate levels with prediabetes and subclinical inflammation among healthy ...
Association between Multimorbidity and COVID-19 Mortality in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study
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PagePress
, 2023 , Article)
This study assessed the association between multimorbidity and mortality from COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa region, where such data are scarce. We conducted a cross-sectional study using data of all cases ...