Browsing Public Health by Type "Conference Paper"

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    • Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 

      Griswold M.G.; Fullman N.; Hawley C.; Arian N.; Zimsen S.R.M.; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2018 , Conference Paper)
      Background Alcohol use is a leading risk factor for death and disability, but its overall association with health remains complex given the possible protective effects of moderate alcohol consumption on some conditions. ...

    • Association between Insulin and Nitric Oxide in Human Retinal Microvascular Endothelial Cells in vitro 

      Rizk, Nasser Moustafa; Bushra, Sumbul; Sharma, Isha ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      Obesity and type 2 diabetes is characterized by insulin resistance which has been reported as the major risk factors associated with the development of the endothelial dysfunction and vascular complications such as ...

    • Barriers and Motivators of Appropriate Antibiotic Prescription at PHCC in Qatar: Perspective of Physicians and Pharmacists 

      Sharaf, Nahla; Al jayyousi, Ghadir; Eman, Radwan; Hamdani, D; Shams, Sh; ... more authors ( Ministry of Public Health , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious public health problem of global concern. The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) developed the NAP (National Action Plan) to combat AMR in Qatar in collaboration with WHO/EMRO. ...

    • Characteristics of cardiac rehabilitation programs in Latin America and the Caribbean, and estimation of capacity and needs in the region 

      Chacin, A; Grace, Sl; Anchique-Santos, C; Supervia, M; Turk-Adawi, K; ... more authors ( European Society of Cardiology , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      Background Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an established model of cardiovascular (CV) prevention that has proven benefits. Availability, characteristics and need of CR programs in Latin-American and Caribbean (LAC) countries ...

    • Development of the international cardiac rehabilitation registry data dictionary using a Delphi process 

      Chowdhury, Mohiul; Turk-Adawi, Karam; Abukhadijah, Hana; Grace, Sherry L. (2020 , Conference Paper)
      Background: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) registries are a powerful tool for improvement of care quality, and consequently patients’ outcomes. However, there are few CR registries worldwide, with Canada’s currently being ...

    • Exploring risk factors of diarrheal diseases from male workers’ perspectives in Qatar: A qualitative approach. 

      Alahmed, Aisha; Makki, Huda; Noor, Mohamed; Al-Jayyousi, Ghadir ( Ministry of Public Health , 2019 , Conference Paper)
      Background: According to WHO, diarrhea is an infection in the intestinal tract, which can be caused by a variety of bacterial, viral and parasitic organisms. The infection spreads through contaminated food or drinking ...

    • Level of physical activity in patients with osteoporosis 

      Tomasevic-Todorovic, S.; Boskovic, K.; Knežević, A.; Eric, M.; Pantelinac, S.; ... more authors ( Springer London , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      Objectives: The aim of this research was to examine the degree and types of physical activity (heavy physical activity, medium heavy and light physical activity) in female patients with lower bone mineral density compared ...

    • A promising drug lead that inhibits HCV infectivity in a genotype-independent manner 

      Al Olaby, Reem ( OMICS , 2015 , Conference Paper)
      E2 glycoprotein plays a significant role in the HCV life cycle, but only crystal structures of short peptides, or epitopes were present until Kong et al. resolved the new HCV E2 core (E2c) crystal structure. We have created ...

    • The Effect of Protein Supplementation on Body Muscle Mass and Fat Mass in Qataris PostBariatric Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial RCT 

      Hanna, Fahad; Al-Shamari, Sahar Dahawi; ElSherif, MOHAMED Aly; Wahid, Wahiba ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)
      Background and objectives: Obesity is a chronic medical condition characterized by an accumulation of excess fat in the body that may lead to negative health consequences. Bariatric surgery has been shown to be the most ...

    • The political determinants of health: a local perspective 

      Sendall, Marguerite C. ( European Publishing , 2023 , Conference Paper)
      The relationship between our environment, the prevailing political context and policy landscape, and health outcomes from a planetary perspective is not linear. There is no straight forward to understand the links between ...

    • Use of child restraint systems in the Gulf region: a systematic review. 

      Sendall, Marguerite C.; Nasher, Nejood; Baker, Shouq; Almotawa, Huda ( European Publishing , 2023 , Conference Paper)
      Background: The United Nations General Assembly has a target to half the number of worldwide deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents by 2030. Globally, road traffic injuries and deaths are the leading cause of death ...

    • Vitamin d deficiency and bone density in patients after stroke 

      Hanna, F ( Springer Verlag , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency and osteoporosis are highly prevalent among stroke patients. The adverse effects of vitamin D deficiency on bone metabolism seem to be aggravated by immobilization of paretic extremities. ...