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Effect of subsidies on healthful consumption: a protocol for a systematic review update
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BMJ Publishing Group
, 2020 , Article)
INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are rapidly increasing in most parts of the world. In order to ameliorate the related public health burden, evidence-informed policies to improve ...
Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol
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Nature Research
, 2020 , Article)
High blood cholesterol is typically considered a feature of wealthy western countries1,2. However, dietary and behavioural determinants of blood cholesterol are changing rapidly throughout the world3 and countries are using ...
Interventions promoting physical activity among adults and children in the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries: Protocol for a systematic review
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BMJ Publishing Group
, 2020 , Article)
Introduction Prevalence of overweight, obesity and diabetes are high and rising across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates). In parallel, ...
Coronary artery disease (CAD) risk factor analysis in an age-stratified hospital population with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
ObjectivesPatients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are at higher risk for coronary artery disease (CAD) particularly at a younger age. We sought to determine the effect of risk factors on the prevalence of CAD in ...
Patient factors associated with enrollment, adherence, and change in cardiac risk factors among cardiac rehabilitation patients in Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2020 , Article)
Background: Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in Qatar 1 . Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a secondary prevention model of care for cardiac patients. It is well-documented that CR reduces cardiovascular morbidity ...
Association of corticosteroids use and outcomes in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
BackgroundTo systematically review the literature about the association between systemic corticosteroid therapy (CST) and outcomes of COVID-19 patients. MethodsWe searched Medline, Embase, EBM Reviews, Scopus, Web of ...
Cardiac rehabilitation in India: Results from the international council of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation's global audit of cardiac rehabilitation
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PMC
, 2020 , Article)
Background: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is recommended in clinical practice guidelines for comprehensive secondary prevention. While India has a high burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), availability and nature of ...
Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support: Referral and Attendance at a Patient-Centered Medical Home
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SAGE Publications Inc.
, 2020 , Article)
Background: Although evidence shows that diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) is an effective tool to help individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) improve their health outcomes, there remains a large ...
Epidemiological investigation of the first 5685 cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Qatar, 28 February-18 April 2020
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BMJ Publishing Group
, 2020 , Article)
© Authors 2020 Objective To define the epidemiological curve of COVID-19 in Qatar and determine factors associated with severe or critical illness. Design Case series of first 5685 COVID-19 cases in Qatar. Setting and ...
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 ...