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Health-related maternal practices of immigrant Muslim mothers in the United State
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Taylor & Francis
, 2019 , Article)
This study examines maternal practices of immigrant Muslim mothers in the United States to understand how they share their health values with their American Muslim adolescent daughters. The maternal practices were studied ...
Patient-dentist relationship and dental anxiety among young Sudanese adult patients
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
Objective: To evaluate the effects of the patient–dentist relationship on dental anxiety among young adult Sudanese patients. Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional study, 864 patients attending outpatient dental ...
Adolescent perspectives about their participation in alcohol intervention research in emergency care: A qualitative exploration using ethical principles as an analytical framework.
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Public Library of Science
, 2019 , Article)
To explore adolescents' experiences of consenting to, and participating in, alcohol intervention trials when attending for emergency care. In-depth semi-structured interviews with 27 adolescents (16 males; aged 14-17 years ...
Herpes simplex virus type 1 epidemiology in Latin America and the Caribbean: Systematic review and meta-analytics
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Public Library of Science
, 2019 , Article)
Objectives To investigate the epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) in Latin America and the Caribbean. Methods Systematic review and meta-analytics guided by the Cochrane Collaboration Handbook and reported ...
Why does the adverse effect of inappropriate MRI for LBP vary by geographic location? An exploratory analysis.
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BMC
, 2019 , Article)
Early magnetic resonance imaging (eMRI) for nonspecific low back pain (LBP) not adherent to clinical guidelines is linked with prolonged work disability. Although the prevalence of eMRI for occupational LBP varies substantially ...
Validation of three mental health scales among pregnant women in Qatar
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BMC
, 2019 , Article)
Objectives
The objective of this study is to validate three mental health scales in a targeted sample of pregnant Arab women living in Qatar: the Kuwait University Anxiety Scale, the Perceived Stress Scale, and the Edinburgh ...
Obesity and maternal perception: a cross-sectional study of children aged 6 to 8 years in Kuwait
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World Health Organization
, 2019 , Article)
Background: Childhood obesity is on the increase in the Middle East.
Aims: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity in those aged six to eight years and to investigate maternal perception of child ...
Prevalence of BRCA mutations among hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer patients in Arab countries: systematic review and meta-analysis.
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BMC
, 2019 , Article)
To systematically assess the prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations in women with Hereditary Breast and/or Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) in Arab countries and to describe the variability in the BRCA gene mutations in different ...
A prospective investigation of oral contraceptive use and breast cancer mortality: findings from the Swedish women's lifestyle and health cohort.
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BMC
, 2019 , Article)
The association between oral contraceptive (OC) use and long-term mortality remains uncertain and previous studies have reported conflicting findings. We aim to assess the long-term impact of OC use on all-cause and ...
Predictors of Continued Breastfeeding at One Year among Women Attending Primary Healthcare Centers in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study
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MDPI
, 2018 , Article & Book chapter)
The number of babies in Qatar being exclusively breastfed is significantly lower than the global target set by the World Health Organization. The purpose of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP), ...