selected publications
- An ecological study of the burden of road traffic crashes in the Middle East and North Africa. Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
- Ecological study of breast cancer incidence among nationals and nonnationals in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
- Reply to the letter to the editor on "factors associated with perceived stress in Middle Eastern university students". Journal of American college health : J of ACH. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
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Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the proportion of physically active children and adults worldwide: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Frontiers in public health.
2022
Review
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Times cited: 2 - Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke in Qatar: results from a population-based study. Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
- Assessment of Overweight, Obesity, Central Obesity, and Type 2 Diabetes among Adolescents in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
- The Value of Case Reports for Graduate Medical Education. 2022 GET IT
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Maternal mortality in the Middle East and North Africa region - how could countries move towards obstetric transition stage 5?.
BMC pregnancy and childbirth.
2022
Academic Article
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Times cited: 1 -
Waterpipe smoking: Results from a population-based study in Qatar.
Tobacco induced diseases.
2022
Academic Article
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Times cited: 94 -
Physical Activity and Its Barriers and Facilitators among University Students in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study.
International journal of environmental research and public health.
2022
Academic Article
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Times cited: 4 -
The association between tobacco use and COVID-19 in Qatar.
Preventive medicine reports.
2022
Academic Article
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Times cited: 255 -
Research priorities to reduce the impact of COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries.
Journal of global health.
2022
Academic Article
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Times cited: 5 -
An in-depth analysis of 10 epidemiological terminologies used in the context of COVID-19.
Scandinavian journal of public health.
2021
Academic Article
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Times cited: 1 -
Dietary patterns and associated lifestyle factors among university students in Qatar.
Journal of American college health : J of ACH.
2021
Academic Article
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Times cited: 1 -
Telemental Health Use in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review and Evidence Gap Mapping.
Frontiers in psychiatry.
2021
Article
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Times cited: 11 -
Physician burnout in the Eastern Mediterranean region: influence of gender and related factors - Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal of global health.
2021
Review
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Times cited: 5 -
Scoring Lifestyle Medicine Goals With FIFA 2022-An Opportunity to Strike Big!.
American journal of lifestyle medicine.
2021
Academic Article
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Times cited: 63 -
Depression among healthcare workers in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Human resources for health.
2021
Review
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Times cited: 16 -
The COVID-19 and lifestyle nexus: settling the debate.
Global health promotion.
2021
Academic Article
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Times cited: 2 -
Knowledge and Anxiety about COVID-19 in the State of Qatar, and the Middle East and North Africa Region-A Cross Sectional Study.
International journal of environmental research and public health.
2021
Academic Article
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Times cited: 4 -
The Impact of COVID-19 School Closure on Child and Adolescent Health: A Rapid Systematic Review.
Children (Basel, Switzerland).
2021
Review
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Times cited: 62 -
Perceived stress, stressors, and coping strategies among nursing students in the Middle East and North Africa: an overview of systematic reviews.
Systematic reviews.
2021
Review
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Times cited: 16 - The single most important lesson from COVID-19 - It is time to take public health seriously. Journal of global health. 2021 Review GET IT
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Epidemiology of tobacco use in Qatar: Prevalence and its associated factors.
PloS one.
2021
Academic Article
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Times cited: 15 -
Factors associated with perceived stress in Middle Eastern university students.
Journal of American college health : J of ACH.
2021
Academic Article
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Times cited: 7 -
Telehealth Use in Geriatrics Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic-A Scoping Review and Evidence Synthesis.
International journal of environmental research and public health.
2021
Review
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Times cited: 56 -
Barriers and Facilitators Associated with Physical Activity in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A Systematic Overview.
International journal of environmental research and public health.
2021
Review
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Times cited: 26 -
The state of population health research performance in the Middle East and North Africa: a meta-research study.
Systematic reviews.
2021
Academic Article
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Times cited: 6 -
Influence of Age on 2040 Cancer Burden in the Older Population of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries: Public Health Implications.
Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center.
2021
Academic Article
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Times cited: 6 -
Use of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review.
Journal of medical Internet research.
2020
Review
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Times cited: 242 -
Reply to a comment on meta-analysis on facemask use in community settings.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases.
2020
Letter
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Times cited: 1 -
Respiratory epidemics and older people.
Age and ageing.
2020
Review
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Times cited: 5 -
Facemask use in community settings to prevent respiratory infection transmission: A rapid review and meta-analysis.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases.
2020
Review
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Times cited: 32 -
The COVID-19 pandemic: the public health reality.
Epidemiology and infection.
2020
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Times cited: 9 -
Perinatal Mental Illness in the Middle East and North Africa Region-A Systematic Overview.
International journal of environmental research and public health.
2020
Academic Article
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Times cited: 8 -
Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the Middle East and North Africa: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysis.
Scientific reports.
2020
Review
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Times cited: 37 -
Strengthening literature search strategies for systematic reviews reporting population health in the Middle East and North Africa: A meta-research study.
Journal of evidence-based medicine.
2020
Academic Article
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Times cited: 9 -
Older people and epidemics: a call for empathy.
Age and ageing.
2020
Comment
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Times cited: 16 -
Capacity building in health care professions within the Gulf cooperation council countries: paving the way forward.
BMC medical education.
2019
Academic Article
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Times cited: 18 -
Triptolide Decreases Cell Proliferation and Induces Cell Death in Triple Negative MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cells.
Biomolecules.
2018
Academic Article
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Times cited: 23 -
Adult mortality trends in Qatar, 1989-2015: National population versus migrants.
PloS one.
2018
Academic Article
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Times cited: 10 -
The "Yin and Yang" of Natural Compounds in Anticancer Therapy of Triple-Negative Breast Cancers.
Cancers.
2018
Review
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Times cited: 65 -
Systematic overview of hepatitis C infection in the Middle East and North Africa.
World journal of gastroenterology.
2018
Academic Article
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Times cited: 27 -
Gray literature in systematic reviews on population health in the Middle East and North Africa: protocol of an overview of systematic reviews and evidence mapping.
Systematic reviews.
2018
Review
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Times cited: 14 -
Risk Factors for Microvascular Complications of Diabetes in a High-Risk Middle East Population.
Journal of diabetes research.
2018
Academic Article
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Times cited: 30 -
Knowledge and perceptions about Zika virus in a Middle East country.
BMC infectious diseases.
2017
Academic Article
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Times cited: 21 -
Migrants, healthy worker effect, and mortality trends in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
PloS one.
2017
Academic Article
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Times cited: 18 -
Oral health behavior and factors associated with poor oral status in Qatar: results from a national health survey.
Journal of public health dentistry.
2017
Academic Article
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Times cited: 21 -
Prevalence and determinants of metabolic syndrome in Qatar: results from a National Health Survey.
BMJ open.
2016
Academic Article
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Times cited: 46 -
Cancer risk in waterpipe smokers: a meta-analysis.
International journal of public health.
2016
Review
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Times cited: 49 -
Migrant mortality in Qatar.
Injury.
2015
Letter
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Times cited: 1 -
Seat belt and mobile phone use among vehicle drivers in the city of Doha, Qatar: an observational study.
BMC public health.
2015
Academic Article
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Times cited: 19 -
Author response.
Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit.
2015
Letter
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Times cited: 1 -
Obesity susceptibility loci in Qataris, a highly consanguineous Arabian population.
Journal of translational medicine.
2015
Academic Article
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Times cited: 19 -
Herbal and nutritional supplement use among college students in Qatar.
Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit.
2015
Academic Article
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Times cited: 16 -
Use of complementary and alternative medicine among midlife Arab women living in Qatar.
Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit.
2014
Academic Article
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Times cited: 18 -
Adolescent prediabetes in a high-risk Middle East country: a cross-sectional study.
JRSM open.
2014
Academic Article
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Times cited: 14 -
Impact of migrant workers on the Human Development Index.
Perspectives in public health.
2013
Academic Article
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Times cited: 3 -
Metals and disease: a global primary health care perspective.
Journal of toxicology.
2011
Academic Article
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Times cited: 62