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  • A Multinational Arab Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies New Genetic Associations for Rheumatoid Arthritis 
    Meitinger, Thomas; Plenge, Robert M.; Bjonnes, Andrew C.; Dashti, Hassan S.; Okada, Yukinori; Gad El Haq, Wessam; Hammoudeh, Mohammed M.; Al-Emadi, Samar Ai; Masri, Basel K.; Halabi, Hussein Mohammed; Badsha, Humeira M.; Uthman, Imad W.; Margolin, Lauren; Gupta, Namrata; Mahfoud, Ziyad R.; Kapiri, Marianthi; Dargham, Soha Roger; Aranki, Grace; Kazkaz, Layla A.; Arayssi, Thurayya K. (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2017)
    Objective: Genetic factors underlying susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Arab populations are largely unknown. This genome-wide association study (GWAS) was undertaken to explore the generalizability of previously ...
  • Challenges to obtaining parental permission for child participation in a school-based waterpipe tobacco smoking prevention intervention in Qatar 
    Nakkash, Rima T.; Al-Mulla, Ahmad A.K.; Torossian, Lena; Karhily, Roubina; Shuayb, Lama; Mahfoud, Ziyad R.; Janahi, Ibrahim Ahmed; Al Ansari, Al Anoud; Afifi, Rima A. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2014)
    Methods. A random sample of 40 schools in Doha, Qatar was selected for inclusion in the original intervention. Permission forms were distributed to parents for approval of their child's participation. The permission forms ...
  • Contractual health services performance agreements for responsive health systems: From conception to implementation in the case of Qatar 
    Al-Katheeri, Huda Amer; El-Jardali, Fadi; Ataya, Nour F.; Salem, Noura Abdulla; Badr, Nader Abbas; Jamal, Diana (Oxford University Press, 2018)
    Objective: Despite their use worldwide, strategy-based performance management is limited in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. This article explores Qatar's experience, the first from the Region, in implementing contractual ...
  • Epidemiology and treatment patterns of rheumatoid arthritis in a large cohort of Arab patients 
    Dargham, Soha Roger; Zahirovic, Sumeja; Hammoudeh, Mohammed M.; Al-Emadi, Samar Ai; Masri, Basel K.; Halabi, Hussein Mohammed; Badsha, Humeira M.; Uthman, Imad W.; Mahfoud, Ziyad R.; Ashour, Hadil Afif; Haq, Wissam Gad El; Bayoumy, Karim; Kapiri, Marianthi; Meitinger, Thomas; Plenge, Robert M.; Kazkaz, Layla A.; Arayssi, Thurayya K. (Public Library of Science, 2018)
    Objectives There is limited information on the epidemiology and treatment patterns of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) across the Arab region. We aim in this study to describe the demographic characteristics, clinical profile, ...
  • Implications of external price referencing of pharmaceuticals in Middle East countries 
    Kalo, Zoltan; Alabbadi, Ibrahim A.; Al Ahdab, Ola Ghaleb; Alowayesh, Maryam S.; Elmahdawy, Mahmoud D.; Al-Saggabi, Abdulaziz H.; Tanzi, Vito Luigi; Al-Badriyeh, Daoud; Alsultan, Hamad S.; Ali, Faleh Mohamed Hussain; Elsisi, Gihan Hamdy; Akhras, Kasem S.; Zoltán, Vokó; Kanavos, Panos G. (Taylor and Francis Ltd, 2015)
    Introduction: External price referencing (EPR) is applied frequently to control pharmaceutical prices. Our objective was to analyse how EPR is used in Middle Eastern (ME) countries and to compare the price corridor for ...
  • Non-communicable diseases in the Arab world 
    Rahim, Hanan Abdul; Mehio-Sibai, Abla Mehio; Khader, Yousef Saleh; Hwalla, Nahla C.; Fadhil, Ibtihal; Alsiyabi, Huda; Mataria, Awad; Mendis, Shanthi; Mokdad, Ali H.I.; Husseini, Abdullatif S. (Elsevier B.V., 2014)
    According to the results of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010, the burden of non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic lung diseases, and diabetes) in the Arab world has increased, with ...
  • Protecting or policing: Academic researchers' view of IRBs in an arab context 
    Makhoul, Jihad; El-Alti, Leila; Qutteina, Yara; Nasrallah, Catherine; Sakr, Carol; Nakkash, Rima T.; al-Ali, Khalid Abdulla (SAGE Publications Inc., 2014)
    A recent surge of research universities and human subjects research funding in the Arab world raises concerns about applied research ethics and oversight. In-depth interviews conducted with 52 researchers in Lebanon and ...
  • Rasch Measurement Analysis of a 25-Item Version of the Mueller/McCloskey Nurse Job Satisfaction Scale in a Sample of Nurses in Lebanon and Qatar 
    Clinton, Michael E.; Dumit, Nuhad Yazbik; El-Jardali, Fadi (SAGE Publications Inc., 2015)
    The Mueller/McCloskey Nurse Job Satisfaction Scale (MMSS) is widely used, but its psychometric characteristics have not been sufficiently validated for use in Middle Eastern countries. The objective of our methodological ...
  • SARS-CoV-2 infection hospitalization, severity, criticality, and fatality rates in Qatar 
    Seedat, Shaheen; Chemaitelly, H. S.; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Makhoul, Monia; Mumtaz, Ghina R.; Al-Kanaani, Zaina; Al-Khal, Abdullatif Latif M.; Al-Kuwari, Einas A.; Butt, Adeel A.; Coyle, Peter Valentine; Jeremijenko, Andrew Martin; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Yassine, Hadi M.; Al-Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith; Al-Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al-Thani, Mohamed Hamad J.T.; Bertollini, Roberto; Abu-Raddad, Laith J. (Nature Research, 2021)
    The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic resulted in considerable morbidity and mortality as well as severe economic and societal disruptions. Despite scientific progress, true infection severity, factoring both diagnosed and undiagnosed ...
  • Stakeholders’ perspectives on strategies for the recruitment and retention of primary health care employees in Qatar: A qualitative approach 
    Alameddine, Mohamad S.; Yassoub, Rami; Mourad, Yara; Khodr, Hiba (SAGE Publications Inc., 2017)
    This study explores the recruitment and retention conditions influencing primary health care (PHC) human resources for health (HRH) in Qatar and suggests strategies for their improvement. A qualitative design employing ...
  • The Practice of Research Ethics in Lebanon and Qatar: Perspectives of Researchers on Informed Consent 
    Nakkash, Rima T.; Qutteina, Yara; Nasrallah, Catherine; Wright, Katharine S.; El-Alti, Leila; Makhoul, Jihad; al-Ali, Khalid (SAGE Publications Inc., 2017)
    Informed consent requirements for conducting research with human participants are set by institutional review boards (IRBs) following established guidelines. Despite this, researchers continue to face challenges in seeking ...

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