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Submissions from 2023

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Does the CDC COVID-19 exposure assessment criteria for healthcare personnel work in a healthcare setting in Pakistan?, Imran Hassan, Unab Khan, Shehreen Ali, Asif Hakim, and Asad Ali

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A case report of hypokalemic periodic muscular weakness secondary to Sjögren's syndrome with distal renal tubular acidosis, Marhaba Iqbal, Qaisar Ali Khan, Naod F. Belay, Moheem Azeem, Faiza Amatul-Hadi, Muhammad Afzal, Harshawardhan Pande, Syed Yasir Shah, Rahma Ahmed, and Sumaira Iram

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Evaluation of postgraduate family medicine trainee's knowledge and attitude following an online educational module in palliative care: A descriptive study, Ismat Jabeen, Tayyabah Usman, Munazza Asad, Asra Qureshi, and Atif Waqar

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Using rapid antigen testing for early, safe return-to-work for healthcare personnel after SARS-CoV-2 infection in a healthcare system in Pakistan: A retrospective cross-sectional study, Unab Khan, Syed Faisal Mahmood, Sara Khan, Zahra Hasan, Ahmed Cheema, Asif Hakim, and Shehreen Inayat Ali

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Effectiveness of inactivated COVID-19 vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 infections among healthcare personnel in Pakistan: A test-negative case-control study, Unab Khan, Mahnoor Niaz, Iqbal Azam Syed, Zahra Hasan, Imran Hassan, Syed Faisal Mahmood, and Syed Asad Ali

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The role of family and culture in the disclosure of bad news: A multicentre cross-sectional study in Pakistan, Sameena Shah, Asma Usman, Samar Zaki, Asra Qureshi, Karishma Lal, Saher Naseeb Uneeb, Naseem Bari, Fauzia Basaria Hasnani, Nasir Shah, and Saima Parwaiz Iqbal

Submissions from 2022

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Hypertension pharmacological treatment in adults: A world health organization guideline executive summary, Akram Al-Makki, Donald DiPette, Paul K. Whelton, M Hassan Murad, Reem A. Mustaf, Shrish Acharya, Hind Mamoun Beheiry, Beatriz Champagne, Kenneth Connell, and Unab I. Khan

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Vitamin D deficiency and its associated factors among female migrants in the United Arab Emirates, Fatme Al Anouti, Luai A. Ahmed, Azmat Riaz, William B. Grant, Nadir Shah, Raghib Ali, Juma Alkaabi, and Syed M. Shah

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Development of palliative care services at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Pakistan: Retrospective analysis of existing palliative care program, Ismat Jabeen, Asra Qureshi, and Muhammad Atif Waqar

Submissions from 2021

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Telemedicine: A new frontier in clinical practice, Munazza Asad, Nooresahar, and Saniya Sabzwari

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Characteristics of patients presenting with COVID-19 from Balochistan province and lessons learnt, Abida Munir Badini, Aurangzeb Badini, Naeem M. Mengal, and Kashmira Nanji

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Healthcare hackathons: Fostering medical education through innovation in a developing country: A case study from Pakistan, Waqaas Akmal Butt, Qurratulain Shahood, Walid Hussain Farooqi, Kulsoom Ghias, Saniya Sabzwari, and Asad Mian

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Association of chemerin gene promoter methylation in maternal blood and breast milk during gestational diabetes, Syeda Sadia Fatima, Rehana Rehman, Jibran Sualeh Muhammad, Russell S. Martins, Nuruddin Badruddin Mohammed, and Unab Khan

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Reflections of an earliest established screening and testing facility for COVID-19 in the largest Metropolis, Pakistan, Fatima Kanwal, Karishma Kanhya Lal, and Asra Qureshi

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Practices and attitude of general physicians in Pakistan regarding post-traumatic stress disorder: A cross-sectional study, Fatima Kanwal, Javeria Nafis, and Marie Andrades

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Implementation and evaluation of employee health and wellness program using RE-AIM framework, Unab I. Khan, Asra Qureshi, Karishma Lal, Shehreen Ali, Arshnoor Barkatalia, and Shamim Nayani

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A living WHO guideline on drugs to prevent covid-19, François Lamontagne, Thomas Agoritsas, Reed Siemieniuk, Bram Rochwerg, Jessica Bartoszk, Lisa Askie Lisa Askie, Helen Macdonald, Wagdy Amin, Frederique Jacquerioz Bausch, and Saniya Sabzwari

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Effectiveness of simulation-based clinical skills training for medical students in respiratory medicine: A pilot study, Russell S. Martins, Saniya Sabzwari, and Meesha Iqbal

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Use of simulation based technology in pre-clinical years improves confidence and satisfaction among medical students, Muhammad Bilal Mirza, Anjiya Sulaiman, Satwat Hashmi, Samar Zaki, Rehana Rehman, and Rozmeen Akbar

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Health systems approach to ensure quality and safety amid COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan, Nousheen Pradhan, Anam Shahil Feroz, and Syed Mairajuddin Shah

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A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19, Bram Rochwerg, Arnav Agarwal, Reed Ac Siemieniuk, Thomas Agoritsas, François Lamontagne, Lisa Askie, Lyubov Lytvyn, Yee-Sin Leo, Helen Macdonald, and Saniya Sabzwari

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Child maltreatment and neglect in the United Arab Emirates and relationship with low self-esteem and symptoms of depression, Syed M. Shah, Gul Nowshad, Fatima Al Dhaheri, Mariam H. Al-Shamsi, Alfan M. Al-Ketbi, Alaa Galadari, Priyam Joshi, Heba Bendak, Michal Grivna, and Danilo Arnone

Submissions from 2020

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PCMH in a college setting: A brown primary care transformation initiative, Victoria Adewale, Joanna Brown, Renee Shield, Roberta Goldman, Arthur A. Frazzano, Unab Khan, Edward Wheeler Jr, Monica L. Kunkel, and Jeffrey Borkan

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Cigarette smoking and smokeless tobacco use among male south Asian migrants in the United Arab Emirates: A cross-sectional study, Raghib Ali, Tom Loney, Mohammed Al-Houqani, Iain Blair, Faisal Aziz, Salma Al Dhaheri, Iffat El Barazi, Elpidoforos S. Soteriades, and Syed M. Shah

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Sleep and its relation with academic performance among adolescents: An analytical cross sectional study in Gulshan town, Karachi, Zainab Mohammad Anjarwala, Niloufer Sultan Ali, Kashmira Nanji, Anum Arshad Beg, and Veena Kumari Karmani

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Elderly musculoskeletal disease burden in Karachi, Pakistan: Associations and implications for developing countries, Saniya Sabzwari, Zafar Fatmi, and Adeel Ahmed Khan

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Perceptions, knowledge and attitudes towards the concept and approach of palliative care amongst caregivers: A cross-sectional survey in Karachi, Pakistan, Sameera Shah, Faizan Qaisar, Iqbal Azam Syed, and Khairunnisa Mansoor

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Metabolic syndrome among children aged 6 - 11years, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates: Role of obesity, Syed Mahboob Shah, Faisal Aziz, Fatima Al Maskari, Juma Al Kaabi, Unab I. Khan, and Lindsay M. Jaacks

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Association between duration of residence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes among male south Asian expatriate workers in the United Arab Emirates: A cross-sectional study, Syed Mahboob Shah, Lindsay M. Jaacks, Fatima Al-Maskari, Juma Al-Kaabi, Faisal Aziz, Elpidoforos Soteriades, Tom Loney, Hamed Farooqi, Anjum Memon, and Raghib Ali

Submissions from 2019

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Regional variation in chronic kidney disease and associated factors in hypertensive individuals in rural South Asia: Findings from control of blood pressure and risk attenuation-Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, Liang Feng, Hithanadura Asita de Silva, Imtiaz Jehan, Anuradhani Kasturiratne, Gulshan Himani, Mohammad Abul Hasnat, Tazeen Jafar, and COBRA-BPS Study Group

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Prevalence and correlates of cardiometabolic multimorbidity among hypertensive individuals: A cross-sectional study in rural South Asia—Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, Liang Feng, Imtiaz Jehan, H Asita de Silva, Aliya Naheed, Hamida Farazdaq, Samina Hirani Samina Hirani, Anuradhani Kasturiratne, Channa D. Ranasinha, Md Tauhidul Islam, Ali Tanweer Siddiquee, and Tazeen Jafar

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Regional variation in comorbid prediabetes and diabetes and associated factors among hypertensive individuals in rural Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, Liang Feng, Aliya Naheed, H. Asita de Silva, Imtiaz Jehan, Rubhana Raqib, Md Tauhidul Islam, Nathasha Luke, Anuradhani Kasturiratne, Hamida Farazdaq, Sahar Senan, Tazeen Jafar, and COBRA-BPS Study Group

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Perceptions of technology-enhanced learning in undergraduate medical education at a private medical college in Karachi, Pakistan, Azra Naseem, Kulsoom Ghias, Saniya Sabzwari, and Sahreen Chauhan

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Dengue outbreak in pakistan: Status, challenges and way forward, Waris Qidwai Dr

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Medical students: A reflective journey over time, Saniya Sabzwari, Kulsoom Ghias, and Anjiya Sulaiman

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Factors associated with geriatric morbidity and impairment in a megacity of Pakistan, Saniya Sabzwari, Romaina Iqbal, Zafar Fatmi, and Iqbal Azam Syed

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Medical doctors' offline computer-assisted digital education: Systematic review by the digital health education collaboration, Hayfaa Abdelmageed Wahabi, Samia Ahmed Esmaeil, Khawater Hassan Bahkali, Maher Abdelraheim Titi, Yasser Sami Amer, Amel Ahmed Fayed, Amr Jamal, Nasriah Zakaria, Amna Rehana Siddiqui, and Monika Semwal

Submissions from 2018

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Meningococcal carriage among a university student population-United States, 2015, Lucy Breakwell, Melissa Whaley, Unab I. Khan, Utpala Bandy, Nicole Alexander-Scott, Lynn Dupont, Cindy Vanner, How-Yi Changa, Jeni T. Vuong, Stacey Martin, Jessica R. MacNeila, Xin Wang, and Sarah A. Meyer

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Frequency and factors associated with adult immunization in patients visiting family medicine clinics at a tertiary care hospital, Karachi, Samar Zaki, Asma Usman, Swaleha Tariq, Sameena Shah, Iqbal Azam Syed, Waris Qidwai, and Kashmira Nanji

Submissions from 2017

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Role of assessment for retreatment with transarterial chemoembolization score in decision of retreatment with trans-arterial chemo-embolization sessions in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, Anwar Hussain Abbasi, Shahab Abid, Tanveer Ul Haq, and Safia Awan

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A review on the role of vitamin D in asthma, Niloufer S. Ali and Kashmira Nanji

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Predictive validity of Family Medicine Resident's performance at induction with their future performance during residency., Marie Andrades, Naveed Yousuf, Kiran Abdul Sattar, and Samreen Kausar

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Impact of caregiving on various aspects of the lives of caregivers, Babar Irfan, Omar Irfan, Ahmed Ansari, Waris Qidwai, and Kashmira Nanji

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New leadership model for family physicians in the Eastern Mediterranean region: a pilot study across selected countries, Salman Rawaf, Waris Qidwai, TAM Khoja, Kashmira Nanji, NY Kurashi, F Alnasir, MA Al Shafaee, M Al Shetti, M Bashir, NES Saad, S Alkaisi, W Halasa, H Al-Duwaisan, A Al-Ali, TM Farahat, M Tarawneh, A Khathami, A Abutiheen, Iqbal Azam Syed, and A Swaka

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Isotemporal analysis of the association of objectively measured physical activity with depressive symptoms: results from Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL), Chad D. Rethorst; Ashley E. Moncrieft; Marc D. Gellman; Elva M. Arredondo; Christina Buelna; Shelia F. Castañeda,; Martha L. Daviglus; Unab I. Khan; Krista M. Perreira; Daniela Sotres-Alvarez; and Mark Stoutenberg

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Health literacy in Pakistan: Exploring new ways of addressing an old challenge, Saniya Raghib Sabzwari

Mimicking rashes: Use of moulage technique in undergraduate assessment at the aga khan university, Karachi, Saniya Raghib Sabzwari, Azam Afzal, and Kashmira Nanji

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Patient education and mind diversion in supportive care., Salima Sadruddin, Rafat Jan, Adnan Jabbar, Kashmira Nanji, and Ambreen Tharani

Submissions from 2016

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Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancy: systematic review, Sumera Aziz Ali, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, and Waris Qidwai

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Adolescent sexuality, Unab I. Khan, Chanelle Coble-Sadapha, and Susan M. Coupey

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Predictors of early discontinuation of effective contraception by teens at high risk of pregnancy, Sofya Maslyanskaya, Susan M. Coupey, Rosy Chhabra, and Unab I. Khan

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Translational research and complexity of clinical practice: issues, challenges, and way forward, Waris Qidwai

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Effectiveness of an interventional program for the management of hypertension through strengthening of the health care delivery system : a pilot study, Waris Qidwai, Khawar Kazmi, Kashmira Nanji, and Sana Anees

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Impact of cable television on lives of patients visiting a teaching hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, Waris Qidwai, Kashmira Nanji, and Madeeha Anwar Adam

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The role of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in sexual and reproductive health, Waris Qidwai, William Wong, Kashmira Nanji, and Nicola Robinson

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Burden and associated factors for caregivers of the elderly in a developing country, S Sabzwari, A Munir Badini, Z Fatmi, T Jamali, and S Shah

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Has the inclusion of a longitudinally integrated communication skills program improved consultation skills in medical students? A pilot study, Sameera Shah, Marie Andrades, Fasia Basir, Anila Jaleel, Syed Iqbal Azam, Muhammad Islam, and Rashida Ahmed

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Primary healthcare policy implementation in South Asia, Chris van Weel, Ryuki Kassai, Waris Qidwai, Raman Kumar, Kanu Bala, Pramendra Prasad Gupta, Ruvaiz Haniffa Haniffa, Neelamani Rajapaksa Hewageegana, Thusara Ranasinghe, Michael Kidd, and Amanda Howe

Submissions from 2015

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Isoniazid induced motor-dominant neuropathy, Rabeeya Arsalan and Saniya Sabzwari

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Strategies for the prevention of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus infection in the paediatric population of developing countries, Sina Aziz and Waris Qidwai

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Hip fragility fractures: Anaemia, calcium and vitamin D supplementation, Iqra Khan, Ambreen Jawaid, Khabir Ahmad, and Shahryar Noordin

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Differences in cardiometabolic risk between insulin-sensitive and insulin-resistant overweight and obese children, Unab I. Khan, Aileen P. McGinn, Carmen R. Isasi, Adriana Groisman-Perelstein, Mindy Ginsberg, and Judith Wylie-Rosett

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Role of evidence-based public health in controlling emerging infectious diseases, Tawfik A. M. Khoja, Waris Qidwai, Mohamed S. Hussein, and Lesley Pocock

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Delivering healthcare services in resource constraint countries like Pakistan: sustainable options, Waris Qidwai

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Patients’ attitudes and perceptions regarding person centered care: results of a survey from an urban city of Pakistan, Waris Qidwai, Zehra Kazmi, and Kashmira Nanji

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Health promotion, disease prevention and periodic health checks: perceptions and practice among family physicians in Eastern Mediterranean region, Waris Qidwai, Kashmira Nanji, Tawfik A M Khoja, Salman Rawaf, Nabil Yasin Al Kurashi, Faisal Alnasir, Mohammed Ali Al Shafaee, Mariam Al Shetti, Muntazar Bashir, Nagwa Eid Sobhy Saad, Sanaa Alkaisi, Wafa Halasa, Huda Al l-Duwaisan, Amal Al - Ali, and Taghreed M. Faraha

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Barriers, challenges and way forward for implementation of person centered care model of patient and physician consultation: a survey of patients’ perspective from Eastern Mediterranean countries, Waris Qidwai, Kashmira Nanji, Tawfik A M Khoja, Salman Rawaf, Nabil Yasin Al Kurashi, Faisal Alnasir, Mohammed Ali Al Shafaee, Mariam Al Shetti, Muntazar Bashir, Nagwa Eid Sobhy Saad, Sanaa Alkaisi, Wafa Halasa, Huda Al Duwaisan, and Amal Al- Ali

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The case for family medicine in Pakistan, Saniya Raghib Sabzwari

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Psychosocial risk factors for acute myocardial infarction: results of a case-control study in a teaching hospital at Karachi, Pakistan, Kiran Abdul Sattar, Waris Qidwai, and Kashmira Nanji

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Energy drinks consumption practices among medical students of a Private sector University of Karachi, Pakistan, Asma Usman, Swaleha Tariq Bhombal, Ambreen Jawaid, and Samar Zaki

Submissions from 2014

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Factors associated with intimate partner violence against women in a mega city of South-Asia: multi-centre cross-sectional study, Niloufer S. Ali, Farzana N. Ali, Ali K. Khuwaja, and Kashmira Nanji

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Magnitude and factors associated with child abuse in a mega city of developing country Pakistan, Niloufer Sultan Ali, Farzana Nawaz Ali, Ali Khan Khuwaja, and Kashmira Nanji

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Multiple Mini-Interviews (MMI) and Semistructured Interviews for the Selection of Family Medicine Residents: A Comparative Analysis, Marie Andrades, Seema Bhanji, Samreen Kausar, Fouad Majeed, and Sheilla Pinjani

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Enuresis nocturna and the symptoms of upper airway obstruction in primary school age children : is there a relationship?, Yusuf Cetin Doganer, Aydogan Umit, Tabinda Ashfaq, Serhat Burmaoğlu, Sari Oktay, Koc Bayram, Saglam Kenan, and Waris Qidwai

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Tobacco control efforts in the Gulf cooperation council countries: achievements and challenges, S. Hassounah, D. Rawaf, T. Khoja, S. Rawaf, M.S. Hussein, Waris Qidwai, and A. Majeed

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Patient attitudes towards physician nonverbal behaviors during consultancy: result from a developing country, Fahad Hanif Khan, Raheela Hanif, Rumina Tabassum, Waris Qidwai Dr, and Kashmira Nanji

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The adipokine profile of metabolically benign obese and at-risk normal weight postmenopausal women: the women’s health initiative observational study, Unab I. Khan, Alexandra D. Ogorodnikova, Linzhi Xu, Dan Wang, Sylvia Wassertheil Smoller, Gloria Y.F. Ho, MaryFran R. Sowers, Swapnil N. Rajpathak, Matthew A. Allison, Rachel H. Mackey, Mara Z. Vitolins, JoAnn E. Manson, and Rachel P. Wildman

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Progression from metabolically benign to at-risk obesity in perimenopausal women: a longitudinal analysis of study of women across the nation (SWAN), Unab I. Khan, Dan Wang, Carrie A. Karvonen-Gutierrez, Naila Khalil, Kelly R. Ylitalo, and Nanette Santoro

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Primary care research, Michael Kidd, Garth Manning, Amanda Howe, Waris Qidwai, John W. Beasley, and Chris van Weel

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Educational intervention among barbers to improve their knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS: a pilot study from a South Asian country, Mukesh Kumar Krishanani, Faridah Amir Ali, Ali Khan Khuwaja, Waris Qidwai, and Badar Sabir Ali

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Are physicians more technical in their approach and less humane? a call for reconsideration, Waris Qidwai

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Leadership in healthcare is a neglected issue: a call for action, Waris Qidwai

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Effect of dietary supplementation of black seed (N. Sativa L.) on lipid profile of patients suffering from diabetes, Waris Qidwai and Tabinda Ashfaq

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Role of complementary and alternative medicine in controlling dyslipidemia, Waris Qidwai, Firdous Jahan, and Kashmira Nanji

Submissions from 2013

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Impact of postpartum anxiety and depression on child’s mental development from two peri-urban communities of Karachi, Pakistan: a quasi-experimental study, Niloufer Sultan Ali, Sadia Mahmud, Asia Khan, and Badar Sabir Ali

Role and Influence of the Patient's Companion in Family Medicine Consultations: "The Patient's Perspective", Marie Andrades, Samreen Kausar, and Aisha Ambreen

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The way forward to public health in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries: a need for public health systems and law, Tawfik A M Khoja Khoja, Waris Qidwai, Mohamed Sayed H. Ahmed, Salman Rawaf, and Kashmira Nanji

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Role of Community Based Savings Groups (CBSGs) enhancing the utilization of community midwives in Chitral district of Pakistan, Qayyum Ali Noorani, Iqbal Azam, Babar T. Shaikh, Tharanga Ranasinghe, Shazia Abbas, Shakeela Wali, Paul Rippey, and Wajiha Javed

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Ectopic fat and adipokines in metabolically benign overweight/obese women: the kronos early estrogen prevention study, AD Ogorodnikova, Unab I. Khan, AP McGinn, I Zeb, MJ Budoff, SM Harman, VM Miller, EA Brinton, JE Manson, HN Hodis, GR Merriam, MI Cedars, HS Taylor, F Naftolin, RA Lobo, N Santoro, and RP Wildman

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Addressing health care needs of communities? A call for revamping medical education curriculum, Waris Qidwai

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Healthcare delivery system improvements: a way forward to improve health in developing countries and Pakistan, Waris Qidwai

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Increasing health care costs and its adverse impact on healthcare, Waris Qidwai

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Role of garlic usage in cardiovascular disease prevention: an evidence-based approach, Waris Qidwai and Tabinda Ashfaq

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Are we ready for a person-centered care model for patient-physician consultation? A survey from family physicians and their patients of East Mediterranean Region, Waris Qidwai, Kashmira Nanji, Tawfik Khoja, Salman Rawaf, Nabil Yasin Al Kurashi, Faisal Alnasir, Mohammed Ali Al Shafaee, Mariam Al Shetti, Muntazar Bashir, Nagwa Eid Sobhy Saad, Sanaa Alkaisi, and Wafa Halasa

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Informed consent, privacy and confidentiality practised by doctors of a tertiary care hospital in a developing country, Waris Qidwai, Rumina Tabassum, Fahad Hanif Khan, Salman Javed, Syed Mustafa Ali, and Kashmira Nanji

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Role of complementary and alternative medicine in cardiovascular Diseases, Waris Qidwai, Peng Nam Yeoh, Victor Inem, Kashmira Nanji, and Tabinda Ashfaq

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Evaluation of a community-based weight management program for predominantly severely obese, difficult-to-reach, inner-city minority adolescents, Jessica Rieder, Unab I. Khan, Moonseong Heo, Yasmin Mossavar Rahmani, Arthur E. Blank, Temima Strauss, Nisha Viswanathan, and Judith Wylie Rosett

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Polypharmacy in elderly: a cautious trail to tread, Saniya Raghib Sabzwari, Waris Qidwai, and Seema Bhanji

Submissions from 2012

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Association of sociodemographic factors with depression in women of reproductive age., Faridah Amir Ali and Rukhsana W. Zuberi

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Bereavement in primary care mental health, Niloufer Sultan Ali