Browsing EMRO Journal Articles (EMHJ) by Title
Now showing items 1986-2005 of 3333
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(2009)Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is commonly advanced at diagnosis. In this study we evaluated the clinical presentation, diagnostic delay and factors affecting delay in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Data were collected prospectively ...
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(1998)In 1997 the UN Secretary-General recommended the preparation of a document entitled the U nited Nations Development Assistance Framework [UNDAF] at country level to harmonize the work of UN agencies, reflecting national ...
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(2008)Health research systems in the Eastern Mediterranean Region are not well developed to generate and use knowledge to improve health, reduce inequity and contribute to economic development. This study aimed to provide core ...
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(2006)We carried out a retrospective analytical study of 3525 bilaterally blind people registered in Oman to the end of 2000. We described the examination method, maintenance of the register and analysis of data. Lists of different ...
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(2001)A cross-sectional survey of primary-school children in Bahrain was conducted to estimate the prevalence of goitre and iodine deficiency according to age, sex and area of residence. During January-May 1999, 1600 children ...
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(2009)This study is an initial step for the National Survey of Prevalence of Mental Disorders in Egypt. We conducted a door-to-door household survey of 14 640 adults aged 18-64 years in 5 regions in Egypt. Mental disorders were ...
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National survey of the oral health of 12- and 15-year-old schoolchildren in the United Arab Emirates (2009)This paper describes the first national survey of oral health in the United Arab Emirates [UAE]. Using WHO criteria, dental caries and fluorosis were recorded in 2651 schoolchildren aged 12 and 15 years, and periodontal ...
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(2010)A total of 1340 5-year-old children were examined as part of the first national survey of the oral health of children in the United Arab Emirates. The objective was to determine dental caries status and compare variations ...
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(2000)We aimed to determine the rate of hospital discharge, average length of stay and bed occupancy rate in different hospital wards around the country. The survey consisted of health care service activities from 452 ...
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(World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, 2023-02)Background: Data are scarce on differences in the rates of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) reinfection after the first infection. Aims: We examined nationwide data on SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in ...
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(2012)Natural killer [NK] cells are key players in the immune response to viruses. This study examined the effect of hepatitis C virus [HCV] on the frequency of NK cells and their subsets in individuals with different clinical ...
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(1999)A defined "near-miss" end-point, e.g. peripartum hysterectomy, is a more useful measure of obstetric care in a modern inner-city hospital than maternal mortality. Thus, indication[s], type of operation, risk factors and ...
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(World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, 2020-06)
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The need to sustain funding for Afghanistan health system to prevent excess morbidity and mortality (World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, 2023-02)Background: The Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund, managed by the World Bank through a contracted-out instrument called Sehatmandi, financed health service delivery in Afghanistan, with substantial achievements in ...
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(2011)The aims of tiis cross-sectiona sffi and circumstances of needlestick injury [NSI] among heath care workers at University of Alexandria teaching hospitals and to assess the effectiveness of the existing control measures ...
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(2012)The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of needlestick injury [NSI] among interns and medical students as well as their knowledge of, attitude towards and their protective strategies against exposure to ...
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(2008)The aims of this study were to identify the psychosocial and health care needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS and to determine their coping strategies. The study was conducted in 3 governorates of Egypt on 153 people ...
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Nelaton catheter assisted versus standard nasogastric tube insertion: a randomized, clinical trial (2013)It is sometimes difficult to insert a nasogastric tube in an anaesthetized patient. We evaluated the benefit of reinforcing the distal portion of the nasogastric tube with a Nelaton catheter: 8 and 10 French Nelaton catheters ...