Browsing EMRO Journal Articles (EMHJ) by Title
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(2010)The frequency of radiological changes of the hands and the feet were investigated in a well-defined hospital population of patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A total of 57 patients who fulfilled ...
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(2009)In response to the growing number of the HIV-positive patients in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Iranian Ministry of Health and Education established several special clinics in all Iranian provinces to provide treatment ...
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(2000)Placental tissue and cord blood from women with preterm and term labour were examined for microorganisms and compared in this randomized prospective study. Of 100 women who delivered during a 12-month period, 50 had preterm ...
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(2006)This study described the pattern of trichiasis, active trachoma and trachoma risk factors in 9 governorates of Yemen plus Socotra Island, using a rapid assessment during October and February 2004. A total of 3169 children ...
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(2002)Phenylketonuria [PKU] is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder caused by defects in the phenylalanine hydroxylase [PAH] system. Our work aimed to screen the PAH locus for the presence of potentially useful short tandem ...
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(World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, 2014)Schistosomiasis ranks second to malaria in terms of socioeconomic and public health importance in Yemen.This study assessed the validity of a morbidity questionnaire and urine reagent strips as a rapid tool for screening ...
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(2005)We selected 405 children aged 1-10 years with Giardia lamblia infection but without abdominal or gastrointestinal complaints for the previous month. For 5 days, 204 received metronidazole 15 mg/kg/day and 201 received ...
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(World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, 2014)This study determined the rates and correlates of depression among community-dwelling elderly people, based on data from the comprehensive health assessment conducted in Al-Dakhiliyah governorate in Oman in 2008-2010.Data ...
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(2005)Universal vaccination of all neonates against hepatitis B virus has been implemented in the Islamic Republic of Iran since 1993. To evaluate the efficacy of the programme, 2 large seroepidemiologic surveys were conducted ...
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(2008)This study in 2002 determined the rate of anxiety and depression, and the associated social and environmental factors, among 87 randomly selected female medical students at a medical college in Lahore, Pakistan. Students ...
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(2009)The CASPIAN Study aims to implement a school-based surveillance system for prevention of noncommunicable diseases from childhood in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The baseline survey was conducted from November 2003 to May ...
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(World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, 2022-10)
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(2011)Cancellation of elective scheduled operations leads to an inefficient use of operating room time and a waste of resources. This prospective records-based study aimed to determine the rate of and reasons for cancellations ...
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(2002)The study assessed reasons for delay between patient's first symptoms of tuberculosis and initiation of therapy. Fifty newly diagnosed cases of pulmonary tuberculosis admitted to the NRITLD in Teheran were studied. Mean ...
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(World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, 2023-05)Background: Although vaccines play a critical role in the control of infectious diseases and disease outbreaks, vaccination rates have been declining in recent years because of vaccine hesitancy or refusal. Aims: We aimed ...
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(2000)We investigated the causes of tooth extraction among patients in Sebha in southern Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. A total of 600 patients who had undergone tooth extraction were surveyed. We found more males [68%] than females ...
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(2001)We investigated reasons for underreporting of notifiable diseases among Syrian paediatricians. Self-administered questionnaires and self-addressed envelopes were sent to all paediatricians listed in the recent records of ...
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(2012)Tunisia, similar to many countries, has a problem of overcrowd ing of the emergency departments [ED]. This study aimed to analyse the reasons for using EDs, and to describe the seriousness of the attendees' condition and ...
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(2006)The civil war in Lebanon from 1975 to 1992 had a significant negative impact on the public health care system. This paper describes the health care system in Lebanon and its financing as of 2001. The efforts that have been ...
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(2003)In the Eastern Mediterranean Region of the World Health Organization [WHO], malaria, schistosomiasis, leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis are the parasitic diseases of major importance. Our review focuses on recent advances ...