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A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN DIALYSIS AND KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION REGARDING THE CAUSES AND SURVIVAL PERIOD OF THE PATIENTS IN WESTERN AREA. LIBYA

. . Gnan MM, Dahesh SMA, Abdel-Hamid I, Kamel R. . J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2016 Aug;46(2):393-398. Abstract As the number of renal failure patients in Libya reached to 3,700 patients (kindly provided by Libyan Ministry of Health), this study aimed to help Libyan people suffering from renal failure to making a wisdom decision about …

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Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the Maghreb and its threat to southern European countries

. . Kardjadj M. . Trop Anim Health Prod. 2017 Feb;49(2):423-425. doi: 10.1007/s11250-016-1176-5. Epub 2016 Oct 19. Abstract Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious and transboundary viral disease of domesticated and wild cloven-hoofed animals. The present study summarizes the knowledge generated from the epidemiology, diagnosis, and surveillance of the disease in the Maghreb (2014-2015) …

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Vitamin D and cardio-metabolic biomarkers: small-scale comparative study between Libyan migrants and resident women in Serbia

. . Vidovic N, Faid F, Pantovic A, Nikolic M, Debeljak-Martacic J, Zekovic M, Milesevic J, Drah MM, Zec M. . Libyan J Med. 2019 Dec;14(1):1622364. doi: 10.1080/19932820.2019.1622364. Abstract Libyan women are at high risk of vitamin D deficiency, mostly due to their lifestyle and low exposure to sun. In the last decades, Libyan residents …

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Trends and patterns of deaths, injuries and intentional disabilities within the Libyan armed conflict: 2012-2017

. . Daw MA, El-Bouzedi AH, Dau AA. . PLoS One. 2019 May 10;14(5):e0216061. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216061. 2019. Abstract BACKGROUND: The consequences of armed conflicts impose considerable burdens on the economy and health care services, particularly in countries that are not equipped to deal with them, such as in the Middle-East, and North African countries. Little …

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Tobacco advertising/promotions and adolescents’ smoking risk in Northern Africa

. . Madkour AS, Ledford EC, Andersen L, Johnson CC. . Tob Control. 2014 May;23(3):244-52. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050593. Epub 2013 Jan 8. Abstract BACKGROUND: Comprehensive tobacco advertising/promotion bans are effective against adolescent smoking but many developing countries have implemented only partial bans. This study examines the association between advertising/promotions exposure and adolescent cigarette smoking risk in …

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Genetic variation in Tunisia in the context of human diversity worldwide

. . Cherni L, Pakstis AJ, Boussetta S, Elkamel S, Frigi S, Khodjet-El-Khil H, Barton A, Haigh E, Speed WC, Ben Ammar Elgaaied A, Kidd JR, Kidd KK. . Am J Phys Anthropol. 2016 Sep;161(1):62-71. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.23008. Epub 2016 May 18. Abstract OBJECTIVES: North Africa has a complex demographic history of migrations from within Africa, …

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Association between Patients’ Knowledge and Adherence to Anticoagulants, and Its Effect on Coagulation Control

. . Ahmed H, Saddouh EA, Abugrin ME, Ali AMM, Elgdhafi EO, Khaled A, Tarek A, Elhadi M. . Pharmacology. 2021;106(5-6):265-274. doi: 10.1159/000511754. Epub 2020 Nov 17. Abstract BACKGROUND: Warfarin requires strict monitoring by measuring prothrombin time (PT), international normalized ratio (INR), and time in therapeutic range (TTR). Several factors can lead to poor PT/INR …

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Clonal spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-t6065-CC5-SCCmecV-agrII in a Libyan hospital

. . Khemiri M, Akrout Alhusain A, Abbassi MS, El Ghaieb H, Santos Costa S, Belas A, Pomba C, Hammami S. . J Glob Antimicrob Resist. 2017 Sep;10:101-105. doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2017.04.014. Epub 2017 Jul 17. Abstract OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to characterize 32 MRSA isolates recovered from wound specimens of patients in a …

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