. . Carta MG, Moro MF, Bass J. . Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2015 Feb;61(1):33-8. doi: 10.1177/0020764014535754. Epub 2014 May 27. Abstract INTRODUCTION: The purpose is to explore the consequences of war and its impact on mental health with attention to the Mediterranean area. METHODS: Narrative review of consequences of war on mental health and …
. . Daw MA, El-Bouzedi AH, Ahmed MO. . Front Public Health. 2021 Jun 14;9:628211. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.628211. 2021. Abstract COVID-19 is a global pandemic that has affected all aspects of life. Understanding its geographical and epidemiological characteristics has become particularly important in controlling the spread of the pandemic. Such studies are lacking in North African …
. . Elmontsri M, Banarsee R, Majeed A. . BMJ Open. 2017 Jul 2;7(6):e014770. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014770. Abstract INTRODUCTION: Patient safety is a global public health problem. Estimates and size of the problem of patient safety in low-income and developing countries are scarce. A systems approach is needed for ensuring that patients are protected from harm …
. . Mirzoyan L, Berendes S, Jeffery C, Thomson J, Ben Othman H, Danon L, Turki AA, Saffialden R, Valadez JJ. . J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 Apr 15;62(5):577-83. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318284714a. Abstract BACKGROUND: Libya had one of the world’s largest nosocomial HIV outbreaks in the late 1990 s leading to the detention of 6 …
. . Boutrid N, Melki S, Rahmoune H, Ben Abdelaziz A. . Tunis Med. 2020 Mar;98(3):175-190. Abstract INTRODUCTION: Mortality, particularly at younger ages, is a key measure of population health. AIM: To describe under 5 children mortality trends and its related factors in the Great Maghreb countries over the last three decades 1994-2019. METHODS: We …
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. . Marrif HI, Al-Sunousi SI. . Front Pharmacol. 2016 Apr 6;7:83. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2016.00083. 2016. Abstract Type two diabetes (T2D) is a challenging metabolic disorder for which a cure has not yet been found. Its etiology is associated with several phenomena, including significant loss of insulin-producing, beta cell (β cell) mass via progressive programmed cell …
. . Bodalal Z, Bendardaf R, Ambarek M, Nagelkerke N. . Libyan J Med. 2015 Feb 10;10:26930. doi: 10.3402/ljm.v10.26930. 2015. Abstract BACKGROUND: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a major public health concern in Libya. In the light of the armed conflict in Libya that broke out on February 2011 and the subsequent instability, the rate …
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. . Khashkhosha HK, Elhadi M. . Med Hypotheses. 2020 Oct;143:110066. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110066. Epub 2020 Jul 1. Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has not spared any continent. The disease has affected more than 7,500,000 individuals globally and killed approximately 450,000 individuals. The disease is caused by a very small virus named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus …
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. . Garoushi S, Johnson MI, Tashani OA. . Libyan J Med. 2017 Dec;12(1):1384288. doi: 10.1080/19932820.2017.1384288. Abstract In Libya neuropathic pain is rarely assessed in patients with diabetes. The Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (LANSS) pain scale is used worldwide to screen for neuropathic pain. There is no Arabic version of LANSS for …
. . Abdellatif MZ, El-Mabrouk K, Ewis AA. . Korean J Parasitol. 2013 Feb;51(1):75-84. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2013.51.1.75. Epub 2013 Feb 18. Abstract Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is an endemic parasitic infection in the Mediterranean region, including Libya and its Al-jabal Al-gharbi province. We aimed at studying the occupational relevance as well as other epidemiological aspects of CL. …
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