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Z Mahfoud

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Chakhtoura M, Akl E, El Ghandour S, Shawwa K, Arabi A, Mahfoud Z, et al.
Osteoporos Int . 2016 Nov; 28(1):35-46. PMID: 27878316
Introduction: Hypovitaminosis D is prevalent worldwide, more so in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This study aims to determine the effects of vitamin D replacement on the mean...
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Chakhtoura M, Nassar A, Arabi A, Cooper C, Harvey N, Mahfoud Z, et al.
BMJ Open . 2016 Mar; 6(3):e010818. PMID: 26956166
Introduction: The vitamin D recommended doses during pregnancy differ between societies. The WHO guidelines do not recommend routine prenatal supplementation, but they underscore the fact that women with the lowest...
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Mamtani R, Cheema S, MacRae B, Alrouh H, Lopez T, ElHajj M, et al.
East Mediterr Health J . 2015 Apr; 21(1):39-44. PMID: 25907191
There is increasing demand for herbal and nutritional supplements in the Middle East. This study aimed to examine the use of supplements by college students in Qatar and to elucidate...
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Jawad M, Nakkash R, Mahfoud Z, Bteddini D, Haddad P, Afifi R
Public Health . 2015 Mar; 129(4):370-6. PMID: 25749674
Objectives: Waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) is a growing public health concern worldwide yet little is known about the epidemiology of use among young people. The objectives of this study were...
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Al-Shaar L, Chaaya M, Ghosn N, Mahfoud Z
East Mediterr Health J . 2014 Jun; 20(4):250-6. PMID: 24952122
A study was conducted to determine risk factors associated with brucellosis infection in an outbreak in Chouf district of Lebanon during summer 2009. Cases of brucellosis reported to the Ministry...
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Tourbot G, Bougerol C, Glas F, Zagonel L, Mahfoud Z, Meuret S, et al.
Nanotechnology . 2012 Mar; 23(13):135703. PMID: 22418250
We demonstrate the strong influence of strain on the morphology and In content of InGaN insertions in GaN nanowires, in agreement with theoretical predictions which establish that InGaN island nucleation...
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Arabi A, Mahfoud Z, Zahed L, El-Onsi L, El-Hajj Fuleihan G
Eur J Clin Nutr . 2010 Feb; 64(4):383-91. PMID: 20145667
Background/objectives: Hypovitaminosis D is a major public health problem worldwide and unexpectedly more so in sunny countries. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene is associated with inter-individual variance in bone mineral...
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Hammoury N, Khawaja M, Mahfoud Z, Afifi R, Madi H
J Womens Health (Larchmt) . 2009 Mar; 18(3):337-45. PMID: 19281317
Objectives: To determine the factors associated with domestic violence against pregnant Palestinian refugee women residing in Lebanon and currently using the United Nation Relief and Work Agency's (UNRWA) primary healthcare...
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Habib R, Mahfoud Z, Fawaz M, Basma S, Yeretzian J
Public Health . 2009 Feb; 123(2):174-81. PMID: 19201004
Objectives: This study examined the association between housing quality and chronic illness among household members in the little investigated, underserved urban communities in Hay el Sellom, one of the largest...
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Nsour M, Mahfoud Z, Kanaan M, Balbeissi A
East Mediterr Health J . 2009 Jan; 14(4):818-30. PMID: 19166165
This study in May 2002, part of the Jordan Department of Statistics national cross-sectional, multistage employment and unemployment survey, measured the prevalence of self-reported myocardial infarction (MI) and the association...