Qatar Medical Journal
Overview
Qatar Medical Journal is a scientific journal, published since 1980 in English. The journal's country of origin is Qatar and its primary focus area is general medicine.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Qatar Med J
Start
1980
End
Continuing
Frequency
Two no. a year
p-ISSN
0253-8253
e-ISSN
2227-0426
Country
Qatar
Language
English
Specialty
General Medicine
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 13575
14
SJR / Ranks: 11936
295
CiteScore / Ranks: 12453
1.20
Recent Articles
1.
Iftikhar H, Turkmen S, Azad A, Bhutta Z, Imamoglu M, Karakullukcu S, et al.
Qatar Med J
. 2025 Feb;
2024(4):65.
PMID: 39958706
Introduction: Motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. There is limited literature on the injuries resulting from desert off-road driving accidents. This study aims...
2.
Salian R, Raj N, Achappa B, Pai S, Ahmed A, Sajwan S
Qatar Med J
. 2025 Feb;
2024(4):53.
PMID: 39944212
Background: Secondary hypertension is characterized by an elevated blood pressure greater than 140/90 mmHg, which occurs as a consequence of other diseases. The common etiologies of secondary hypertension include renal...
3.
Abdelmalik A, Kashbour M
Qatar Med J
. 2025 Feb;
2024(4):55.
PMID: 39944211
Malaria continues to pose a significant public health challenge in Africa, where 95% of global malaria cases and deaths occur in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Cerebral malaria (CM) is a fatal...
4.
Mahajan V, Kajal K, Hazarika A, Singla K, Naik B N, Ray A, et al.
Qatar Med J
. 2025 Feb;
2024(4):64.
PMID: 39944210
Introduction: Pulmonary barotrauma in coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) carries high risk of mortality. While various studies have reported increased mortality, few have assessed the contributing factors...
5.
Ul Huda A, Alshahrani A, Yasir M, Sawilah A, Alharthi A
Qatar Med J
. 2025 Feb;
2024(4):58.
PMID: 39944209
Background: Obese patients are at increased risk of postoperative respiratory complications because of sedatives and opioids. The erector spinae block is a novel regional block that has been used in...
6.
Abukhattab M, Daghfal J, Adam M, Hashim S, Mohammed F, Al-Maslamani M
Qatar Med J
. 2025 Feb;
2024(4):51.
PMID: 39944208
Background: Leishmaniasis is an emerging tropical infectious disease in Qatar. It is caused by the protozoan parasite of the genus, which is endemic in many regions of the world, including...
7.
Al-Leimon O, Shihadeh H, Yousef A, Khraim A, Siwwad R
Qatar Med J
. 2025 Feb;
2024(4):56.
PMID: 39931346
Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a highly contagious pathogen known for causing respiratory tract infections, particularly among pediatric and elderly patients. Its ability to induce outbreaks in both community...
8.
Jankovic J, Milenkovic B, Simic A, Ivanovic N, Skrobic O
Qatar Med J
. 2025 Feb;
2024(4):52.
PMID: 39931345
Background: Achalasia is a rare esophageal motility disorder of unknown etiology, which leads to changes in the pressure and relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), affecting peristalsis and contraction...
9.
Farooqi M, Khan M, Muhammad A, Agha A
Qatar Med J
. 2025 Feb;
2024(4):75.
PMID: 39925824
Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are modern-day pandemics that have a significant impact on global healthcare. The glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP1-RA) semaglutide is a novel treatment for...
10.
Asirvatham T, Sukumaran R, Issac Chandran P, Boppana A, Nasser Awadh M
Qatar Med J
. 2025 Feb;
2024(4):70.
PMID: 39925823
Recent studies have highlighted the clinical characteristics and incidence of post-COVID-19 stroke conditions. Comparing the function and overall prognosis of stroke patients and post-COVID-19 stroke patients is an intriguing idea....