Browsing by Subject "Morbidity"
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Burden of diabetes mellitus attributable to demographic levels in Qatar: An emerging public health problem
( Elsevier Ltd , 2014 , Article)Diabetes is one of the main contributors to ill health and premature mortality worldwide and its prevalence has been rising during the last decades. Aim The aim of the present study was to quantify the burden of disease ... -
Inflammogenesis of Secondary Spinal Cord Injury
( Frontiers Media , 2016 , Article)Spinal cord injury (SCI) and spinal infarction lead to neurological complications and eventually to paraplegia or quadriplegia. These extremely debilitating conditions are major contributors to morbidity. Our understanding ... -
Is hypertension a predictor for heart failure? A cross cultural comparison over a 10-year period
( Elsevier B.V. , 2005 , Article)This was a retrospective cohort study to assess the effect of hypertension (HTN) among Qatari and Asian patients admitted to the Hamad General Hospital in Qatar with heart failure (HF) and to identify risk factors that ... -
Social and Demographic Factors Associated with Morbidities in Young Children in Egypt: A Bayesian Geo-Additive Semi-Parametric Multinomial Model
( Public Library of Science (PLoS) , 2016 , Article)Background Globally, the burden of mortality in children, especially in poor developing countries, is alarming and has precipitated concern and calls for concerted efforts in combating such health problems. Examples of ...