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List of works by Abla Mehio Sibai

A Western dietary pattern is associated with overweight and obesity in a national sample of Lebanese adolescents (13-19 years): a cross-sectional study

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A novel Mediterranean diet index from Lebanon: comparison with Europe

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A positive or a negative confounding variable? A simple teaching aid for clinicians and students

scientific article published on 21 January 2005

A survey of knowledge-to-action pathways of aging policies and programs in the Arab region: the role of institutional arrangements

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Adolescents' self-perceived and actual weight: Which plays a dominant role in weight loss behaviour in Lebanon?

scientific article published on 4 September 2017

Aging in Lebanon: perils and prospects

scientific article published in January 2015

Analysis of Attained Height and Diabetes Among 554,122 Adults Across 25 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

scientific article published on 06 August 2020

Arytenoid asymmetry in relation to posture, neck tension and glottal attack in singers.

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Arytenoid asymmetry in relation to vocal symptoms in singers.

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Association between country preparedness indicators and quality clinical care for cardiovascular disease risk factors in 44 lower- and middle-income countries: A multicountry analysis of survey data

scientific article published on 10 November 2020

Association ofH. pyloriInfection with Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Syndrome Among Lebanese Adults

scientific article published on 03 July 2012

Burden of musculoskeletal disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2013: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013.

scientific article published on 16 February 2017

Can Lebanon conjure a public health phoenix from the ashes?

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Cancer incidence in postwar Lebanon: findings from the first national population-based registry, 1998.

scientific article published in October 2004

Cancer trends in Lebanon: a review of incidence rates for the period of 2003-2008 and projections until 2018.

scientific article published on 04 March 2014

Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia managed in tertiary care center in a developing country

scientific article published on 01 July 2003

Cigarette smoking in a Middle Eastern country and its association with hospitalisation use: a nationwide cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 8 April 2016

Comparison of domestic and war ocular injuries during the Lebanese Civil War.

scientific article published on 29 October 2008

Context-led capacity building in time of crisis: fostering non-communicable diseases (NCD) research skills in the Mediterranean Middle East and North Africa

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Coronary angiography in Lebanon: Use and overuse

scientific article published on 30 March 2007

Costs associated with management of non-communicable diseases in the Arab Region: a scoping review

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of Behçet's disease quality of life questionnaire

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Data Resource Profile: The Global Health and Population Project on Access to Care for Cardiometabolic Diseases (HPACC)

scientific article published in 2022

Diet, physical activity and socio-economic disparities of obesity in Lebanese adults: findings from a national study

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Dietary patterns and their association with obesity and sociodemographic factors in a national sample of Lebanese adults

scientific article published on 04 May 2011

Dietary, lifestyle and socio-economic correlates of overweight, obesity and central adiposity in Lebanese children and adolescents.

scientific article published on 10 March 2014

Effect of Pregnancy on the Speaking Voice

scientific article published on 17 March 2008

Effect of fasting on voice in males

scientific article published on 13 April 2010

Effect of fasting on voice in women

scientific article published on 19 April 2006

Electroglottography in fasting subjects

scientific article published on 22 January 2015

Environmental footprints of food consumption and dietary patterns among Lebanese adults: a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 12 September 2018

Ethnic differences in weight loss behavior among secondary school students in Beirut: the role of weight perception

scientific article published on January 2003

Exposure rates to hepatitis C and G virus infections among HIV-infected patients: evidence of efficient transmission of HGV by the sexual route

scientific article published on July 2004

Family-Based Old-Age Care in Arab Countries: Between Tradition and Modernity

Fibromyalgia: epidemiology and risk factors, a population-based case-control study in Lebanon

scientific article published on 14 July 2015

Folate deficiency is associated with nutritional anaemia in Lebanese women of childbearing age

scientific article published on 01 October 2006

Food consumption patterns in an adult urban population in Beirut, Lebanon

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Gaps and opportunities for nutrition research in relation to non-communicable diseases in Arab countries: Call for an informed research agenda.

scientific article published on 3 August 2017

Gender Differences in Physical Disability Among Older Adults in Underprivileged Communities in Lebanon

scientific article published on November 10, 2010

Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Dise

scientific article published in The Lancet

Global, regional, and national consumption of animal-source foods between 1990 and 2018: findings from the Global Dietary Database

scientific article published in 2022

Hip fracture incidence in Lebanon: a national registry-based study with reference to standardized rates worldwide

scientific article published on 11 November 2010

Immediate post-operative vocal changes in patients using laryngeal mask airway versus endotracheal tube

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Landscape of Research on Older Adults' Health in the Arab Region: Is It Demography-Driven or Development-Dependent?

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Laryngeal Biomechanics in Middle Eastern Singing

scientific article published on 19 December 2005

Laryngeal findings and acoustic changes in hubble-bubble smokers

scientific article published on 18 May 2010

Marital status, intergenerational co-residence and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality among middle-aged and older men and women during wartime in Beirut: Gains and liabilities

scientific article published on 06 October 2006

Mean Contact Quotient Using Electroglottography in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

scientific article published on 10 April 2013

Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

scientific article published in The Lancet

Metabolically Healthy Overweight and Obesity Is Associated with Higher Adherence to a Traditional Dietary Pattern: A Cross-Sectional Study among Adults in Lebanon

scientific article published on 20 July 2016

Mortality certification and cause-of-death reporting in developing countries.

scientific article published in February 2004

Non-communicable diseases in the Arab world

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Nutrition Transition and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Middle East and North Africa Countries: Reviewing the Evidence

scientific article published on November 18, 2010

Physical activity in adults with and without diabetes: from the 'high-risk' approach to the 'population-based' approach of prevention.

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Population ageing in Lebanon: current status, future prospects and implications for policy.

scientific article published on March 2004

Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

scientific article published in The Lancet

Potential use of telephone surveys for non-communicable disease surveillance in developing countries: evidence from a national household survey in Lebanon.

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Prevalence and covariates of obesity in Lebanon: findings from the first epidemiological study

scientific article published on 01 November 2003

Prevalence of arytenoid asymmetry in relation to vocal symptoms

scientific article published on 03 December 2010

Prevalence of coronary artery calcium among asymptomatic men and women in a developing country: comparison with the USA data.

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Prevalence, Awareness, and Control of Hypertension in Greater Beirut Area, Lebanon

scientific article published on 26 December 2018

Prevalence, correlates and management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Lebanon: findings from a national population-based study.

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Respiratory health effects of industrial air pollution on children in North Lebanon

scientific article published in September 2002

Responding to the Syrian health crisis: the need for data and research

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Response to a cardiac event in relation to cardiac knowledge and risk perception in a Lebanese sample: A cross sectional survey

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Review of Non-Communicable Disease Research Activity in Kuwait: Where is the Evidence for the Best Practice?

scientific article published on 21 March 2019

Role of inflammation in the association between the western dietary pattern and metabolic syndrome among Lebanese adults

scientific article published on 19 April 2017

Role of insulin on jejunal PepT1 expression and function regulation in diabetic male and female rats

scientific article published on July 2010

Seasonal variation of retinal detachment in Lebanon.

scientific article published on 02 April 2009

Self-rated health disparities among disadvantaged older adults in ethnically diverse urban neighborhoods in a Middle Eastern country

scientific article published on 15 October 2016

Short term effect of hubble-bubble smoking on voice.

scientific article published on 31 January 2011

Short-term effects of endotracheal intubation on voice

scientific article published on 14 August 2006

Socioeconomic resources and living arrangements of older adults in Lebanon: who chooses to live alone?

article by RANIA A. TOHME et al published 9 August 2010 in Ageing and Society

Stressful Life Events and Depressive Symptoms in a Post-War Context: Which Informal Support Makes a Difference?

scientific article published on 09 April 2008

The appropriateness of use of coronary angiography in Lebanon: implications for health policy

scientific article published on 20 March 2008

The general practitioner in Lebanon: is he a potential family physician?

scientific article published on December 1992

The impact of dietary habits and metabolic risk factors on cardiovascular and diabetes mortality in countries of the Middle East and North Africa in 2010: a comparative risk assessment analysis

scientific article published on 20 May 2015

The integration and management of noncommunicable diseases in primary health care (Guest Editorial)

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The role of gender in the association of social capital, social support, and economic security with self-rated health among older adults in deprived communities in Beirut

scientific article published on 26 September 2012

The state of hypertension care in 44 low-income and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study of nationally representative individual-level data from 1·1 million adults

scientific article published on 18 July 2019

The use of a screening questionnaire to determine the incidence of allergic rhinitis in singers with dysphonia.

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Three-year visual and anatomic results of administrating intravitreal bevacizumab in inflammatory ocular neovascularization

scientific article published on 01 June 2012

Urbanization and Socioeconomic Disparities in Hypertension among Older Adult Women in Sudan

scientific article published on 05 March 2019

Validation of the Arabic version of the 5-item WHO well being index in elderly population

scientific article published on 01 January 2009

Validation of the Arabic version of the short Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15).

scientific article published on 21 February 2008

Variations in nutritional status of elderly men and women according to place of residence

scientific article published on July 2003

Variations in the impact of long-term wartime stressors on mortality among the middle-aged and older population in Beirut, Lebanon, 1983--1993.

scientific article published on July 2001

Violent behavior among adolescents in post-war Lebanon: the role of personal factors and correlation with other problem behaviors

scientific article published on 3 December 2008

Vocal Changes in Patients With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

scientific article published on 26 May 2010

Vocal characteristics in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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Vocal symptoms and acoustic changes in relation to the expanded disability status scale, duration and stage of disease in patients with multiple sclerosis

scientific article published on 10 June 2009

Voice-related quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis

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Work and mental health: the case of older men living in underprivileged communities in Lebanon

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