List of works by Fares Alahdab

A systematic review and meta-analysis of endovascular versus open surgical revascularization for chronic mesenteric ischemia.

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A systematic review for the screening for peripheral arterial disease in asymptomatic patients

scientific article published on 23 February 2015

A systematic review of treatment of intermittent claudication in the lower extremities

scientific article published on 23 February 2015

An assessment of diabetes care in Palestinian refugee camps in Syria

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An online academic writing and publishing skills course: Help Syrians find their voice

scientific article published on July 2017

Antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis B viral infection in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 13 November 2015

Are these results trustworthy? A guide for reading the medical literature

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Aspirin dosage for the prevention of graft occlusion in people undergoing coronary surgery

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Attitudes, barriers, and practices toward research and publication among medical students at the University of Damascus, Syria

scientific article published in January 2018

Atypical fibroxanthoma: Systematic review and meta-analysis of treatment with Mohs micrographic surgery or excision

scientific article published on 05 July 2018

Avicenna Journal of Medicine: 5-year milestones.

scientific article published on January 2016

Burden of injury along the development spectrum: associations between the Socio-demographic Index and disability-adjusted life year estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

scientific article published on 08 January 2020

Charged particle therapy versus photon therapy for paranasal sinus and nasal cavity malignant diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 26 June 2014

Choosing a Reduced-Intensity Conditioning Regimen for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Fludarabine/Busulfan versus Fludarabine Melphalan: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

scientific article published on 22 November 2018

Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion versus multiple daily injections in individuals with type 1 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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DIAGNOSIS OF ENDOCRINE DISEASE: The diagnostic performance of adrenal biopsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Diagnostic Accuracy of the McGill Thyroid Nodule Score in Pediatric Patients

scientific article published on 12 November 2018

Early studies reported extreme findings with large variability: a meta-epidemiologic study in the field of endocrinology

scientific article published on 8 November 2015

Efficacy of Pharmacological Therapies for the Prevention of Fractures in Postmenopausal Women: A Network Meta-Analysis

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

Epidemiology of injuries from fire, heat and hot substances: global, regional and national morbidity and mortality estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study

scientific article published on 18 December 2019

Estimates, trends, and drivers of the global burden of type 2 diabetes attributable to PM2·5 air pollution, 1990–2019: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

scientific article published in 2022

Evidence maps: a tool to guide research agenda setting

scientific article published on 18 February 2019

Evidence-based medicine: a persisting desire under fire.

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Expect the unexpected: unusual neurological presentation of bone marrow sarcoidosis

Field hospitals in Syria

scientific article published on 01 January 2014

First-Line Antiarrhythmic Transplacental Treatment for Fetal Tachyarrhythmia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

scientific article published on 15 December 2017

Gastrointestinal amyloidosis and multiple myeloma

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Global injury morbidity and mortality from 1990 to 2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

scientific article published on 24 April 2020

Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study

scientific article published on 27 September 2019

Global, regional, and national burden of stroke, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

article by Catherine Owens Johnson et al published March 2019 in Lancet Neurology

Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

scientific article published in April 2019

How do we assess resilience and grit among internal medicine residents at the Mayo Clinic? A longitudinal validity study including correlations with medical knowledge, professionalism and clinical performance

scientific article published on 15 December 2020

Images in clinical medicine. Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction

scientific article published on 01 January 2015

Inhaled nitric oxide for treating pain crises in people with sickle cell disease

scientific article published on 22 July 2015

Interpreting meta-analysis of continuous outcomes with pre and postvalues

scientific article published on 12 July 2016

Interventions To Prevent Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 9 March 2016

Letter to the Editor: In Response to Fang et al's Comment on "Diagnostic Accuracy of the McGill Thyroid Nodule Score in Pediatric Patients"

scientific article published on 26 November 2018

Management and diagnosis of psychogenic cough, habit cough, and tic cough: a systematic review

scientific article published on August 2014

Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017

scientific article published on 16 October 2019

Medical research in war-torn Syria: medical students' perspective

scientific article published on 01 June 2018

Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Mortality in adults with hypopituitarism: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Natural History of Adrenal Incidentalomas With and Without Mild Autonomous Cortisol Excess: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

scientific article published on 25 June 2019

Natural language processing: use in EBM and a guide for appraisal

scientific article published on 9 June 2016

New evidence pyramid

scientific article published on 23 June 2016

New insight into volume overload and hepatorenal syndrome in cirrhosis, "the hepatorenal reflex hypothesis".

scientific article published on September 2014

Non-pharmacological treatment of depression: a systematic review and evidence map.

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Nonselective β-Blockers and Survival in Patients With Cirrhosis and Ascites: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

scientific article published on 29 January 2016

ORAL VERSUS TRANSDERMAL ESTROGEN IN TURNER SYNDROME: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS.

scientific article published on 17 January 2017

Olanzapine discontinuation for schizophrenia

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Oncologic surveillance in bladder cancer following radical cystectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 9 February 2016

Outcomes of Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Implantation for Aortic Stenosis in Patients With Hepatic Cirrhosis

scientific article published on 14 July 2017

PREDICTORS OF BIOCHEMICAL REMISSION AND RECURRENCE AFTER SURGICAL AND RADIATION TREATMENTS OF CUSHING DISEASE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS.

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Polio in Syria: Problem still not solved

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Prospective Study of Routine Heparin Avoidance Hemodialysis in a Tertiary Acute Care Inpatient Practice.

scientific article published on 16 March 2017

Real-time continuous glucose monitoring in type 1 diabetes: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis.

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Recurrent angina from chronic coronary obstruction following transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

scientific article published on July 2016

Reducing the risk of transfusion-transmitted cytomegalovirus infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 29 January 2016

SAT-368 Natural History Of Adrenal Incidentalomas With And Without Mild Autonomous Cortisol Excess; A Systematic Review And Meta-analysis

Statins and hepatitis C virus infection: an old therapy with new scope

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Syrians' alternative to a health care system: "field hospitals".

scientific article published on July 2014

Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses for Cardiology Fellows

scientific article published on 27 May 2016

Systematic reviews with language restrictions and no author contact have lower overall credibility: a methodology study

scientific article published on 31 March 2015

THERAPY OF ENDOCRINE DISEASE: Improvement of cardiovascular risk factors after adrenalectomy in patients with adrenal tumors and subclinical Cushing's syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

scientific article published on 14 January 2014

The Clinical Utility of Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) in Asthma Management

article published in 2018

The Diagnostic Accuracy of Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Testing in Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses

scientific article published on 16 December 2017

The US immigration ban: implications for medical education and the physician workforce

scientific article published on 24 February 2017

The association of 9p21-3 locus with coronary atherosclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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The cortisol stress response induced by surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 23 August 2018

The effect of growth hormone replacement in patients with hypopituitarism on pituitary tumor recurrence, secondary cancer, and stroke.

scientific article published on 4 November 2016

Treatment Effect in Earlier Trials of Patients With Chronic Medical Conditions: A Meta-Epidemiologic Study.

scientific article published on 6 February 2018

Trends in the incidence and mortality of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder for the last four decades in the USA: a SEER-based analysis

scientific article published on 10 January 2019

Tumor lysis syndrome: a systematic review of case series and case reports.

scientific article published on March 2012

Ultrasonography and the American Thyroid Association Ultrasound-Based Risk Stratification Tool: Utility in Pediatric and Adolescent Thyroid Nodules

scientific article published on 18 July 2018

Ultrasound-guided versus palpation-guided radial artery catheterization in adult population: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on 19 June 2018

Undergraduate medical students' perceptions, attitudes, and competencies in evidence-based medicine (EBM), and their understanding of EBM reality in Syria.

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Usefulness of skeletal muscle area detected by computed tomography to predict mortality in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a meta-analysis study

scientific article published on 26 March 2019

Where should preappraised evidence summaries and guidelines place in a pyramid?

scientific article published on 24 October 2016

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