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COVID-19 Vaccine Intention among Healthcare Workers in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Survey by Noushad, Mohammed, Nassani, Mohammad Zakaria, Alsalhani, Anas B., Koppolu, Pradeep, Niazi, Fayez Hussain, Samran, Abdulaziz, Rastam, Samer, Alqerban, Ali, Barakat, Ali, Almoallim, Hesham S.

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has caused largescale morbidity and mortality and a tremendous burden on the healthcare system. Healthcare workers (HCWs) require…”
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Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Intention among the Saudi Arabian Population: A Cross-Sectional Survey by Noushad, Mohammed, Nassani, Mohammad Zakaria, Koppolu, Pradeep, Alsalhani, Anas B, Samran, Abdulaziz, Alqerban, Ali, Abusalim, Ghadah Salim, Barakat, Ali, Alshalhoub, Mashari Bandar, Rastam, Samer

“…The long-term solution to managing the current COVID-19 pandemic is through mass immunization of the population. However, uncertainty or unwillingness to…”
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Explaining the increase in coronary heart disease mortality in Syria between 1996 and 2006 by Rastam, Samer, Al Ali, Radwan, Maziak, Wasim, Mzayek, Fawaz, Fouad, Fouad M, O'Flaherty, Martin, Capewell, Simon

“…Despite advances made in treating coronary heart disease (CHD), mortality due to CHD in Syria has been increasing for the past two decades. This study aims to…”
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A Global Survey of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among Healthcare Workers by Noushad, Mohammed, Rastam, Samer, Nassani, Mohammad Zakaria, Al-Saqqaf, Inas Shakeeb, Hussain, Mudassir, Yaroko, Ali Ango, Arshad, Mohammed, Kirfi, Abdullahi Musa, Koppolu, Pradeep, Niazi, Fayez Hussain, Elkandow, Ali, Darwish, Mahmoud, Abdalla Nassar, Ahmad Salim, Abuzied Mohammed, Sami Osman, Abdalrady Hassan, Nasser Hassan, Abusalim, Ghadah Salim, Samran, Abdulaziz, Alsalhani, Anas B, Demachkia, Amir Mohiddin, de Melo, Renata Marques, Luddin, Norhayati, Husein, Adam, Habib, Adnan, Suleyman, Firas, Osman, Hussein Ali, Al-Awar, Mohammed Sadeg, Dimashkieh, Mohiddin R, Swapna, Lingam Amara, Barakat, Ali, Alqerban, Ali

“…Even though several effective vaccines are available to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, wide disparities in vaccine distribution, and vaccine acceptance rates…”
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Awareness and practice of dentists in gulf cooperation council countries regarding medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw – A web-based survey by Nassani, Mohammad Zakaria, Tarakji, Bassel, Alqahtani, Abdulaziz Maree, Alali, Faisal Mehsen, Noushad, Mohammed, Rastam, Samer, Alsalhani, Anas B., Alfadel, Mohammed Khalid, Alzuabi, Abdulaziz Abdullah, Ateen, Abdulhaleem Muhammad, Khojah, Abdullah Bahjat, Zaman, Mahmud Uz, Alqahtani, Abdullah Saad, Alqhtani, Nasser Raqe, Nabhan, Abdullah Bin, Alhedyan, Faisal S., Kujan, Omar, Al-Maweri, Sadeq Ali

“…Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) is a serious complication among dental patients undergoing treatment with antiresorptive medications such…”
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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Associated With Vaccine Inequity Among Healthcare Workers in a Low-Income Fragile Nation by Noushad, Mohammed, Nassani, Mohammad Zakaria, Al-Awar, Mohammed Sadeg, Al-Saqqaf, Inas Shakeeb, Mohammed, Sami Osman Abuzied, Samran, Abdulaziz, Yaroko, Ali Ango, Barakat, Ali, Elmi, Omar Salad, Alsalhani, Anas B., Talic, Yousef Fouad, Rastam, Samer

“…Objectives Preventing severe disease and acquiring population immunity to COVID-19 requires global immunization coverage through mass vaccination. While…”
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Self-rated health and its determinants among adults in Syria: a model from the Middle East by Asfar, Taghrid, Ahmad, Balsam, Rastam, Samer, Mulloli, Tanja P, Ward, Kenneth D, Maziak, Wasim

“…Self-rated health (SRH) has been widely used to research health inequalities in developed western societies, but few such studies are available in developing…”
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Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Dental Professionals: A Multi-Country Survey by Nassani, Mohammad Zakaria, Noushad, Mohammed, Rastam, Samer, Hussain, Mudassir, Alsalhani, Anas B, Al-Saqqaf, Inas Shakeeb, Alali, Faisal Mehsen, Demachkia, Amir Mohiddin, de Melo, Renata Marques, Arshad, Mohammed, Luddin, Norhayati, Husein, Adam, Qamar, Zeeshan, Koppolu, Pradeep, Darwish, Mahmoud, Nassar, Ahmad Salim Abdalla, Habib, Adnan, Suleyman, Firas, Khanam, H. M. Khuthija, Yousief, Salah A, Al-Maweri, Sadeq Ali, Tabassum, Nafeesa, Samran, Abdulaziz, Dimashkieh, Mohiddin R, Al-Awar, Mohammed Sadeg, Tarakji, Bassel

“…Purpose: This study sought to investigate the acceptance rate and associated factors of COVID-19 vaccines among dentists and dental students in seven…”
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Estimating the beginning of the waterpipe epidemic in Syria by Rastam, Samer, Ward, Kenneth D, Eissenberg, Thomas, Maziak, Wasim

“…Waterpipe smoking is becoming a global public health problem, especially in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR). We try in this study, which is a cross…”
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Cardiovascular Health among Adults in Syria: A Model from Developing Countries by Maziak, Wasim, PhD, Rastam, Samer, PhD, Mzayek, Fawaz, PhD, Ward, Kenneth D., PhD, Eissenberg, Thomas, PhD, Keil, Ulrich, PhD

“…Purpose Despite the considerable mortality and morbidity associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD), many developing countries lack reliable surveillance of…”
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Attitudes and practices of nurses toward oral care of hospitalized patients – A cross-sectional survey in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Deyaaldeen Al Rababah, Nassani, Mohammad, Baker, Omar, Alhelih, Eyad, Almomani, Suzan, Rastam, Samer

“…BACKGROUND: Oral care of hospitalized patients is an important measure that aims to maintain and promote the health of oral and dental tissues. This study…”
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High-Risk HPVs and Human Carcinomas in the Syrian Population by Al Moustafa, Ala-Eddin, Ghabreau, Lina, Akil, Nizar, Rastam, Samer, Alachkar, Amal, Yasmeen, Amber

“…Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted infection; persistent infection with high-risk types of HPV present a major risk…”
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Epidemiology of hemodialysis patients in Aleppo city by Yaqub, Rabi, al-Bitar, Sami, Rustum, Samir, Moukeh, Ghamez, Fahdi, Fadi

“…To determine the characteristics of the hemodialysis (HD) patients in Aleppo city, we surveyed the hospitals representing the main dialysis centers in the city…”
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Injuries in Aleppo, Syria; first population-based estimates and characterization of predominant types by Maziak, Wasim, Ward, Kenneth D, Rastam, Samer

“…Despite the growing burden of injuries worldwide, Syria and many other Arab countries still lack population-based estimates of different types of injuries…”
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Extent of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and its dose-response relation to respiratory health among adults by Maziak, Wasim, Ward, Kenneth D, Rastam, Samer, Mzayek, Fawaz, Eissenberg, Thomas

“…There is a dearth of standardized studies examining exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and its relationship to respiratory health among adults in…”
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Lack of Access to Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccines Could Be a Greater Threat than Vaccine Hesitancy in Low-Income and Conflict Nations: The Case of Yemen by Noushad, Mohammed, Al-Awar, Mohammed Sadeg, Al-Saqqaf, Inas Shakeeb, Nassani, Mohammad Zakaria, Alrubaiee, Gamil Ghaleb, Rastam, Samer

“…Abstract Background Vaccine hesitancy and vaccine inequity are 2 major hurdles toward achieving population immunity to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…”
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Lack of access to COVID-19 vaccines could be a greater threat than vaccine hesitancy in low-income and conflict nations: the case of Yemen by Noushad, Mohammed, Al-Awar, Mohammed Sadeg, Al-Saqqaf, Inas Shakeeb, Nassani, Mohammad Zakaria, Alrubaiee, Gamil Ghaleb, Rastam, Samer

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CO exposure, puff topography, and subjective effects in waterpipe tobacco smokers by Maziak, Wasim, Rastam, Samer, Ibrahim, Iman, Ward, Kenneth D., Shihadeh, Alan, Eissenberg, Thomas

“…Introduction: Waterpipe tobacco smoking is increasing in popularity though the toxicant exposure and effects associated with this tobacco use method are not…”
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Behavioral cessation treatment of waterpipe smoking: The first pilot randomized controlled trial by Asfar, Taghrid, Al Ali, Radwan, Rastam, Samer, Maziak, Wasim, Ward, Kenneth D

“…Abstract Background Waterpipe use has increased dramatically in the Middle East and other parts of the world. Many users exhibit signs of dependence, including…”
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Evaluating Dentists' Understanding of Dry Mouth Management: An International Cross‐Sectional Study by Alsalhani, Anas B., Nassani, Mohammad Zakaria, Noushad, Mohammed, Tarakji, Bassel, Rastam, Samer, Sioufi, Azza, Sabbagh, Basem, Yousief, Salah A., Binrayes, Abdulaziz, Hussain, Mudassir, Arshad, Mohammed, Haque, Tahsinul, Akhter, Fatema, Fayis, Shamil, Mousa, Rami Taher, Adi, Mowaffak, Kujan, Omar

“…ABSTRACT Objective Studying dentists' knowledge of dry mouth management is crucial for effective diagnosis and treatment, improving patient outcomes and oral…”
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