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Assessment of Data Quality for Maternal and Child Health Department at Primary Health Care DirectorateTulkarm
(2015-05-30)Introduction: The information associated to maternal and child health (MCH) is an important pointer for health communities and outlines the situation of the health of generations. Perhaps more importantly, this information ... -
Body Perceptions and Weight Control Behaviors among An-Najah National University female Students
(2015-05-25)Introduction: Eating behaviors and body perceptions is an increasingly relevant and important topic in public health; due to its ultimate impact on health and human wellbeing in general. Objectives: The aim of this study ... -
Characteristics of keratoconic patients : A study from Palestine
(2016-05-26)Objectives:To evaluate the characteristics of patients with keratoconus, at An-Najah National University Hospital and An-Noor Center at Specialized Arab Hospital in Nablus\Palestine Methods:.A retrospective study , we ... -
Characterization and Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome among Overweight and Obese Adults in 3 Palestinian Refugee Camps
(2016-05-30)Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a term used to describe the combination of risk factors including: abdominal obesity, elevated blood pressure, elevated fasting blood sugar, and dyslipidemia that increase the risk for both ... -
Characterization and Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome among Overweight and Obese young Palestinian Students at An-Najah National University
(2016-05-30)Introduction:Metabolic Syndrome "MetS" is one of the main reasons for elevated mortality rates worldwide, and characterized by the presence of several factors including: obesity, dyslipidemia, elevated blood pressure, and ... -
Cigarettes and Water Pipe Smoking Among Physicians in the West Bank
(2015-05-30)Background:Tobacco use, is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced.Health professionals especially medical physicians are a group of people who help in identifying, preventing, or treating illness ... -
The Correlation between Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Rock Hyrax Colonies in the North of Palestine.
(2016-05-25)Introduction: Leishmania is a genus of trypanosomatid protozoa that cause Leishmaniasis. Cutaneous Leishmaniasis has recently re-emerged in areas in the Middle East and constitute a major public health concern. Rock hyrax ... -
Correlation between signs and symptoms of dry eye disease
(2016-05-20)Objectives:To evaluate the correlation between signs and symptoms of dry eye disease (DED) in general population in Palestine. Methods:A cross sectional study of a 769 volunteers [mean age ± SD =43.61 ± 18.57, ... -
Correlation between signs and symptoms of dry eye disease
(2016-05-26)Objectives:To evaluate the correlation between signs and symptoms of dry eye disease (DED) in general population in Palestine. Methods:A cross sectional study of a 769 volunteers [mean age ± SD =43.61 ± 18.57, ... -
Development of Vipera Palestinae venom antibodies in chicken egg yolk
(2016-05-30)Vipera Palestinaeis the most lethal venom-producing snake in Palestine. Anti-venom is usually produced from horses’ blood. Chicken egg yolk anti snake venom has shown superiority to anti venom extracted from large mammals ... -
Distribution and Factors Associated with the Occurrence of Road Traffic Crashes in West Bank
(2013-05-20)Background: Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. RTCs take approximately 1.2 million lives per year, 86% of deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries. ... -
Does the hemodialysis program affect the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) serum level in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD)?
(2014-05-25)Background:Measurement of total prostate specific antigen ( tPSA) is a useful clinical tool in screening and follows up of Prostate cancer, but its diagnostic validity is uncertain in hemodialysis patients. We studied the ... -
Dry Eye: Prevalence And Attributable Risk Factors Among Towns In Northern West Bank
(2016-05-30)Background:Dry eye disease (DED) is a multifactorial disease of the interpalpebral ocular surface and tears. It is a growing public health problem and one of the most common conditions seen by eye care practitioners. ... -
The Effect of Passive Smoking Exposure during Pregnancy on the Central Nervous System Structure and Behavior of the Hamster’s Offspring
(2013-05-20)Background:Exposure to tobacco smoke is considered to be the single major preventable risk factor for morbidity and mortality of the mother and fetus. Although there are many epidemiological studies about passive smoking, ... -
Endoscopic management of upper and lower ureteric stones using holmium laser or pneumatic lithotripsy.
(2016-05-26)Objectives:To evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic management of ureter stones using semirigid ureterorenoscope with pneumatic or laser lithotripsy. Materials and methods:The study included 184 patients with a mean age ... -
Evaluating ESWL-Induced Renal and Ureter Urothelial Injury Based on Urine Cytology
(2016-05-25)Background:Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is a non-invasive treatment of kidney stones uses sound - shock waves to break stones into small fragments that can pass spontaneously.Here in we will evaluate the ... -
Exhaustive Extraction of Verbascum sinuatum a Member of Palestinian Flora- and Its Biological Activity
(2013-05-20)Background:A wide proportion of the populations throughout the world use traditional medicine mainly medicinal plants in the treatment of infectious and other diseases, including Palestinians. This focus the attention on ... -
Extraction of Eryngium campestre (L.) Bioactive Compounds and Their Antimicrobial Activity
(2013-05-20)Medicinal plants are the richest biosource of pharmaceutically active compounds for traditional and modern systems of medicine. Aims of study:The present study aims to evaluate the antibacterial activity against three ...