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The quality of medical and public health research from Palestinian institutions: a survey-based study

Barqouni, Loai; Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M.; Elessi, khamis A.; Obeidallah, Mohammad; Bjertness, Espen; Chalmers, Iain (Elsevier, 2018)

Background There has been an increase in the quantity of health research from the occupied Palestinian territory in the past decade but no assessment of the quality. The aim of this study was to assess the quality of reports ...

The relation between health research output and burden of disease in Palestine: a systematic review

Barqouni, Loai; Elessi, khamis A.; Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M. (Elsevier, 2018)

Background Highest priority should be given to research on conditions responsible for the greatest disease burden. This is particularly important in settings where resources are scarce. The aim of this study was to assess ...

A comparison between health research output and burden of disease in Arab countries: evidence from Palestine

Barqouni, Loai; Elessi, khamis A.; Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M. (BioMed Central, 2018)

Research conducted on conditions responsible for the greatest disease burden should be given the highest priority, particularly in resource-limited settings. The present study aimed to assess the research output in relation ...

Inpatient management of community-acquired pneumonia at the European Gaza Hospital: a clinical audit

Alyacoubi, Said; Abuowda, Yousef; Barqouni, Loai; Böttcher, Bettina; Elessi, khamis A. (Elsevier, 2018)

Background Disease severity scores such as CURB-65 are often used to guide the management of patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Early and adequate empirical antibiotic treatment reduces mortality. The aim of this ...

The quality of reports of medical and public health research from Palestinian institutions: a systematic review

Barqouni, Loai.; Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M.; Elessi, khamis A.; Obeidallah, Mohammad.; Bjertness, Espen.; Chalmers, Iain. (British Medical Journal Publishing Group, 2017)

Objective Over the past decade, there has been an increase in reports of health research from Palestine, but no assessment of their quality. We have assessed the quality of reports of Palestinian health research and factors ...

Awareness, attitudes, and knowledge of Palestinian doctors about evidence-based medicine: a cross-sectional survey

Barqouni, Loai; Elessi, khamis A. (Elsevier, 2017)

Background Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is an effective strategy to integrate evidence into decision-making alongside patients’ values and clinical expertise. The main aim of this study was to evaluate the awareness, ...

Awareness, attitudes and knowledge about evidencebased medicine among doctors in Gaza: A crosssectional survey

Barqouni, Loai; Elessi, khamis A. (2017)

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) has emerged as a strategy to integrate research evidence within clinical decision-making. We have explored awareness, knowledge and attitudes about EBM among doctors in the Gaza Strip. In 2014, ...

Interventions for treating phosphorus burns

Barqouni, Loai.; Abu Shaaban, Nafiz.; Elessi, khamis A. (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2012)

Background Phosphorus burns are rarely encountered in usual clinical practice and occur mostly in military and industrial settings. However, these burns can be fatal, even with minimal burn area, and are often associated ...