Research

Non-Communicable Diseases and Injuries

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Abraham A, Cheema S, Chaabna K, Lowenfels AB, Mamtani R. Rethinking bottled water in public health discourse. BMJ Global Health. 2024 Sep-25;9:e015226. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015226

Chaabane S, Chaabna K, Khawaja S, Aboughanem J, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Sleep disorders and associated factors among medical students in the Middle East and North Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Scientific Reports. 2024 February 26; 4656. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-53818-2

Abraham A, Chaabna K, Sheikh JI, Mamtani R, Jithesh A, Khawaja S, Cheema S. Burnout increased among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Scientific Reports. 2024 January 31;14(1):2569. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-52923-6. 

Chaabane S, Chaabna K, Khawaja S, Aboughanem J, Mittal D, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Sleep disorders among medical students in the middle east and north africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Population Medicine. 2023;5(Supplement):A808. doi.org/10.18332/popmed/164246

Chaabna K, Doraiswamy S, Mamtani R, Cheema S. An ecological study of the burden of road traffic crashes in the Middle East and North Africa. Population Medicine. 2023;5(Supplement):A1947. doi.org/10.18332/popmed/164262

Chaabna K, Doraiswamy S, Mamtani R, Cheema S. An ecological study of the burden of road traffic crashes in the Middle East and North Africa. East Mediterranean Health Journal. 2023 February 26;29(2):132-145. doi: 10.26719/emhj.23.018.

Chaabna K, Ladumor H, Cheema S. Ecological study of breast cancer incidence among nationals and nonnationals in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2023 January 19;29(1):40-48. doi: 10.26719/emhj.23.005. 

Cheema S, Chaabna K, Abraham A, Maisonneuve P, Lowenfels AB, Mamtani R. Reply to the letter to the editor on Factors associated with perceived stress in Middle Eastern University students. Journal of American College Health. 2023 Jan 03. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2158038

AlMulla A, Kouyoumjian S, Maisonneuve P, Cheema S, Mamtani R. Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke in Qatar: results from a population based study. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2022 December 08;28(11):813–822. https://doi.org/10.26719/emhj.22.082 

Cheema S, Abraham A, El-Nahas KG, Abou-Amona R, Al-Hamaq AO, Maisonneuve P, Chaabna K, Lowenfels AB, Mamtani R. Assessment of Overweight, Obesity, Central Obesity, and Type 2 Diabetes among Adolescents in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022 November 07; 19(21):14601. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114601

AlMulla A, Kouyoumjian S, Maisonneuve P, Cheema S, Mamtani R. Waterpipe smoking: Results from a population-based study in Qatar. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2022; 20 June: 61. doi:10.18332/tid/149907.

Chaabna K, Mamtani R, Abraham A, Maisonneuve P, Lowenfels AB, Cheema S. Physical Activity and Its Barriers and Facilitators among University Students in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022, 19, 7369. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127369

Cheema S, Maisonneuve P, Abraham A, Chaabna K, Yousuf W, Mushannen T, Ibrahim H, Tom A, Lowefels AB, Mamtani R. Dietary patterns and associated lifestyle factors among university students in Qatar. Journal of American College Health. 2021 November 17; doi: 10.1080/07448481.2021.1996374

Cheema S, Maisonneuve P, Lowenfels AB, Abraham A, Doraiswamy S, Mamtani R. Influence of Age on 2040 Cancer Burden in the Older Population of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries: Public Health Implications. Cancer Control. 2021 September 06. doi:10.1177/10732748211027158

Doraiswamy S, Chaabna K, Jithesh A, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Physician burnout in the Eastern Mediterranean region: influence of gender and related factors - Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Global Health. 2021 Jul 17;11:04043. doi: 10.7189/jogh.11.04043

Doraiswamy S, Cheema S, Sheikh J, Mamtani R. Scoring Lifestyle Medicine Goals With FIFA 2022—An Opportunity to Strike Big! American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2021 Jul 12; doi.org/10.1177/15598276211026590

Abraham A, Chaabna K, Doraiswamy S, Bhagat S, Sheikh J, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Depression among healthcare workers in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Human Resources for Health. 2021 Jul 10;19(1):81. doi: 10.1186/s12960-021-00628-6

Chaabane S, Chaabna K, Bhagat S, Abraham A, Doraiswamy S, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Perceived stress, stressors, and coping strategies among nursing students in the Middle East and North Africa: an overview of systematic reviews. Systematic Reviews. 2021 May 05;10:136 (2021). doi.org/10.1186/s13643-021-01691-9

AlMulla A, Mamtani R, Cheema S, Maisonneuve P, BaSuhai JA, Mahmoud G, Kouyoumjian S. Epidemiology of tobacco use in Qatar: Prevalence and its associated factors. PLOS ONE. 2021 16(4):e0250065; doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250065

Cheema S, Maisonneuve P, Abraham A, Chaabna K, Tom A, Ibrahim H, Mushannen T, Yousuf W, Lowenfels AB, Mamtani R. Factors associated with perceived stress in Middle Eastern university students. Journal of American College Health. 2021 Feb 12;1-8; doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2020.1865979

Chaabane S, Chaabna K, Doraiswamy S, Mamtani R and Cheema S. Barriers and Facilitators Associated with Physical Activity in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A Systematic Overview. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18(4), 1647; doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041647

Doraiswamy S, Jithesh A, Chaabane S, Abraham A, Chaabna K, Cheema S. Perinatal Mental Illness in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A Systematic Overview. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17(15), 5487; doi: 10.3390/ijerph17155487

Chaabane S, Chaabna K, Abraham A, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the Middle East and North Africa: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysis. Scientific Reports 2020, 10:9363. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-66163-x

Varghese E, Samuel SM, Varghese S, Cheema S, Mamtani R, Büsselberg D. Triptolide Decreases Cell Proliferation and Induces Cell Death in Triple Negative MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cells. Biomolecules 2018, 8(4), 163. doi: 10.3390/biom8040163

Varghese E, Samuel SM, Abotaleb M, Cheema S, Mamtani R, Büsselberg D. The “Yin and Yang” of Natural Compounds in Anticancer Therapy of Triple-Negative Breast Cancers. Cancers 2018, 10(10), 346. doi: 10.3390/cancers10100346

Cheema S, Maisonneuve P, Zirie M, Jayyousi A, Alrouh H, Abraham A, Al-Samraye S, Mahfoud Z, Al-Janahi IM, Ibrahim B, Lowenfels AB, Mamtani R. Risk Factors for Microvascular Complications of Diabetes in a High-Risk Middle East Population. J Diabetes Res. 2018 Jul 2;2018:8964027. doi: 10.1155/2018/8964027.

Mejova Y, Chaabna K, Cheema S, Weber I. Tracking diabetes awareness in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council through Facebook advertising audiences. Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference Proceedings Mar 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.5339/qfarc.2018.HBPD862 

Cheema S, Maisonneuve P, Al-Thani MH, Al-Thani AA, Abraham A, Al-Mannai GA, Al-Emadi AA, Al-Chetachi WF, Almalki BA, Hassan Khalifa SE, Haj Bakri AO, Lowenfels A, Mamtani R. Oral health behavior and factors associated with poor oral status in Qatar: results from a national health survey. J Public Health Dent. 2017 Mar 28. doi: 10.1111/jphd.12209.

Mamtani, R, Cheema, S, Sheikh JI, Cancer risk in waterpipe smokers: a meta-analysis J. et al. Int J Public Health. 2017 62: 73. doi: 10.1007/s00038-016-0856-2.

Al-Thani MH, Al-Thani AA, Cheema S, Sheikh JI, Mamtani R, Lowenfels AB,  Al-Chetachi WF,  Almalki BA,  Hassan Khalifa SE,  Bakri AO, Maisonneuve P. Prevalence and determinants of metabolic syndrome in Qatar: results from a National Health Survey BMJ Open. 2016 Sep 6;6(9):e009514. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009514. 

Mahfoud Z, Cheema S, Alrouh H, Al-Thani MH, Al-Thani AM, Mamtani R. Seat belt and mobile phone use among vehicle drivers in the city of Doha, Qatar: an observational study. BMC Public Health. 2015 Sep 22;15:937. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2283-3. 

Tomei S, Mamtani R, Al Ali R, Elkum N, Abdulmalik M, Ismail A, Cheema S, Rouh HA, Aigha, II, Hani F, Al-Samraye S, Taher Aseel M, El Emadi N, Al Mujalli A, Abdelkerim A, Youssif S, Worschech A, El Sebakhy E, Temanni R, Khanna V, Wang E, Kizhakayil D, Al-Thani AA, Al-Thani M, Lowenfels A, Marincola FM, Sheikh J, Chouchane L. Obesity susceptibility loci in Qataris, a highly consanguineous Arabian population. J Transl Med. 2015 Apr 13;13:119. doi: 10.1186/s12967-015-0459-3.

Mamtani R, Lowenfels AB, Sheikh JI, Cheema S, Al-Hamaq A, Mathis SA, El-Nahas KG, Maisonneuve P. Adolescent prediabetes in a high risk Middle East Country: a cross-sectional study. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, JSRM Open. August 2014 Vol 5:No 8. doi: 10.1177/2054270414536550.

Mamtani R, Al-Thani MH, Al-Thani AM, Sheikh JI, Lowenfels AB. Motor vehicle injuries in Qatar: time trends in a rapidly developing Middle Eastern nation. Injury Prevention. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2011-040147. Published online first 12 October 2011. 

Mamtani R, Stern P, Dawood I, Cheema S. Metals and disease: a global primary health care perspective. Journal of Toxicology 2011; 2011: 319136. Published online 2011 October 5. doi: 10.1155/2011/319/136. 

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2020

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2017

WCM-Q research investigates oral health in Qatar

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2016

Research brings sharper focus to metabolic syndrome in Qatar

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