Arabian Gulf University (AGU) College of Medicine & Medical

278 Pages·2014·4.05 MB·English

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Volume II
Arabian Gulf University
College of Medicine and Medical Sciences
Bibliography, Abstracts and Citations of Articles Published
in Peer-Reviewed Journals
2007-2011
Volume II
International Standard Book Number:
(ISBN: 978-99901-07-08-1)
Deposition Number in the Public Library Adminstration, Kingdom
of Bahrain: (2013/12126 ع.د.)
Copyright © AGU 2013
All rights reserved for AGU. No part of this publication may be reprinted
or reproduced or utilized in any form, by any electronic or mechanical,
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Arabian Gulf University
P.O.Box: 26671
Manama,
Kingdom of Bahrain
Printed by: Manama Printing Press, Kingdom of Bahrain, 2014.
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Arabian Gulf University
College of Medicine and Medical Sciences
Bibliography, Abstracts and Citations of Articles Published
in Peer-Reviewed Journals
2007-2011
Volume II
Contents
1 Preface iii
2 Introduction v
3 Acknowledgements vii
4 Authors Bibliographical Citations & Abstracts 1-254
5 Authors Bibliographical Citations of Books/Book Chapters 255-258
6 Author Index by Faculty 259-264
7 Author Index by Department / Unit 265-268

Preface
Since the establishment of the College of Medicine and Medical Sciences
(CMMS) at the Arabian Gulf University (AGU) in 1982, the university has
fostered basic and applied research that responds to priority health needs in
the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. This has been at the core of its
mission and goals. In this context, and as part of CMMS promotion and the
advancement of health research in the region, the College has embarked on
compiling the publications of CMMS full-time faculty since 2002.
This document is the second publication in this series and covers the period from
2007 to 2011. The papers include a wide range of topics from basic sciences,
clinical medicine and medical education, and are in line with the research needs
of the region. These papers were published in local, regional and international
journals. It is gratifying that many of the publications are in renowned journals
having wide readership and high impact factors.
Special acknowledgement is due to Professor Randah Hamadeh, Vice Dean, of
Graduate Studies and Research, for her meticulous leadership in the efforts to
compile this volume.
I also extend my thanks and congratulations to all my colleagues in CMMS,
without whose research efforts this work would have never been possible.
Dr. Khaldoon Al-Roomi
Dean, College of Medicine & Medical Sciences
Arabian Gulf University
6 November 2013
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Introduction
The Arabian Gulf University leadership and faculty members have always
aspired to excellence in education and research. In 2007, the first publication
of the bibliography and abstracts by AGU faculty members in print format was
compiled by the AGU Unit of Documentation. It covered the years 2000 to 2007
and comprised two volumes, one for the publications of the CMMS, and the other
for the publications of the College of Graduate Studies.
It is my pleasure to introduce the second volume of the CMMS publication series
entitled “Bibliography, Abstracts and Citations of Articles Published in Peer
Reviewed Journals”. It covers the period from January 1st, 2007 to December
31st, 2011 and also includes books published by full-time CMMS faculty members.
It is available in print and online at the AGU website with links to citation sources.
It should be noted that the included bibliography excludes publications of
full-time CMMS faculty members who had their papers accepted while they were
at the College, but left prior to their publication. Thus, the current figure of over
400 cited peer-reviewed articles is an underestimate of the actual total.
The scientific research accomplishments of the College should be perceived
in the context of the relatively small number of faculty members, approximately
forty, that have managed to publish papers and books locally, regionally and
internationally including several publications in journals with high impact factors.
The publications during these five years are cited according to the Vancouver
style. They are alphabetically arranged by first author’s name, with CMMS authors
shown in bold. Each citation is followed by a website link and an abstract where
avaliable. with CMMS authors This publication also includes an alphabetical
indexand the corresponding page numbers of their publications, as well as an
index of their affiliated departments.
It is hoped that researchers in the region and globally will benefit from this
publication in their future research and that further collaborations emerge with
CMMS researchers in topics of mutual interest.
Prof.Randah R. Hamadeh
Vice Dean for Graduate Studies and Research
College of Medicine and Medical Sciences
Arabian Gulf University
30 October 2013
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Acknowledgements
The College of Medicine and Medical Sciences would like to express sincere
gratitude to all the current and former CMMS full-time faculty members who
contributed to this scientific publication.
The help provided by Mr. Mahjoub Baba is appreciated. Special thanks also
go to Mrs. Ina D’Souza and Mrs. Amina Hussain Basheer for their secretarial
assistance.
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