Objective To provide recommendations on exercise training as part of the management of
hypertension in adults. Quality of evidence Evidence was found through a systematic search …

A cross-sectional study addressed the experience of Lebanese hostages of war in Lebanon.
It specifically assessed the prevalence of general distress and its relationship to captivity-…

Background: Rhabdomyolysis results from damage to skeletal muscle. Improper resistance
training may result in rhabdomyolysis, which can cause acute kidney injury, serious …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Following a severe hardship for the past 4 decades,
the Iraqi Ministry of Health initiated many activities to enhance the knowledge and skills of …

The health status of 2778 elementary students enrolled in twenty-five government schools in
Beirut was evaluated. Parents completed special forms relating to demographic information, …

Background: Communication skills are widely taught in US medical schools, but in Lebanon,
such teaching is in its infancy. Methods: At the American University of Beirut, we piloted a …

The Syrian conflict has created approximately five million refugees. Of these, more than one
million have settled in Lebanon. This project aimed to determine the prevalence of …

Background The main objective of this study is the development of a short reliable easy-to-use
assessment tool in the aim of providing feedback to the reflective writings of medical …

Scene 1: Adolescent girl in the hospital room chatting with “lover” on the Internet; she wants
to spend the rest of her remaining days with him in Belgium. Mother convincing her to insert …

Medical curricula has increasingly highlighted the important of assessing medical error
disclosure skills of residents. This resource is a standardized patient case used in an objective …