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Gender differences in the heritability of musculoskeletal and body composition parameters in mother-daughter and mother-son pairsMona Nabulsi
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon Electronic address
J Clin Densitom 16:223-30. 2013..Maternal inheritance of bone traits is expressed in early-pubertal boys for several skeletal site traits but consistently involves most site traits in girls and boys by late puberty. Body composition inheritance is more variable...
Impact of C-reactive protein test results on evidence-based decision-making in cases of bacterial infectionMona Nabulsi
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
BMC Pediatr 12:140. 2012..C-reactive protein (CRP) is widely used to detect bacterial infection in children. We investigated the impact of CRP test results on decision-making and summarized the evidence base (EB) of CRP testing...- Blood lead concentrations in 1-3 year old Lebanese children: a cross-sectional studyIman Nuwayhid
Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Environ Health 2:5. 2003..This study aims at identifying the prevalence and risk factors for elevated blood lead concentrations (B-Pb >or= 100 microg/L) among 1-3 year old children. It also examines the need for universal blood lead screening... - Why are breastfeeding rates low in Lebanon? A qualitative studyMona Nabulsi
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut Lebanon
BMC Pediatr 11:75. 2011..This qualitative study aims at identifying barriers and promoters of breastfeeding in the Lebanese context by exploring mothers' perceptions and experiences in breastfeeding over a one year period... - Parental attitudes towards and perceptions of their children's participation in clinical research: a developing-country perspectiveMona Nabulsi
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
J Med Ethics 37:420-3. 2011..In developing countries, there is a knowledge gap regarding parental perceptions of and attitudes towards their children's participation in clinical trials... 
Impact of maternal veiling during pregnancy and socioeconomic status on offspring's musculoskeletal healthM Nabulsi
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, P O Box 113 6044 C8, Beirut, Lebanon
Osteoporos Int 19:295-302. 2008..Veiling during pregnancy was associated with decreased musculoskeletal parameters in the offspring boys, but not girls. SES was a significant predictor of bone mass in both genders...- Alternating ibuprofen and acetaminophen in the treatment of febrile children: a pilot study [ISRCTN30487061]Mona M Nabulsi
Department of Pediatrics, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
BMC Med 4:4. 2006.... - Equal antipyretic effectiveness of oral and rectal acetaminophen: a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN11886401]Mona Nabulsi
Department of Pediatrics, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
BMC Pediatr 5:35. 2005..This study is designed to compare the antipyretic effectiveness of two rectal acetaminophen doses (15 mg/kg) and (35 mg/kg), to the standard oral dose of 15 mg/kg... - The current status of hepatitis B in LebanonMona M Nabulsi
Department of Pediatrics, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
J Med Liban 51:64-70. 2003.... - Parental consanguinity and congenital heart malformations in a developing countryMona M Nabulsi
Department of Pediatrics, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
Am J Med Genet A 116:342-7. 2003..There is an urgent need for educating the public on the deleterious effects of inbreeding, especially in developing countries with high overall consanguinity rates and limited financial resources... - Beta-thalassemia mutations and haplotype analysis in LebanonL Zahed
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Hemoglobin 24:269-76. 2000..The five most common mutations were each found on two different haplotypes, and most linkages were as previously reported in other Mediterranean populations, with a few exceptions, also showing some clustering... - Attitudes towards prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy among health professionals in LebanonL Zahed
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
Prenat Diagn 22:880-6. 2002..To assess the attitudes of health professionals in Lebanon towards prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy, for a series of genetic, non-genetic and non-medical conditions... - Short- and long-term safety of weekly high-dose vitamin D3 supplementation in school childrenJoyce Maalouf
Calcium Metabolism and Osteoporosis Program, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Bliss Street, Beirut, Lebanon
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 93:2693-701. 2008..Hypovitaminosis D is prevalent in youth worldwide, but the safety of vitamin D at doses exceeding 200 IU/d is unknown in this age group. We assessed the safety of high doses of vitamin D(3) administered to apparently healthy schoolchildren... - Effect of vitamin D replacement on musculoskeletal parameters in school children: a randomized controlled trialGhada El-Hajj Fuleihan
Calcium Metabolism and Osteoporosis Program, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Bliss Street, 113 6044 Beirut, Lebanon
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 91:405-12. 2006..Despite the high prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in children and adolescents worldwide, the impact of vitamin D deficiency on skeletal health is unclear... - Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms modulate the skeletal response to vitamin D supplementation in healthy girlsAsma Arabi
Calcium Metabolism and Osteoporosis Program, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Bone 45:1091-7. 2009..We have previously shown a beneficial effect of vitamin D supplementation on bone mass in girls. This study investigated whether the musculo-skeletal response to Vitamin D was modulated by polymorphisms in VDR gene... - Iron deficiency in young Lebanese children: association with elevated blood lead levelsSamar Muwakkit
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology Oncology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 30:382-6. 2008..To measure the prevalence of transferrin saturation (TS) <12%, and iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) in Lebanese children, and their association with dietary habits, sociodemographic characteristics, and blood lead levels... - Acceptance of prenatal diagnosis for genetic disorders in LebanonL Zahed
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
Prenat Diagn 19:1109-12. 1999.... - Effect of gender, puberty, and vitamin D status on biochemical markers of bone remodedelingJocelyne Eid Fares
Calcium Metabolism and Osteoporosis Program, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Bliss Street, Beirut, Lebanon
Bone 33:242-7. 2003..In conclusion, after adjusting for age, weight, and Tanner stages, changes in bone remodeling markers were most powerfully affected by gender. The latter may have important implications on gender differences in peak bone mass... - Hypovitaminosis D in healthy schoolchildrenG El-Hajj Fuleihan
Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrine Division, Calcium Metabolism and Osteoporosis Program, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Pediatrics 107:E53. 2001..Vitamin D is essential for skeletal growth, but there are currently no guidelines for vitamin D supplementation after infancy. This study investigates vitamin D insufficiency in healthy children... - Impact of anthropometric, lifestyle, and body composition variables on ultrasound measurements in school childrenLea Dib
Department of Internal Medicine, Calcium Metabolism and Osteoporosis Program, American University of Beirut-Medical Center, Lebanon
Bone 36:736-42. 2005..The impact and magnitude of body composition variables and lifestyle factors on ultrasonometry derived variables differ from their effect on dual energy X-ray absorptiometry derived parameters... - Bone mineral density by age, gender, pubertal stages, and socioeconomic status in healthy Lebanese children and adolescentsAsma Arabi
Calcium Metabolism and Osteoporosis Program, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut-Medical Center, 113-6044 Beirut, Lebanon
Bone 35:1169-79. 2004..It also provides a valuable reference database for the assessment of BMD in children with pubertal or growth disorders who are of Middle Eastern origin... - Sex differences in the effect of body-composition variables on bone mass in healthy children and adolescentsAsma Arabi
Calcium Metabolism and Osteoporosis Program, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Am J Clin Nutr 80:1428-35. 2004..The contribution of lean mass to BMC variance was larger in boys than in girls. In both sexes, the highest contribution of lean mass to BMC was observed at the femoral neck...