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Leena Merdad

King Abdulaziz University
Verified email at mail.harvard.edu
Cited by 1628

[HTML][HTML] Sleep quantity, quality, and insomnia symptoms of medical students during clinical years: relationship with stress and academic performance

…, SO Wali, RA Merdad, LA Merdad - Saudi medical …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: To determine sleep habits and sleep quality in medical students during their
clinical years using validated measures; and to investigate associations with academic …

Sleep habits in adolescents of Saudi Arabia; distinct patterns and extreme sleep schedules

RA Merdad, LA Merdad, RA Nassif, D El-Derwi… - Sleep medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Background and Study Objectives There is a need for comprehensive studies on adolescents'
sleep habits in the Middle Eastern region. The aim of this study was to investigate the …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of obesity in elementary school children and its association with dental caries

DJ Farsi, HM Elkhodary, LA Merdad… - Saudi medical …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives To investigate the prevalence of obesity among elementary school children and
to examine the association between obesity and caries activity in the mixed dentition stage. …

[HTML][HTML] Patterns, knowledge, and barriers of mammography use among women in Saudi Arabia

RK Al-Wassia, NJ Farsi, LA Merdad… - Saudi medical journal, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: To assess mammography utilization and knowledge, and to determine barriers
associated with mammography utilization among Saudi women. Methods: We conducted a …

Human papillomavirus knowledge and vaccine acceptability among male medical students in Saudi Arabia

…, HZ Marzouki, MA Merdad, LA Merdad - Human Vaccines & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted infection worldwide, is
responsible for a variety of cancers. HPV vaccines can help prevent this infection and its …

Does human papillomavirus modify the risk of oropharyngeal cancer related to smoking and alcohol drinking? A systematic review and meta‐analysis

RT Arif, MA Mogaddam, LA Merdad… - Laryngoscope …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To synthesize evidence for interactions of traditional oropharyngeal squamous
cell carcinoma (OPSCC) risk factors—tobacco smoking and alcohol drinking—with human …

Smoking habits among Saudi female university students: prevalence, influencing factors and risk awareness

LA Merdad, MS Al-Zahrani, JMA Farsi - Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2007 - annsaudimed.net
METHODS This was a cross-sectional study conducted by distributing a self-administered
questionnaire to a sample of 1100 female students attending the colleges of Medicine, …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of child and parent characteristics on child dental fear ratings: analysis of short and full versions of children's fear survey schedule-dental subscale

AA El-Housseiny, LA Merdad, NM Alamoudi… - Oral Health Dent …, 2015 - researchgate.net
Background: Child dental fear is one of the behavior problems that dentists face in practice
and has been linked to poor dental health. The main objectives of this study were to compare …

Thalassemia: a prevalent disease yet unknown term among college students in Saudi Arabia

DI Olwi, LA Merdad, EK Ramadan - Journal of community genetics, 2018 - Springer
Thalassemia is a life-threatening blood disorder that has a high prevalence in Saudi Arabia
despite the implementation of mandatory premarital testing and the availability of genetic …

Effects of chlorhexidine (gel) application on bacterial levels and orthodontic brackets during orthodontic treatment

SM Al-Bazi, MA Abbassy, AS Bakry, LA Merdad… - Journal of oral …, 2016 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of applying 0.50% chlorhexidine (CHX)
gel using the dental drug delivery system (3DS) on salivary Streptococcus mutans (S. …