[HTML][HTML] Asthma prevalence among 16-to 18-year-old adolescents in Saudi Arabia using the ISAAC questionnaire

MO Al Ghobain, MS Al-Hajjaj, MS Al Moamary - BMC public health, 2012 - Springer
Background Most of the studies investigating the prevalence of asthma in various countries
have focused on children below the age of 15 years or adults above the age of 18 years. …

[HTML][HTML] Asthma prevalence among adults in Saudi Arabia

MO Al Ghobain, SS Algazlan, TM Oreibi - Saudi medical journal, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: To investigate asthma prevalence and to measure asthma symptoms among
Saudi adults in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional survey using the …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of obesity on spirometry tests among healthy non-smoking adults

M Al Ghobain - BMC pulmonary medicine, 2012 - Springer
Introduction The effects of obesity on pulmonary functions have not been addressed
previously among Saudi population. We aim to study the effects of obesity on spirometry tests …

The Saudi Initiative for Asthma-2019 Update: Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma in adults and children

…, SA Alhaider, AA Alangari, MO Al Ghobain… - Annals of thoracic …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
This is the fourth version of the updated guidelines for the diagnosis and management of
asthma, developed by the Saudi Initiative for Asthma (SINA) group, a subsidiary of the Saudi …

[HTML][HTML] The Saudi Initiative for Asthma-2021 Update: Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma in adults and children

…, MO Al Ghobain, AF Alanazi, AS Al-Harbi… - Annals of thoracic …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
The Saudi Initiative for Asthma 2021 (SINA-2021) is the fifth version of asthma guidelines for
the diagnosis and management of asthma for adults and children, which is developed by …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and characteristics of cigarette smoking among 16 to 18 years old boys and girls in Saudi Arabia

MO Al Ghobain, MS Al Moamary… - Annals of thoracic …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To study the prevalence and characteristics of cigarette smoking among
secondary school students (16-to 18-year-old boys and girls) in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia. …

[HTML][HTML] The Saudi Initiative for Asthma-2016 update: Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma in adults and children

…, MO Al Ghobain, MO Zeitouni, AS Al-Harbi… - Annals of Thoracic …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
This is an updated guideline for the diagnosis and management of asthma, developed by
the Saudi Initiative for Asthma (SINA) group, a subsidiary of the Saudi Thoracic Society. The …

Perception and attitude of emergency room resident physicians toward Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak

M Al Ghobain, T Aldrees, A Alenezi… - Emergency medicine …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) outbreaks have had a considerable
negative impact on health systems in Saudi Arabia. We aimed to study the psychological …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of and attitudes to waterpipe smoking among Saudi Arabian physicians.

M Al Ghobain, A Ahmed, Z Abdrabalnabi, W Mutairi… - 2018 - emro.who.int
Background: Tobacco smoking kills more than 5 million people annually and it is the most
important cause of preventable death. Waterpipe smoking is common in the Middle East and …

The association between chronic airflow obstruction and poverty in 12 sites of the multinational BOLD study

…, K Mortimer, DO Obaseki, M Al Ghobain… - European …, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Poverty is strongly associated with mortality from COPD, but little is known of its relation to
airflow obstruction. In a cross-sectional study of adults aged ≥40 years from 12 sites (N=9255)…