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  1. Sociocultural, political, and health system-related determinants of perinatal deaths in Jordan from the perspectives of health care providers: a qualitative study

    Article • The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, July 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader

  2. An alarmingly high and increasing prevalence of obesity in Jordan

    Article • Epidemiology and Health, June 2020, Korean Society of Epidemiology

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader

  3. Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol

    Article • Nature, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Prof. Nader saki

  4. Insulin Sensitivity Indices in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome with Different Body Mass Index Categories

    Article • Current Diabetes Reviews, May 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Kamel Ajlouni, Lama Shahin

  5. Neonatal Mortality in Jordan: Rate, Determinants, and Causes Using Jordan Stillbirth and Neonatal Surveillance System

    Article • April 2020, Research Square

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader

  6. JSANDS: A Stillbirth and Neonatal Deaths Surveillance System

    Article • November 2019, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader

  7. The performance of anthropometric measures to predict diabetes mellitus and hypertension among adults in Jordan

    Article • BMC Public Health, October 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader

  8. The quality of maternal-fetal and newborn care services in Jordan: a qualitative focus group study

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader

  9. Hypertension in Jordan: Prevalence, Awareness, Control, and Its Associated Factors

    Article • International Journal of Hypertension, May 2019, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Kamel Ajlouni, Professor Yousef Khader

  10. Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults

    Article • Nature, May 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Stevo Popovic, Dr Andre Luiz Sena Guimaraes, Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader, Axel Carlsson, DR Bontha Veerraju Babu, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Prof Suhad M Bahijri

  11. The prevalence and determinants of anaemia in Jordan

    Article • Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, May 2019, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO)

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader

  12. Quality-of-life among Syrian refugees residing outside camps in Jordan relative to Jordanians and other countries

    Article • PeerJ, March 2019, PeerJ

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  13. Barriers to Implementation of Perinatal Death Audit in Maternity and Pediatric Hospitals in Jordan: Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, March 2019, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader

  14. Time trends in diabetes mellitus in Jordan between 1994 and 2017

    Article • Diabetic Medicine, January 2019, Wiley

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader

  15. Vitamin D deficiency and associated factors in Jordan

    Article • SAGE Open Medicine, January 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Kamel Ajlouni, Professor Yousef Khader

  16. Birth and Neonatal Death Registrations in Jordan

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  17. Sleep Quality in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, January 2019, Elmer Press, Inc.

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  18. The Effect of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analogue on Final Adult Height in Children with Idiopathic Short Stature

    Article • Medical Principles and Practice, January 2019, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  19. The Prevalence of Dyslipidemia among Jordanians

    Article • Journal of Lipids, October 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Kamel Ajlouni

  20. Registration, documentation, and auditing of stillbirths and neonatal deaths in Jordan from healthcare professionals’ perspectives: reality, challenges and suggestions

    Article • The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, October 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader, DR. Mohammad Alyahya

  21. Stillbirths in Jordan: rate, causes, and preventability

    Article • The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, September 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader

  22. Evaluation of maternal and newborn health services in Jordan

    Article • Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, September 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Professor Yousef Khader, DR. Mohammad Alyahya, Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Khulood Shattnawi

  23. Barriers to Implementation of Perinatal Death Audit in Maternity and Pediatric Hospitals in Jordan: Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)

    Article • July 2018, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader

  24. Contributions of mean and shape of blood pressure distribution to worldwide trends and variations in raised blood pressure: a pooled analysis of 1018 population-based measurement studies with 88.6 million participants

    Article • International Journal of Epidemiology, March 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Prof. Maciej Banach, Dr Andre Luiz Sena Guimaraes, Giovanni Veronesi, Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader, Axel Carlsson, DR Bontha Veerraju Babu, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Prof Suhad M Bahijri

  25. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Women Toward Prenatal Genetic Testing

    Article • Epigenetics Insights, January 2018, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  26. Physicians’ experiences of SBIRT training and implementation for SUD management in primary care in the UAE: a qualitative study

    Article • Primary Health Care Research & Development, December 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Catriona Matheson, Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  27. Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Article • The Lancet, December 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Prof. Maciej Banach, Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Dr. Stevo Popovic, Dr Andre Luiz Sena Guimaraes, Prof. Catherine Kyobutungi, Giovanni Veronesi, Francesco Panza, Professor Yousef Khader, Axel Carlsson, DR Bontha Veerraju Babu, Rajaa Al-Raddadi

  28. Effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue on final adult height among Jordanian children with precocious puberty

    Article • Saudi Medical Journal, November 2017, Saudi Medical Journal

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  29. A controlled trial of screening, brief intervention and referral for treatment (SBIRT) implementation in primary care in the United Arab Emirates

    Article • Primary Health Care Research & Development, October 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Catriona Matheson, Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  30. Neonatal mortality in Jordan: secondary analysis of Jordan Population and Family Health Survey (JPFHS) data

    Article • The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, October 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader

  31. Genome-wide association study identifies novel type II diabetes risk loci in Jordan subpopulations

    Article • PeerJ, August 2017, PeerJ

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader

  32. The incidence, risk factors, and mortality of preterm neonates: A prospective study from Jordan (2012-2013)

    Article • Journal of Turkish Society of Obstetric and Gynecology, March 2017, Journal of Clinical Research of Pediatric Endocrinology

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader

  33. Preeclampsia in Jordan: incidence, risk factors, and its associated maternal and neonatal outcomes

    Article • The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, March 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader

  34. Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Article • The Lancet, January 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Dr Andre Luiz Sena Guimaraes, Prof. Catherine Kyobutungi, Prof Suhad M Bahijri, Giovanni Veronesi, Francesco Panza, Professor Yousef Khader, Axel Carlsson, DR Bontha Veerraju Babu, Rajaa Al-Raddadi

  35. Cesarean Section: Incidence, Causes, Associated Factors and Outcomes: A National Prospective Study from Jordan

    Article • Gynecology & Obstetrics Case report, January 2017, Scitechnol Biosoft Pvt. Ltd.

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  36. Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: a pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19·2 million participants

    Article • The Lancet, April 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Dr Andre Luiz Sena Guimaraes, Francesco Panza, Professor Yousef Khader, DR Bontha Veerraju Babu

  37. Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4·4 million participants

    Article • The Lancet, April 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Dr Andre Luiz Sena Guimaraes, Prof. Catherine Kyobutungi, Giovanni Veronesi, Francesco Panza, Professor Yousef Khader, Axel Carlsson

  38. Level, Causes and Risk Factors of Neonatal Mortality, in Jordan: Results of a National Prospective Study

    Article • Maternal and Child Health Journal, December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Yousef Khader, Associate Prof Asma Basha, Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  39. Effects of diabetes definition on global surveillance of diabetes prevalence and diagnosis: a pooled analysis of 96 population-based studies with 331 288 participants

    Article • The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, August 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Dr Andre Luiz Sena Guimaraes, Prof. Catherine Kyobutungi, Giovanni Veronesi, Francesco Panza, Professor Yousef Khader

  40. Prevalence of Lipohypertrophy and Associated Risk Factors in Insulin-Treated Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Article • International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, April 2015, Kowsar Medical Institute

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  41. Prevalence and risk factors of hearing loss among infants in Jordan: Initial results from universal neonatal screening

    Article • International Journal of Audiology, September 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  42. Prevalence of Hypomagnesaemia among Obese Type 2 Diabetic Patients Attending the National Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Genetics (NCDEG)

    Article • International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, July 2014, Kowsar Medical Institute

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  43. Vitamin B<sub>12</sub> Deficiency in Jordan: A Population-Based Study

    Article • Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, January 2014, Karger Publishers

    Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  44. Depression is associated with low levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D among Jordanian adults: results from a national population survey

    Article • European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, October 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader

  45. Metabolic abnormalities associated with obesity in children and adolescents in Jordan

    Article • International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, August 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  46. Factor Analysis of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Clustering in Children and Adolescents

    Article • Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders, April 2011, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  47. Relationship between 25-hydroxyvitamin D and metabolic syndrome among Jordanian adults

    Article • Nutrition Research and Practice, January 2011, The Korean Nutrition Society and The Korean Society of Community Nutrition (KAMJE)

    Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  48. Hypertension Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment and Control, and Associated Factors: Results from a National Survey, Jordan

    Article • International Journal of Hypertension, January 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader

  49. Vitamin D Status in Jordan: Dress Style and Gender Discrepancies

    Article • Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, January 2011, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader

  50. Anthropometric cutoff values for detecting metabolic abnormalities in Jordanian adults

    Article • Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, November 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader

  51. Metabolic Syndrome and Its Individual Components among Jordanian Children and Adolescents

    Article • International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  52. Prevalence of dyslipidemia and its associated factors among Jordanian adults

    Article • Journal of Clinical Lipidology, January 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  53. A surveillance summary of smoking and review of tobacco control in Jordan

    Article • Globalization and Health, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  54. The Metabolic Syndrome Among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization in Jordan

    Article • Journal of the CardioMetabolic Syndrome, September 2008, Wiley

    Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  55. An increase in prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Jordan over 10 years

    Article • Journal of Diabetes and its Complications, September 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  56. Obesity in Jordan: Prevalence, Associated Factors, Comorbidities, and Change in Prevalence over Ten Years

    Article • Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders, June 2008, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  57. Intimate Partner Violence and Interference with Women's Efforts to Avoid Pregnancy in Jordan

    Article • Studies in Family Planning, June 2008, Wiley

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  58. Overweight and Obesity Among School Children in Jordan: Prevalence and Associated Factors

    Article • Maternal and Child Health Journal, May 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  59. The standard clinical smell testing protocol of the National Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Genetics in Amman, Jordan: JOR test

    Article • American Journal of Otolaryngology, November 2007, Elsevier

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  60. High prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among Northern Jordanians

    Article • Journal of Diabetes and its Complications, July 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  61. The Collaborative Study of Obesity and Diabetes in Adults (CODA) project: meta-analysis design and description of participating studies

    Article • Obesity Reviews, May 2007, Wiley

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  62. The Incidence of Childhood Cancer in Jordan: A Population-Based Study

    Article • Annals of Saudi Medicine, September 2003, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  63. Risk factors for childhood epilepsy: a case-control study from Irbid, Jordan

    Article • Seizure, April 2003, Elsevier

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  64. The periodontal status of pregnant women and its relationship with socio-demographic and clinical variables

    Article • Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, April 2003, Wiley

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  65. Iron Status: A Possible Risk Factor for the First Febrile Seizure

    Article • Epilepsia, July 2002, Wiley

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  66. Esophageal foreign bodies: a Jordanian experience

    Article • International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, July 2002, Elsevier

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  67. No Advantage of Treating Acute Respiratory Tract Infections with Azithromycin in a Placebo-controlled Study

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 2002, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  68. The Prevalence of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and Human Immune Deficiency Virus Markers in Multi-transfused Patients

    Article • Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, August 2001, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  69. Growth status of Jordanian schoolchildren in military-funded schools

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, May 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  70. Blood Pressure Profile in Schoolchildren and Adolescents in Jordan

    Article • Annals of Saudi Medicine, January 2001, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  71. Clinical sinusitis in children attending primary care centers

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, November 2000, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  72. Prevalence, awareness and management of hypertension in a recently urbanised community, eastern Jordan

    Article • Journal of Human Hypertension, August 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  73. Seroprevalence of West Nile, Rift Valley, and Sandfly Arboviruses in Hashimiah, Jordan

    Article • August 2000, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  74. The Performance of the Revised Criterion for Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus in Jordan

    Article • Annals of Saudi Medicine, March 2000, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  75. A clinical study of a large inbred kindred with pure familial spastic paraplegia

    Article • Brain and Development, October 1999, Elsevier

    Dr Hatem El-Shanti, Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  76. Henoch-Schonlein purpura and streptococcal infection: a prospective case-control study

    Article • Annals of Tropical Paediatrics, September 1999, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Hatem El-Shanti, Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  77. Lack of effectiveness of dexamethasone in neonatal bacterial meningitis

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, February 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  78. Effect of Desferrioxamine in Acute Haemolytic Anaemia of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency

    Article • Acta Haematologica, January 1999, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  79. Diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance in Jordan: prevalence and associated risk factors

    Article • Journal of Internal Medicine, October 1998, Wiley

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  80. The effectiveness of BCG vaccination: the Jordanian experience

    Article • Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, October 1998, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  81. A natural history of impaired glucose tolerance in North Jordan

    Article • Practical Diabetes International, July 1998, Wiley

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  82. Detection of β-Thalassemia Carriers in Jordan

    Article • Annals of Saudi Medicine, July 1998, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  83. Obesity in Jordan

    Article • International Journal of Obesity, July 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  84. Effectiveness of iron therapy on breath-holding spells

    Article • The Journal of Pediatrics, April 1997, Elsevier

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  85. Sickle cell anaemia in Jordan and its clinical patterns

    Article • Annals of Tropical Paediatrics, September 1996, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  86. Henoch-Schonlein Purpura: clinical experience and contemplations on a streptococcal association

    Article • Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, August 1996, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha

  87. Abstract

    Article • eLife

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Dr Andre Luiz Sena Guimaraes, Francesco Panza, Professor Yousef Khader, Axel Carlsson