Re : Biomedical Publications Profile and Trends in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries = رد على : شاكلة المنشورات الطبية الحيوية و إتجاهاتها في دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي

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Comparative analysis of quantity and quality of biomedical publications in Gulf Cooperation Council countries from 2011-2013

OBJECTIVES   To compare the research productivity of different Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in the field of biomedical sciences from 2011-2013.  METHODS This is a retrospective study conducted in the College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Data on the biomedical publications originating from GCC countries published between January 2011 to December 2013 was ...

Dermatological publications in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. An analysis of 1966-2004 Medline papers.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the publications in dermatology cited in the Medline from 6 countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) from 1966 to 2004. METHODS Medline was searched with the aid of Internet provider Pubmed using the same strategy at a given time for all countries. RESULTS At the time of search, the Medline listed biomedical research papers from the GCC countries totaled 1283...

Migrants, healthy worker effect, and mortality trends in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries namely, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Saudi Arabia, have experienced unique demographic changes. The major population growth contributor in these countries is young migrants, which has led to a shift in the population age pyramid. Migrants constitute the vast proportion of GCC countries' population reaching >80% in Qat...

Incidence of cancer in Gulf Cooperation Council countries, 1998-2001.

We describe the patterns of cancer incidence for common cancers in Gulf Cooperation Council countries during 1998-2001. A total of 32,291 cases of cancer were diagnosed (16,342 in males; 15,949 in females). Male preponderance was observed only in Saudi Arabia and Oman. The age-standardized incidence of all malignancies per 100,000 in both sexes was highest in Qatar followed by Bahrain, Kuwait, ...