Characterization of papillary projections in benign versus borderline and malignant ovarian masses on conventional and color Doppler ultrasound
…, C Sciot, D Hugol, R Baddoura… - American Journal of …, 2011 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of our study was to evaluate on endovaginal ultrasound the
morphologic and color Doppler characteristics of papillary projections in benign compared with …
morphologic and color Doppler characteristics of papillary projections in benign compared with …
Effects of a short-term calcium and vitamin D treatment on serum cytokines, bone markers, insulin and lipid concentrations in healthy post-menopausal women
…, I Mansour, R Baddoura, G Halaby, R Naaman - Journal of …, 2003 - Springer
In vitro studies have shown that 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D 3 [1,25(OH) 2 D 3 ] decreases
cytokine production by monocytes and lymphocytes. In addition, intravenous or oral pulse …
cytokine production by monocytes and lymphocytes. In addition, intravenous or oral pulse …
PTH level but not 25 (OH) vitamin D level predicts bone loss rates in the elderly
A Arabi, R Baddoura, R El-Rassi… - Osteoporosis …, 2012 - Springer
We assessed the impact of calciotropic hormones on bone loss in 195 elderly subjects. After
a median follow up of 4 years, parathyroid hormone (PTH) correlated negatively with …
a median follow up of 4 years, parathyroid hormone (PTH) correlated negatively with …
Age but not gender modulates the relationship between PTH and vitamin D
A Arabi, R Baddoura, R El-Rassi, GEH Fuleihan - Bone, 2010 - Elsevier
… independent predictors for PTH level in the young group (R 2 = 6.4%) whereas age, fat mass
and 25-OHD remained significant independent predictors for PTH levels in the elderly (R 2 …
and 25-OHD remained significant independent predictors for PTH levels in the elderly (R 2 …
[HTML][HTML] Effect of vitamin D replacement on indexes of insulin resistance in overweight elderly individuals: a randomized controlled trial
GEH Fuleihan, R Baddoura, RH Habib… - The American journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background: It is unclear whether and at what dose vitamin D supplementation affects insulin
resistance (IR). Objective: We sought to investigate whether vitamin D at doses higher than …
resistance (IR). Objective: We sought to investigate whether vitamin D at doses higher than …
Impact of calcium and two doses of vitamin D on bone metabolism in the elderly: a randomized controlled trial
M Rahme, SL Sharara, R Baddoura… - Journal of Bone and …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The optimal dose of vitamin D to optimize bone metabolism in the elderly is unclear. We
tested the hypothesis that vitamin D, at a dose higher than recommended by the Institute of …
tested the hypothesis that vitamin D, at a dose higher than recommended by the Institute of …
Use of complementary and alternative therapy among patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis
…, J Okais, L Ballane, RM Baddoura - Journal of Clinical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives. We wanted to assess the prevalence of complementary and alternative
therapy use among patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis in the …
therapy use among patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis in the …
Discriminative ability of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry site selection in identifying patients with osteoporotic fractures
A Arabi, R Baddoura, H Awada, N Khoury, S Haddad… - Bone, 2007 - Elsevier
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is the gold standard method for measurement of
bone mineral density (BMD). The aims of the current study are to compare the ability of BMD …
bone mineral density (BMD). The aims of the current study are to compare the ability of BMD …
An Arabic version of the mini-mental state examination for the Lebanese population: Reliability, validity, and normative data
R El-Hayeck, R Baddoura, A Wehbé… - Journal of …, 2019 - content.iospress.com
… The overall model accounted for about 20% of the variance (R 2 = 0.1877). Educational
level alone accounted for 15% of the variance. Adding age and gender to the model increased …
level alone accounted for 15% of the variance. Adding age and gender to the model increased …
Osteoporotic fractures, DXA, and fracture risk assessment: meeting future challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
R Baddoura, M Hoteit, GEH Fuleihan - Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 2011 - Elsevier
The purpose was to report on the burden of osteoporotic fractures in the Eastern
Mediterranean Region (EMR) and the use of bone mineral density (BMD) dual-energy X-ray …
Mediterranean Region (EMR) and the use of bone mineral density (BMD) dual-energy X-ray …