Identifying rheumatoid arthritis cases within the Quebec Health Administrative Database

ZF Slim, CS de Moura, S Bernatsky… - The Journal of …, 2019 - jrheum.org
Objective. Our objective was to calculate rheumatoid arthritis (RA) point prevalence estimates
in the CARTaGENE cohort, as well as to estimate the sensitivity and specificity of our …

Fibromyalgia: epidemiology and risk factors, a population‐based case‐control study in Lebanon

A Moukaddem, M Chaaya, ZFN Slim… - … journal of rheumatic …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To investigate the epidemiology of fibromyalgia ( FM ) and assess its risk factors.
Methods Using data from the 2009 Community Oriented Program for Control of Rheumatic …

The state of rheumatic diseases in Lebanon

ZFN Slim, I Uthman - Rheumatology, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Zeinab FN Slim , Zeinab FN SlimZeinab FN Slim, Imad Uthman, The state of rheumatic
diseases in Lebanon, Rheumatology, Volume 51, Issue 11, November 2012, Pages 1929–1930, …

Work and mental health: the case of older men living in underprivileged communities in Lebanon

…, N Tabbal, H Chemaitelly, Z El Roueiheb, ZN Slim - Ageing & …, 2010 - cambridge.org
This paper examines the association between being in paid work and depression among
older adults in three poor urban communities in Beirut, Lebanon. In view of the rapid ageing of …

High burden of musculoskeletal conditions: a problem that has only recently come to recognition

ZN Slim, M Chaaya, RR Habib, T Arayssi… - Chronic …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: Musculoskeletal conditions have only recently been acknowledged and research
on their burden is scarce in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region. For the first …

ACPA and future onset of rheumatoid arthritis among individuals with undifferentiated arthritis and arthritis free individuals: a systematic review of cohort studies

ZFN Slim, M Yuwan… - Journal of Autoimmune …, 2015 - synergypublishers.com
Objective: Antibodies against anti-cyclic citrullinated proteins (ACPA) have been suggested
as a risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A systematic review of the literature was …

[BOOK][B] Estimating rheumatoid arthritis prevalence and care quality in a large sample from the Quebec population

Z Slim - 2019 - search.proquest.com
Study# 1: A Bayesian approach was implemented to estimate rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
prevalence, adjusted for misclassification, using three data sources (self-reported RA diagnoses, …

Capture of Rheumatoid Arthritis Cases within Quebec Health Administrative Database

Z Slim, E Rahme, S Bernatsky - J Rheumatol, 2019 - jrheum.org
Objective. Our objective was to calculate rheumatoid arthritis (RA) point prevalence estimates
in the CARTaGENE cohort, as well as to estimate the sensitivity and specificity of our …

[PDF][PDF] Risk factors for incident shoulder soft tissue rheumatic disorders: a population-based case–control study in Lebanon

M Godah, M Chaaya, Z Slim, I Uthman - EMHJ, 2018 - academia.edu
Background: Soft tissue rheumatic disorders (STRDs) are very common and impact enormously
general population, working groups and physiotherapist practices. However, they do not …

Z. Slim and S. Bernatsky reply

Z Slim, S Bernatsky - The Journal of Rheumatology, 2020 - jrheum.org
Slim Z. Estimating rheumatoid arthritis prevalence and care quality in a large sample
from the Quebec population [doctoral dissertation]. Montreal: McGill University; 2018. …