Publications by authors named "Abdallah Mashal"
Background: Receiving physician advice (PA) can increase patient's willingness to quit smoking and influence the 'stages of change' in quitting. However, less is known about this association among minority groups for whom cessation is more challenging.
Objective: We examined whether receiving advice on smoking cessation from a family physician is associated with the 'stages of change' in quitting smoking-i.
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in adults and is associated with increased mortality and morbidity.
Objectives: To characterize patients diagnosed with AF in primary care clinics in southern Israel.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in 14 primary care clinics of the largest health insurance fund in Israel, reviewing the electronic medical records of adults aged > or = 25 years diagnosed with AF.
Background: The aim of the study was to investigate whether the awareness of prostate cancer among Bedouin men is low or whether the incidence of prostate cancer is truly low among the Bedouin population.
Patients And Methods: Total prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels were measured in 206 men aged > or =50 out of 1,221 male inhabitants of a geographically defined population from the Negev desert surrounding Beer Sheva.
Results: The average PSA level was 1.