Publications by authors named "N B Al Bloushi"
Aim: To determine the incidence and clinico-pathological profile of appendiceal carcinoids in a cohort of patients undergoing emergency appendicectomies for clinically suspected acute appendicitis in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Methods: The study included the retrospective data of 964 patients operated for clinically suspected acute appendicitis, and the resected specimens were received at Al-Qasmi Hospital (Sharjah) from January 2010 to December 2010. The data of the patients who were histologically reported to have carcinoid tumors of the appendix were extensively evaluated for the patient's demographics, indication for surgery, surgical procedure, tumor localization in the appendix, diameter of the lesion, concomitant appendicitis, immunohistochemistry studies and clinical follow-up.
Background: Drinking water with an optimum fluoride concentration is a recognized effective method to reduce dental decay.
Methods: In this study normal suppliers of drinking water in Western Australia provided map data regarding the distribution of their supplies and the locations of their test points. These data were collated into a single unified map of Western Australian water supplies and fluoride levels.
Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the CES-D.
Methods: Three samples of young Arab females were chosen from different young female populations (n =450). The translated version of the CES-D, sociodemographic and risk factors questionnaires were applied to the above three samples.