Publications by authors named "Saoud Bossa"

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  • The COVID-19 pandemic led to a noticeable decrease in antibiotic prescriptions at Primary Health Care Centers in Qatar, dropping from 74,909 pre-pandemic prescriptions to 29,273 during the initial wave.
  • The study analyzed prescription patterns by comparing two-month intervals before and during the pandemic, focusing on different age groups.
  • Most antibiotics prescribed were Betalactams before and during COVID-19, but the overall prescription rate during the pandemic was significantly lower than before.
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The grain group is small, hard, dry seeds, known to be more durable than other staple foods. They have been a part of the human diet for tens of thousands of years. The two foremost types of commercial grain crops are cereals and legumes or pulses, discussed in Chapter 13 "Seeds.

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