1479. WHO Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) Definition often Underdiagnoses Serious Respiratory Viral Infections in Hospitalized Jordanian Children Najwa Khuri-Bulos, MD, FIDSA; Bhinnata Piya, MPH; Asem Shehabi, DSC; Samir Faouri, MD; John V. Williams, MD, MPH; Sten Vermund, MD, PhD, FIDSA and Natasha B. Halasa, MD, MPH, FPIDS; University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, Vanderbilt University...

1479. WHO Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) Definition often Underdiagnoses Serious Respiratory Viral Infections in Hospitalized Jordanian Children Najwa Khuri-Bulos, MD, FIDSA; Bhinnata Piya, MPH; Asem Shehabi, DSC; Samir Faouri, MD; John V. Williams, MD, MPH; Sten Vermund, MD, PhD, FIDSA and Natasha B. Halasa, MD, MPH, FPIDS; University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, Vanderbilt University...

1. Faculty of Nursing, Philadelphia University, Amman, Jordan 2. Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan 3. Faculty of Nursing, Irbid National University, Irbid, Jordan 4. Faculty of Nursing, Al-AlBayt University, Al-Mafraq, Jordan 5. Faculty of Nursing, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan 6. Faculty of Allied Medical Science, Jordan Universi...

The present study provides an evaluation of road traffic noise pollution in the city of Amman and its effects on residents. Statistical noise index L10(18 hr) was measured at nine different sites throughout the city of Amman. The British Calculation of Road Traffic Noise (CRTN) method was used to predict noise levels at the chosen sites. The CRTN method proved to be successful in predicting noi...

1 Senior Specialist Pediatric Dentist, Jordanian Royal Medical ServicesJordan Armed Forces, Amman – Jordan Mobile:00962-795377577 Fax: 00962-5625609 E-mail: [email protected] 2 Consultant Periodontist, Jordanian Royal Medical ServicesJordan Armed Forces Amman – Jordan Mobile: 00962-795041388 Fax: 00962-5625609 E-mail: [email protected] Received for Publication: April 7, 2013 Accepted: ...

Problem statement: Obesity is a critical health problem worldwide and it is a serious prevalent disorder. The objective of this investigation was to assess the food consumption pattern and the prevalence of obesity of adult sample in Amman and Al-Balq’a governorates-Jordan. Approach: The study was performed on random sample of 544 apparently healthy adult volunteers consisted of men and women b...

Dearest APEC members, Greetings! I am back again to Amman after attending the 16th Biennial Congress of the European Society of Endodontology (ESE) that was held in Lisbon, Portugal, with huge participation exceeding 2000 dentists representing more than 70 countries from all over the world. Our booth in the exhibition venue to launch the Asian Pacific Endodontic Confederation (APEC) Amman 2015 ...

Financial firms make up a substantial fraction of the domestic equity market. A number of studies subsequently used different conceptual and methodological approaches to model equity return of financial services firms. Movement of the stock price as the consequence of the movement of the micro and macroeconomic factors is strongly supported by the literature review. Amman Stock Exchange in Jord...

Purpose: To examine the effect of divergence in patients’ socioeconomic background on their perspective of the roles of the pharmacist in Amman, Jordan. Methods: This was a single-phase observational study conducted in two different socioeconomic areas: Western (WA) and Eastern Amman (EA, which is of a lower socioeconomic status than WA) in March to May of both 2009 and 2010. A validated questi...