Walid Ammar
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View article: Impact of pay-for-performance on hospital readmissions in Lebanon: an ARIMA-based intervention analysis using routine data
Impact of pay-for-performance on hospital readmissions in Lebanon: an ARIMA-based intervention analysis using routine data Open
View article: The impact of forced displacement: trauma, increased levels of inflammation and early presentation of diabetes in women Syrian refugees
The impact of forced displacement: trauma, increased levels of inflammation and early presentation of diabetes in women Syrian refugees Open
Background Forced displacement and war trauma cause high rates of post-traumatic stress, anxiety disorders and depression in refugee populations. We investigated the impact of forced displacement on mental health status, gender, presentati…
View article: Hospital performance and payment: impact of integrating pay-for-performance on healthcare effectiveness in Lebanon
Hospital performance and payment: impact of integrating pay-for-performance on healthcare effectiveness in Lebanon Open
Background: In 2014 the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health integrated pay-for-performance into setting hospital reimbursement tiers, to provide hospitalization service coverage for the majority of the Lebanese population. This policy was i…
View article: Hospital performance and payment: impact of integrating pay-for-performance on healthcare effectiveness in Lebanon
Hospital performance and payment: impact of integrating pay-for-performance on healthcare effectiveness in Lebanon Open
Background: In 2014 the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health integrated pay-for-performance into setting hospital reimbursement tiers, to provide hospitalization service coverage for the majority of the Lebanese population. This policy was i…
View article: Erratum: Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (The Lancet (2018) 392(10159) (1923–1994), (S0140673618322256), (10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32225-6))
Erratum: Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (The Lancet (2018) 392(10159) (1923–1994), (S0140673618322256), (10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32225-6)) Open
Erratum: Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Glo…
View article: Past, present, and future of global health financing: a review of development assistance, government, out-of-pocket, and other private spending on health for 195 countries, 1995–2050
Past, present, and future of global health financing: a review of development assistance, government, out-of-pocket, and other private spending on health for 195 countries, 1995–2050 Open
View article: Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 Open
View article: Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 Open
View article: Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 Open
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
View article: Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 Open
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
View article: Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 Open
View article: Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 Open
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
View article: Peer Review #2 of "Translational effects of robot-mediated therapy in subacute stroke patients: an experimental evaluation of upper limb motor recovery (v0.1)"
Peer Review #2 of "Translational effects of robot-mediated therapy in subacute stroke patients: an experimental evaluation of upper limb motor recovery (v0.1)" Open
Robot-mediated therapies enhance the recovery of post-stroke patients with motor deficits.Repetitive and repeatable exercises are essential for rehabilitation following brain damage or other disorders that impact the central nervous system…
View article: Peer Review #1 of "Translational effects of robot-mediated therapy in subacute stroke patients: an experimental evaluation of upper limb motor recovery (v0.2)"
Peer Review #1 of "Translational effects of robot-mediated therapy in subacute stroke patients: an experimental evaluation of upper limb motor recovery (v0.2)" Open
Robot-mediated therapies enhance the recovery of post-stroke patients with motor deficits.Repetitive and repeatable exercises are essential for rehabilitation following brain damage or other disorders that impact the central nervous system…
View article: Peer Review #1 of "Translational effects of robot-mediated therapy in subacute stroke patients: an experimental evaluation of upper limb motor recovery (v0.1)"
Peer Review #1 of "Translational effects of robot-mediated therapy in subacute stroke patients: an experimental evaluation of upper limb motor recovery (v0.1)" Open
Robot-mediated therapies enhance the recovery of post-stroke patients with motor deficits.Repetitive and repeatable exercises are essential for rehabilitation following brain damage or other disorders that impact the central nervous system…
View article: Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 Open
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
View article: Spending on health and HIV/AIDS: domestic health spending and development assistance in 188 countries, 1995–2015
Spending on health and HIV/AIDS: domestic health spending and development assistance in 188 countries, 1995–2015 Open
View article: Trends in future health financing and coverage: future health spending and universal health coverage in 188 countries, 2016–40
Trends in future health financing and coverage: future health spending and universal health coverage in 188 countries, 2016–40 Open
View article: Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 Open
View article: Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 Open
View article: Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 Open
View article: Global, regional, and national under-5 mortality, adult mortality, age-specific mortality, and life expectancy, 1970–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Global, regional, and national under-5 mortality, adult mortality, age-specific mortality, and life expectancy, 1970–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 Open
View article: Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 Open
View article: Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 Open
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
View article: Future and potential spending on health 2015–40: development assistance for health, and government, prepaid private, and out-of-pocket health spending in 184 countries
Future and potential spending on health 2015–40: development assistance for health, and government, prepaid private, and out-of-pocket health spending in 184 countries Open
View article: Evolution and patterns of global health financing 1995–2014: development assistance for health, and government, prepaid private, and out-of-pocket health spending in 184 countries
Evolution and patterns of global health financing 1995–2014: development assistance for health, and government, prepaid private, and out-of-pocket health spending in 184 countries Open
View article: Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 Open
View article: Hospital Contracting Reforms: The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health Experience
Hospital Contracting Reforms: The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health Experience Open
View article: Hospital Contracting Reforms: The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health Experience
Hospital Contracting Reforms: The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health Experience Open
Abstract-Since 2009, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) in Lebanon has been going through a major reform initiative to improve its contracting system with private and public hospitals. The private sector is the main provider of ho…
View article: Global, regional, and national under-5 mortality, adult mortality, age-specific mortality, and life expectancy, 1970–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Global, regional, and national under-5 mortality, adult mortality, age-specific mortality, and life expectancy, 1970–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 Open
BACKGROUND: Detailed assessments of mortality patterns, particularly age-specific mortality, represent a crucial input that enables health systems to target interventions to specific populations. Understanding how all-cause mortality has c…