Faculty of Health Sciences, Pakistan

Research output

Research output per year 1975 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

• 9326 Article
• 1033 Review article
• 494 Letter
• 289 Editorial
• 750 More
  • 275 Comment/debate
  • 239 Other contribution
  • 152 Chapter
  • 29 Short survey
  • 16 Book
  • 15 Conference contribution
  • 14 Paper
  • 6 Conference article
  • 4 Foreword/postscript

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2025

  Addressing comments by Daungsupawong et al on ChatGPT's responses regarding radiofrequency ablation for varicose veins

  Anees, M. & Shaikh, F. A., Jan 2025, In: Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders. 13, 1, 101999.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

• Electronic Health interventions for HIV in Pakistan: Is it the only way out?

  Atique, M. & Abid, M. A., Feb 2025, In: International Journal of STD and AIDS. 36, 2, p. 170-171 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

• Game of clades: A global mpox snapshot

  Abid, M. A., Jan 2025, In: International Journal of STD and AIDS. 36, 1, p. 83-85 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• HER2-low breast cancer: A new clinical entity

  Rashid, Y. A., Khan, S. & Khan, S., Jan 2025, In: Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 75, 1, p. 149-150 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• In-hospital cardiac arrest in middle-income settings: A comprehensive analysis of clinical profiles and outcomes of both adults and pediatrics

  Khan, M. F., Shafiq, O. & Latif, A., Jan 2025, In: Resuscitation Plus. 21, 100854.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• Limitation of life-sustaining treatments in Asian ICUs: theory versus practice

  the MOSAICS II Study Group & for the Asian Critical Care Clinical Trials Group, Dec 2025, In: Critical Care. 29, 1, 9.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• Long-term acute care hospitals in Pakistan: An unmet need

  Khan, M. R., Nusrat, K. & Butt, M. N., 1 Mar 2025, In: Emergency and Critical Care Medicine. 5, 1, p. 1-2 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• Shifting trends of liver cirrhosis: causes, complications and future outlook

  Lal, A., Amjad, A., Zaidi, S. B. & Parkash, O., 28 Mar 2025, In: Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases. 34, 1, p. 133-134 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• Teaching and Learning During the Time of Turbulence: Faculty and Residents Perspective

  Masood, S., Ismail, F. W. & Bukhari, S., Jan 2025, In: Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP. 35, 1, p. 130 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2024

  A nosocomial outbreak of Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever in a tertiary-care centre in Pakistan

  Hanif, S., Khanum, I., Shariq, S., Fareed, A., Hafeez, A., Fatima, M., Azhar, M. & Nasir, N., Dec 2024, In: Journal of Hospital Infection. 154, p. 140-141 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

• Association Between Seborrhoeic Dermatitis and Hypertension: A Potential Clinical Correlation

  Amber, T., Tabassum, S., Sunder, S. & Mushtaq, M. Z., Dec 2024, In: Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP. 34, 12, p. 1547 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• Author's response: Reducing postoperative length of stay, is it worth the effort?

  Pal, K. M. I., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: World Journal of Surgery.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

• Comments on ‘Effect of photodynamic therapy on the healing of periapical lesions after root canal retreatment: 1-year follow up randomized clinical trial’

  Yousuf, T., Naved, N. & Umer, F., Jun 2024, In: Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy. 47, 104199.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• Comments on ‘Safety and feasibility of opening window fistulotomy as a new precutting technique for primary biliary access in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography’

  Karim, M. M., Rehman, A. U., Ismail, F. W. & Parkash, O., Mar 2024, In: Clinical Endoscopy. 57, 2, p. 280-281 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• Comments on “Number of consecutive procedures after endodontic treatment to extraction: A 28-year retrospective study”

  Adnan, N. & Khan, F. R., Feb 2024, In: Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 131, 2, p. 354 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Correspondence: In Regard to Gogineni et al.

  Khan, L., Khan, M., Ali, T., Hina, M., Hafiz, A., Abrar, S., Ali, N., Abbasi, A. N. & Qureshi, B. M., 1 Sept 2024, In: Practical Radiation Oncology. 14, 5, p. 468 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Correspondence in regard to Patil N, et al.

  Khan, M., Khan, L., Abrar, S., Qureshi, B. M., Hafiz, A., Ali, N. & Abbasi, A. N., Sept 2024, In: Clinical Oncology. 36, 9, p. e357

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

• COVID-19 Vaccination Rates and Vaccine Hesitancy in Pregnant Women in Seven Low- and Middle-Income Countries Through May 2023: An Observational Study From the Global Network

  the Global Network for Women's and Children's Research COVID-19 Research Group, 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

• Development of vasogenic cerebral oedema after CT myelogram with nonionic contrast

  Angez, M., Alam, M. S., Khan, F. & Mubarak, F., Feb 2024, In: Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 74, 2, p. 422-423 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• Dexamethasone treatment for COVID-19 is related to increased mortality in hematologic malignancy patients: results from the EPICOVIDEHA registry

  Aiello, T. F., Salmanton-Garcia, J., Marchesi, F., Weinbergerova, B., Glenthoj, A., Van Praet, J., Farina, F., Davila-Valls, J., Martin-Perez, S., El-Ashwah, S., Schonlein, M., Falces-Romero, I., Labrador, J., Sili, U., Buquicchio, C., Vena, A., Plantefeve, G., Petzer, V., Biernat, M. M., Lahmer, T., & 89 othersEspigado, I., Van Doesum, J., Blennow, O., Piukovics, K., Tascini, C., Samarkos, M., Bilgin, Y. M., Fianchi, L., Itri, F., Valković, T., Fracchiolla, N. S., Dargenio, M., Jimenez, M., Magyari, F., Lopez-Garcia, A., Prezioso, L., Čolović, N., Shumilov, E., Abu-Zeinah, G., Krekeler, C., Lavilla-Rubira, E., Papa, M. V., Gonzalez-Lopez, T. J., Pinczes, L. I., Demirkan, F., Ali, N., Besson, C., Fouquet, G., Romano, A., Hernandez-Rivas, J. A., Del Principe, M. I., Aujayeb, A., Merelli, M., Lamure, S., De Almeida, J. M., Da Silva, M. G., Eisa, N., Meletiadis, J., Rinaldi, I., Finizio, O., Jaksic, O., Delia, M., Nizamuddin, S., Marchetti, M., Ijaz, M., Machado, M., Bailen-Almorox, R., Čerňan, M., Coppola, N., Gavriilaki, E., Cattaneo, C., Groh, A., Stojanoski, Z., Erben, N., Pantic, N., Mendez, G. A., Di Blasi, R., Meers, S., De Ramon, C., Bahr, N. C., Emarah, Z., Varricchio, G., Cvetanoski, M., Garcia-Sanz, R., Mitrovic, M., Lievin, R., Hanakova, M., Račil, Z., Vehreschild, M., Tragiannidis, A., Rodrigues, R. N., Garcia-Bordallo, D., Cordoba, R., Cabirta, A., Nordlander, A., Ammatuna, E., Arellano, E., Wolf, D., Prin, R., Limongelli, A., Bavastro, M., Colak, G. M., Grafe, S., Hersby, D. S., Rahimli, L., Cornely, O. A., Garcia-Vidal, C., Pagano, L. & Study Group, E., 1 Aug 2024, In: Haematologica. 109, 8, p. 2693-2700 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Effects of Low Dose High-frequency Triage Education on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Healthcare Professionals

  Hussain, J., Victor, G., Ajani, K. U. N. & Essa, C. D., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: American Journal of Emergency Medicine.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

• Guiding postmenopausal care for osteoporosis: First evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for Pakistan

  Pervez, A., Chandran, M. & Khan, A. H., Jun 2024, In: Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 74, 6, p. 1202-1203 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• HIV at a crossroads in Pakistan

  Raza, H. A., Raja, M. H. R., Khakwani, M. M. & Jamil, B., May 2024, In: The Lancet HIV. 11, 5, p. e283

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• Implications of the KIWE trial for low-income and lower-middle-income countries

  South Asia allied IESS Research Group, Apr 2024, In: The Lancet Neurology. 23, 4, p. 332 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• In Regard to Ethan B. Ludmir et al

  Akhtar, S., Tariq, M., Shamsi, B., Abrar, S., Qureshi, B. M., Hafiz, A., Ali, N. & Abbasi, A. N., 1 Sept 2024, In: Practical Radiation Oncology. 14, 5, p. 464-465 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• In regard to Kim et al

  Ali, T., Hina, M., Khan, L., Qureshi, B. M., Hafiz, A. & Abbasi, A. N., May 2024, In: Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology. 46, 100775.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• Is introduction of mental health education in dental school more important now than ever?

  Bodani, N., Gohil, S. & Lal, A., 2024, In: Medical Teacher. 46, 5, p. 722 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Letter to Editor “Samurai Cannulation for Acute Stanford Type-A Aortic Dissection”

  Shahabuddin, S. & Sami, S. A., 1 Sept 2024, In: Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 29, 3, p. 247 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Pancreatic steatosis—a new modifiable high-risk factor for post-ERCP pancreatitis: yet much to explore

  Karim, M. M., Ur Rehman, A., Majeed, M. A., Waseem Ismail, F. & Parkash, O., Sept 2024, In: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 100, 3, p. 579-580 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

• Point of Care Tests - The Future of Diagnostic Medicine

  Ahmed, S. & Jafri, R., 2024, In: Electronic Journal of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. 35, 3, p. 140-141 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Prolonged Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography Cannulation Step-up Protocol Likely Causing Longer Procedure Time: A Major Confounding Factor

  Karim, M. M. & Parkash, O., Jan 2024, In: Gastroenterology. 166, 1, p. 217 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Rationale of Establishment of Adolescents and Young Adult Multidisciplinary Team (AYA MDT) Tumor Board in Pakistan

  Karim, S., Khan, L., Farooqui, A., Abbasi, N. A. & Qureshi, B. M., 2024, In: Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 25, 4, p. 1109-1110 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Re: ‘Is a 14-Day Pathway from Decision to Treat to Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer Patients Feasible in the National Health Service? The Torbay Experience 5 Years On’

  Hina, M., Khan, L., Abrar, S., Qureshi, B. M., Hafiz, A., Ali, N. & Abbasi, A. N., Jan 2024, In: Clinical Oncology. 36, 1, p. 65 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

• RE: The impact of multidisciplinary cancer conferences on overall survival: a meta-analysis

  Shamsi, B., Hina, M., Akhtar, S., Shakeel, F., Ahmed, B., Abrar, S., Hafiz, A., Qureshi, B. M., Ali, N. & Abbasi, A. N., 1 Aug 2024, In: Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 116, 8, p. 1395-1396 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Reflections on alma mater: Origin and evolution of Ruhr University Bochum

  Ahmad, H. R. & Schläfke, M., Sept 2024, In: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 40, 8, p. 1892-1893 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• Response to comment on ‘causal factors influencing the quality of treatment and survival in wilms tumor: A retrospective investigation’

  Bukhari, S. I., Ahmed, Z. S., Saeed, J., Hilal, K., Fadoo, Z., Mushtaq, N., Qureshi, B. M. & Altaf, S., Dec 2024, In: Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal. 9, 4, p. 228-230 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• Response to letter to the editor on “Continuous paravertebral block combined with multilevel single-shot intercostal nerve blocks for pain control after thoracotomy”

  Hameed, M. & Samad, K., Feb 2024, In: Journal of Anesthesia. 38, 1, p. 152-153 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

• Seeds of change: Fostering nutritional education through school kitchen gardens

  Mubashir, M., Iqbal, R. & Naz, S., Jun 2024, In: Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 74, 6, p. 1206 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• Subsidiary Learning Opportunities for the Sustainability of Early Child Development

  Begum, F., Nizar, A. & Afzal, S., Oct 2024, In: Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 74, 10, p. 1897 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• TB preventive therapy: uptake and time to initiation during implementation of ‘7-1-7’

  Harries, A. D., Nair, D., Thekkur, P., Ananthakrishnan, R., Thiagesan, R., Chakaya, J. M., Mbithi, I., Jamil, B., Fatima, R., Khogali, M., Zachariah, R., Berger, S. D., Satyanarayana, S., Kumar, A. M. V., Bochner, A. F. & McClelland, A., 1 Apr 2024, In: IJTLD Open. 1, 4, p. 189-191 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Technical challenges and safety of prophylactic gallbladder stenting with metallic biliary stenting

  Karim, M. M. & Parkash, O., Nov 2024, In: Clinical Endoscopy. 57, 6, p. 841-842 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• The Elderly's Limited Awareness of Advanced-Way Dental Procedures Hinders Access to Treatment, Resulting in Persistent Pain and Unmet Dental Needs in Pakistan

  Ghaffar, R. S. A., Baloch, A. N. & Ali, T. S., Jun 2024, In: Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP. 34, 6, p. 742 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• The future of brain health advocacy: Recommendations of the 2023 World Congress of Neurology advocacy panel

  On behalf of the World Federation of Neurology, 15 Mar 2024, In: Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 458, 122914.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
  3 Citations (Scopus)
• 2023

  A model for integrating social protection measures with TB control in Pakistan

  Habib, S. S., Uzair, M., Dhanwani, A. & Sohail, K., 1 Aug 2023, In: International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 27, 8, p. 651-652 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• Appeal to the WHO Executive Board on election of regional directors

  Buse, K., Lin, V. K. W., Siddiqi, S. & Clark, H., 9 Dec 2023, In: The Lancet. 402, 10418, p. 2193 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Assessing the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in Pakistan: A test-negative case-control study

  Nisar, M. I., Ansari, N., Malik, A. A., Shahid, S., Lalani, K. R. A., Chandna, M. A., Younus, A. M., Hasan, Z., Khan, U., Khalid, F., Mahesar, M., Farrukh Qazi, M., Yildirim, I., Jehan, F. & Omer, S. B., May 2023, In: Journal of Infection. 86, 5, p. e144-e147

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Can Marburg Virus Be the Next Global Pandemic

  Allana, R. & Allana, A., Jul 2023, In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health. 35, 5, p. 399-400 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

• ChatGPT, the future of healthcare research writing: Is it a double-edged sword?

  Lal, A., 1 Mar 2023, In: Journal of Dental Research, Dental Clinics, Dental Prospects. 17, 2, p. 61-62 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• Climate change justice goes beyond authorship equity

  Abid, M. A. & Abid, M. B., 17 Jun 2023, In: The Lancet. 401, 10393, p. 2036 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

• Comments on ‘Pulpal and periapical disease in crowned vital teeth: A prospective matched cohort study’

  Adnan, N., Haji, Z. & Khan, F. R., Aug 2023, In: Australian Endodontic Journal. 49, 2, p. 456 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)