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- Saab B, Usta J, Major S,  Antoun J. Impact of a communication skills audiovisual package on medical students’ knowledge. LMJ. 2009  
- Saab BR, Sidani N, Merheb M, Mahmassani D, Ghaddar F, Hamadeh G. Zooming in to health ethics: an action to promote ethics. Family Medicine. 2009  
- Saab, B. Health for all? Dream on! British Journal of General Practice. 2009  
- Sinno DD, Shoaib HA, Musharrafieh UM, Hamadeh GN. Prevalence and predictors of immunization in a health insurance plan in a developing country. Pediatrics International. 2009  
- Tarek Sibai, Rania A. Tohme, Hind A. Beydoun, Nabil Kanaan, Abla Mehio Sibai. Violent behavior among adolescents in post-war Lebanon: The role of personal factors and correlation. Journal of Public Health. 2009  
- Al-Sahab, B.a , Atoui, M.b , Musharrafieh, U.c , Zaitoun, F.c , Ramadan, F.c , Tamim, H.a. Epidemiology of eczema among Lebanese adolescents. International Journal of Public Health. 2008  
- Musharrafieh, U.a d , Tamim, H.M.c , Rahi, A.C.b , El-Hajj, M.A.b , Al-Sahab, B.b , El-Asmar, K.b , Tamim, H.M.b. Determinants of university students physical exercise: A study from Lebanon      International Journal of Public Health. 2008  
- El-Roueiheb, Z.a , Tamim, H.b , Kanj, M.c , Jabbour, S.a , Alayan, I.a , Musharrafieh, U.d. Cigarette and waterpipe smoking among Lebanese adolescents, a cross-sectional study, 2003-2004. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 2008  
- Akl, E.A., El-Asmar, K., Maroun, N., Adib, S.M., Khater-Menassa, B. Did the post war repatriation of Lebanese physicians drive recent Lebanese medical graduates to emig. BMC Health Services Research. 2008  
- Usta J, Farver JA, Zein L. Women, war and violence: Surviving the experience. Journal of Women  Health. 2008  
- Dahoui HA, Abboud MR, Saab R, Farra C, Sinno D, Dabbous I, Muwakkit SA. Familial infantile pyknocytosis in association with pulmonary hypertension. Pediatric Blood Cancer. 2008  
- Sinno D, Darras B, Yamout B, Mikati M. Motor variant of CIDP in a pediatric age group. Pediatric Neurology. 2008  
- Sinno D, Shoaib H, Musharrafieh U,Hamadeh G. Prevalence and Predictors of Immunization among Children in Lebanon. Pediatric International. 2008  
- Sinno D, Shoaib H, Musharrafieh U,Hamadeh G. Prevalence and Predictors of Immunization among Children in Lebanon. Pediatric International. 2008  
- Antoun J, Saab B. A case of radiating low back pain. Leb Med J. 2008  
- Rahme, D, Razzouk,J, Musharrafieh,U, Rahi, A, Akel, M. Sickness-Related absence among employees at a tertiary care center in Lebanon. Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health. 2008  
- Osman H, Usta O. Rubeiz N, Abu-Rustum R, Charara I, Nassar A. Cocoa Butter Lotion for Prevention of Striae Gravidarum: A Randomized Controlled Trial. BJOG-An International Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynaecology. 2008  
- Osman H, Nassar A, Sinno D, Zarwi R, Campbell OMR. Maternal mortality in Lebanon. BMC Public Health. 2008  
- Musharrafieh, U.M.a , Bizri, A.R.N.b , Nassar, N.T.b , Rahi, A.C.c , Shoukair, A.M.c , Doudakian, R.M.a , Hamadeh, G.N.a   . Health care workers' exposure to blood-borne pathogens in Lebanon  Occupational Medicine-oxford. 2008  
- Usta J. Farver JA, Pashayan N. Domestic Violence: The Lebanese experience. Public Health    2007  
- El Yaman S, Sinno D, Mroueh S, Mikati MA. Long-Term Patterns of Weight changes During Topiramate Therapy: An observational Study. Neurology. 2007  

- Mikati MA, El Banna D, Sinno D, Mroueh S. Response of Infantile Spasms to Levetiracetam.   Neurology. 2007

- Matar G, Sabra A, Sinno D, Araj GF,  First report on an emerging Imipinem resistant Klebsiela Pneumoniae strain in Lebanon with det. the107th annual meeting of ASMTorontoOntarioCanada. 2007

- Zorba F, Saab B, Musharrafieh U. Medical problems encountered among Journal of Travel Medicine. 2007

- Saab BR, Nassar N, Musharrafieh U, Araj G, Khogali M. Hepatitis B in a presumably healthy Lebanese population. Leb Med J. 2007

- Saab BR, Pasheyan Nora, Chemaly S, Sabra R. Does sesame oil reduce cough in children? Focus on alternative and Complementary Therapies: An Evidence. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 2007

- Saab B, Kutoubi A. Sudden back pain. Leb Med J. 2007

- Najla Lakkis, Saab B.  A case of wrist pain. Leb Med J. 2007

- El Jamil F, Hamadeh G, Osman H. Experiences of a support group for interns in the setting of war and political turmoil. Family Medicine. 2007

- Osman H, Rubeiz N, Tamim H, Nassar A. Risk factors for the development of striae gravidarum. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2007

Farouq Al-Zurba,  Bassem Saab, U Musharrafieh. Medical Conditions Encountered Among Travelers in Bahrain International Airport Clinic. Journal of Travel Medicine. 2007

- Umayya M. Musharrafieh, Mona Nasrallah, Raja. A. Sawaya, Zeina. M. Hijazi, Maurice. C. Haddad. Chemical Neuritis after Thyroid Fine Needle Biopsy of Thyroid Nodule. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 2007

- Finan R, Musharrafieh U, Almawi W. Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Herpes Simplex Virus type 1 or 2 in Cervical Samples with Reg. Journal of Clinic Microbiol Infect. 2007

- Joe Khattar, Umayya Musharrafieh, Hala Tamim, Ghassan Hamadeh, Topical zinc ointment vs. salicylic lactic acid combination, in the treatment of warts. International Journal of Dermatology. 2007

- Zgheib N, Zgheib P, Usta J. Comparison of Job and Career Development between Women Physicians and Women Academicians at the American University of Beirut. Journal of Health and Human Services Administration. 2006

- Sinno D., Amin H.E., Comair Y., Mikati M.A. Exacerbation of vocal tics after temporal lobectomy. Epilepsy and Behavior. 2006

- Saab B, Usta J Communicating with terminal patients: Lessons from Wit and students Family Medicine. 2006

- Saab B, Chaaya M, et al. Psychological distress after the occupation: a community cross sectional survey from Lebanon. British Journal of Psychiatry. 2006

- Saab B, Antoun J. About Health, poverty and physicians.  British Medical Journal. 2006

- Saab BR, Pasheyan Nora, Chemaly S, Sabra R. Sesame oil use in ameliorating  cough in children: A randomized controlled trial. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 2006

- Saab BR. Smart bombs are not enough. The Lancet. 2006

- Saab B, Kibbi Abdul-Ghani. Macular eruption. Leb Med J. 2006

- Saab BR, Chaaya M, Fares JE, Khirs JA. Psychological distress after the occupation: A community cross-sectional survey from Lebanon. British Journal of Psychiatry. 2006

- Osman H, Batley NJ. Buried Penis in the Newborn. Clinical Pediatrics. 2006

- Rahme, D, Razzouk,J, Musharrafieh,U, Rahi, A, Akel, M. Sickness-Related absence among employees at a tertiary care center in Lebanon. Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health. 2006

- Tamim H, Tamim R, Almawi WY, Rahi A, Shamsedddine W, Ghazi A, Taha A, Musharrafieh U. Risky Weight Control Measures Among University Students in Beirut, Lebanon. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 2006

- Tamim H, Chemaly S. El, Jaana M, Musharrafieh U, Jamali F, Taha MA. Trauma Epidemiology and outcome in a developing country: perspective from a university teaching hosp International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion. 2006

- Abdul Rahman B, Nuwayhid I, Steitieh S, Hamadeh G, Musharrafieh U. The Association between Hepatitis A Virus and Helicobacter pylori in a Developing Country: the Saga. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2006

- Irani-Hakim, Musharrafieh U, Samaha H, Almawi W. Prevalence of antibodies against hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus  among blood donors in Lebanon. Am J Infection Control. 2006

- Basem R, Saab Nabil T. Nassar, Umayya Musharrafieh, George F. Araj, Mustafa Khogali. Prevalence of Hepatitis B in a Presumably Healthy Lebanese Population. Lebanese Medical Journal. 2006

- Usta J, Kanj N et al. Primary Tracheobronchial Amyloidosis. J Bronchology. 2005 Nuwayhid I, Usta J et al. Health of children working in small urban industrial shops Occupational & Environmental Medicine.  2005

- Jinan Usta MD MPH,Joann Farver. Is there violence in the neighborhood, ask the children. I. Journal of public Health. 2005

- Saab B, Usta J, Major S, Musharrafieh U et al. Communication skills in a Lebanese Medical School: From Movie theaters to Medical Circles. Family Medicine. 2005

- Usta J. Hamadeh, G, Kanaan N, Saab B. The experience with postgraduate education in Lebanon Medicine Today. 2005

- Saab BR, Musharrafieh U, Khogali M, Nassar N, Araj G, Medical Conditions affecting well accommodated travelers in Lebanon Journal of Travel Medicine. 2005

- Saab BR, El Roueiheb Z, Chaaya M, Sibai A. Depression among women in three under-privileged communities in the outskirts of Beirut. Eur J Psychology. 2005

- Saab B, Haddad M. Evidence based question: Management of sinusitis. Leb. Med. Journal. 2005

- Saab B, Salem M, Campbell O, Chaaya M. Psychological distress among marginated women in the outskirts of Beirut: Determinants and associate. J Urban Health. 2005

- Choices and Chalenges in Changing Childbirth Research Network. Routines in facility-based maternity care: Evidence from the Arab World. British Journal of OB/Gyn. 2005

- Khater, B., Major,S. Factors influencing the choice of specialty among medical students in Lebanon. Lebanese Medical Journal. 2005

- Jabre, P., Khater-Menassa, B., Baddoura R., Awada H. Overweight children in Beirut: Prevalence estimates and characteristics. Child Care Health and development. 2005

- W. Khaddage,S. Moukheiber   Medical Errors. The Arab board of Medical Specializations 2005

- Tamim H, Dumit N, Terro A, Al-Hourany R, Seif F, Steitieh S, Musharrafieh U. Weight control measures among university students: a cultural correlate or a risk behavior . J of the American College of Nutrition. 2004

- Tamim H, Musharrafieh U et al. Is seroprevalence of HTLV-1 /11 among blood donors in Lebanon relevant. Am J Infect Control. 2004

- Saab B, Musharrafieh U et al Intestinal parasites among presumably health adults in Lebanon. Saudi med J. 2004

- Musharrafieh U, Jamaleddine G, Taher A, et al. Toxic shock syndrome: case discussion and literature update:  J Thrombosis and Thrombolysis 2004

- Saab B, Lakkis N, Usta J. War piece and the relaxing pill. The British J of General practice. 2003

- Usta J, Usta I, Major S. Osteitis Pubis, an unusual postpartum presentation.  Archives of Gynecol & Obstet. 2003

- K. Mroue, N. Shararah, J. Rubeiz, T. Arayssi. A case of Edematous Dermatomyositis. The Journal of Rheumatology. 2003

- Saab BR, Damluji N, Lakkis N, Usta j. War, peace and the relaxing pill. British J. of Gen Practice. 2003

- Saab BR, Chaya M, Doumit M, Farhoud L. Predictors of Psychological Distress among Lebanese hostages of war. Social Science and Medicine. 2003

- Saab BR, Kanaan N, Usta, J, Hamadeh G. A postgraduate educational program for primary care physicians in remote areas in Lebanon. Journal of continuing Education in the health profession  2003

- Musharrafieh U, et al    Seatbelt use among adolescents in a developing country. Eur J Public Health. 2003

- Tamim H, Terro K, Ghazi A, Abou Khamis T, Musharrafieh U. Tobacco use by university students, Lebanon 2001. Addiction. 2003

- Tamim H, Musharrafieh U et al. Exposure of children to environmental tobacco smoke and its association with respiratory ailments. J Asthma. 2003

- Musharrafieh U, et al  SARS: the flying death. Leb Med J. 2003

- Musharrafieh U, et al  Health risks for travelers to Lebanon. J Travel Med. 2003

- Nabulsi, M.M., El Saleeby, C.M., Araj, G.F., Araji, T., Kadri, A., Makhlouf, N., Dalloul-Mounzer, S., Kazma, H., Khaddage, W. The current status of hepatitis B in Lebanon Lebanese Medical Journal. 2003

- Mehio-Sibai A, Kanaan N, Chaaya M, Rahal B, Abdullah A, Sibai T. Ethnic differences in weight loss behavior among secondary school students in Beirut: the role of we Social and Preventive Medicine: Int’l J Public Health. 2003

- Saab BR, Kanaan N, Usta J, Hamadeh G. Postgraduate educational program for primary care physicians in remote areas in Lebanon. The Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Profession. 2003

- Musharrafieh U, et al. WestNile Fever: reasons for concern in Lebanon. Leb Med J. 2002

- Musharrafieh U, et al. Acute suppurative thyroiditis: A forgotten entity CR & Review of the literature. Endocrinologist. 2002

- Musharrafieh U, et al Tuberculosis of the knee. Saudi Med J. 2002

- Chediac-Rizkalla MC, Afifi Soweid RA, Farhat TM, yertezian J, Nuwyhid I, Sibai AM, Kanj M, El-Kak F, Kassak K, Kanaan N. Adolescent health related behavior in postwar Lebanon: Findings among students from the AUB International Quarterly of Community Health education. 2002

- Musharrafieh U, Nuweihid I, Hamadeh G, Steitieh S, Bizri AR. Immunity to chickenpox among school adolescents in Lebanon and options for vaccination. Epidemiology & Infection. 2002

- Usta J, Mroueh S. Asthma in primary care. Leb Med Journal. 2001

- Dakik H, Saab BR. Chest pain evaluation. Leb. Med. Journal. 2001

- Hamadeh GN, Dickerson LM, Saab BR, Major SC. Common Prescriptions in primary care in Lebanon. Ann Pharmacotherapy. 2001

- Tamim H, Musharrafieh U et al. Smoking among adolescents in a developing country. Australian & New Zealand J of Public Health. 2001

- Sharara A, Haddad M, Al-Awar G, Musharrafieh U Fasciola Hepatica Infection: Photo Quiz. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2001

- Bizri AR, Hamadeh GN, Musharrafieh U. The current status of antibiotic prescribing in ambulatory care: the Lebanese Experience. Leb Med J. 2001

- Kanaan N, Sawaya RA. Carpal tunnel syndrome: modern diagnostic and management techniques. Br J Gen Pract. 2001

- Kanaan N, Sawaya R.  Nocturnal leg cramps. Clinically mysterious and painful-but manageable. Geriatrics. 2001

- Bizri AR, Hamadeh G, Musharrafieh UM. The Current Status of Antibiotic Prescribing in Ambulatory Care - The Lebanese Experience. Lebanese Medical Journal. 2001

- Ashkar K, Bulbul M, Sharara A, Hourani M, Hamadeh G. Cancer screening for the primary care physician. Lebanese Medical Journal. 2001

- Hamadeh G, Adib S. Changes in attitudes regarding cancer disclosure among medical students at the American University of Beirut. Journal of Medical Ethics. 2001

- Johnson AH, Brock CD, Hamadeh G, Stock R. The current status of Balint groups in American family practice residencies: a ten year follow-up st. Family Medicine. 2001

- Saab BR, Hamadeh G, Sfeir J, Zein A. List of essential drugs for primary care in Lebanon. Lebanese Medical Journal. 2001

- Hamadeh G, Dickerson L, Saab B, Major S.  Common prescriptions in ambulatory care in Lebanon. The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2001

- Saab BR, Usta J, Hamadeh G Head restraint & seat belt use by car drivers in Lebanon Int J Risk & Safety in Medicine. 2000

- Saab B, Usta J, Hamadeh G. Head restraint and seat belt use by car drivers in Lebanon. International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine. 2000

- Hamadeh G. Automation of Practice Management in a Lebanese University Health Clinic.Topics in Health Information Management. 2000

- Ammar W, Hamadeh R, Abu-Shakra Z, Hamadeh G. The government health center role redefined: Cervical cancer screening in the Shouf area. Lebanese Medical Journal. 2000

- Gerbaka B, Akatcherian R, Hage G, Melki I, Nuwayhid I, Saab B, Akatcherian C. Prevention of Accidents on Public Roads in children in Lebanon. Arch Pediatric.1999

- Hamadeh G, Saab BR, Adib SM, Mroueh. Recommendation for the school health physical examination in Lebanon. Leb. Med Journal.1999

- Musharrafieh U, et al    Viral supragolitis in an adult Case Report & Review of the literature. J Infection. 1999

- Musharrafieh R, Osamani O, Musharrafieh U, et al. Efficacy of microsurgical free tissue transfer in the chronic osteomyelitis of the leg and foot: a r.  J Reconstr Microsurg. 1999

- Azar ST, Kanaan N.  Intensive insulin therapy compared with conventional insulin therapy does not reduce depressive symptoms. Diabetes Care. 1999

- Akel M, Hamadeh G.   Quality of Diabetes Care in a University Health Center in Lebanon. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 1999

- Adib S, Hamadeh G. Attitudes of the Lebanese public regarding disclosure of serious illness.     Journal of Medical Ethics. 1999

- Jamal N, Choucair B, Khalil H, Hamadeh G.Survey of a Bekaa Community Health Needs.Lebanese Medical Journal. 1999

- Hamadeh G, Saab B, Adib S, Mroueh S. Recommendations for the school health physical examination in Lebanon. Lebanese Medical Journal. 1999

- Saab BR, Sharara N, Makarem M, Usta J, et al. Rate of PPD conversion among children in Beirut. Leb Med J. 1998

- Saab B R, Shararah, N, Hamadeh G, Makarem M, Sarru, E, Usta, J. A Purified Protein derivative (PPD) conversion rate among Lebanese Children in Beirut. Leb Med J. 1998

- Nabulsi M, Sharara N., Khalil A. Perinatal Enterobius vermicularis. Int journal of Gynec and Obst. 1998

- Saab B, Kanaan N. Eczematous eruption in elderly man. Casus. 1998

- Saab BR, Kanaan NV. Clubbing: a tipoff to underlying disease. Geriatrics.1998

- Hamadeh G, Daher M, Bizri A/R. Adapting guidelines to Lebanese clinical practice. Lebanese Medical Journal. 1998

- Hamadeh G, Adib S. Cancer truth disclosure among Lebanese physicians. Social Science and Medicine. 1998

- Saab B, Sharara N, Hamadeh G, Sarru E, Makarem M, Usta J. Purified protein derivative conversion rate among Lebanese children in Beirut.  Lebanese Medical Journal. 1998

- Musharrafieh U, Hamadeh G, Doudakian R. Pesticides primer for the primary care physician. Lebanese Medical Journal. 1998

- Nassar SI, Haddad FS, Hanbali FS, Kanaan NV. Abscess superimposed on brain tumor: two case reports and review of the literature. Surg Neurol.1997

- Hamadeh G, Khogali M. Family medicine in the Middle East. J Am Board Fam Pract. 1997

- Saab B R, Shararah, N, Makarem M, Sarru, E, Usta, J, Khogali M. Data from a public school health project in Beirut. Leb Med J. 1996

- A. Khalil, R. Khatib, A. Shamseddine, N. Shararah, M. Seoud . Prolonged intake of Chlorambucil for ovarian cancer. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive. 1995

- Adib S, Nuweihid I, Hamadeh G. Most common diseases treated in primary health care facilities in Lebanon. Lebanese Medical Journal. 1995

- Saab B, Hamadeh G. The Winkelman circumcision device.The Journal of Family Practice. 1995

- Hamadeh G, Dedmon C, Mozley P. Postpartum fever. American Family Physician.1995

- Ornstein SM, Garr DR, Jenkins RG, Musham C, Hamadeh G, Lancaster C. Implementation and evaluation of a computer-based preventive services system. Family Medicine. 1995

- Adib S, Nuweihid I, Hamadeh G. Most common diseases treated in primary health care facilities in Lebanon. Lebanese Medical Journal. 1995

- Araj G, Musharrafieh U et al  Cryptococcal meningitis: a case report and review of the literature. Annals Saudi Med. 1994

- Hamadeh G, Caldwell ST. A curriculum in Agromedicine for medical students. Journal of Agromedicine. 1994

- Usta I, Awwad J, Usta J, et al   Imperforate Hymen: Report of an unusual family occurrence. Obstet & Gynecol.1993

- Hamadeh G, Lancaster CJ, Johnson AH. Introducing the objective structured clinical examination to a family medicine residency program. Family Medicine.1993

- Lancaster CJ, Johnson AH, Hamadeh G. Survey of family medicine residency programs evaluation methods. Family Medicine. 1993

- Hamadeh G. Code team. The Journal of Family Practice. 1993

- Hamadeh G. The medical secretary. The Journal of Family Practice. 1993

- Hamadeh G, Lancaster CJ, Johnson AH. Introducing the objective structured clinical examination to a family medicine residency program. Family Medicine. 1993

- Lancaster CJ, Johnson AH, Hamadeh G. Survey of family medicine residency programs evaluation methods. Family Medicine. 1993

- Hamadeh G. The active phase of labor. Family Medicine. 1992

- Hamadeh G, Turner BW, Trible W, Hoffmann BJ, Anderson RM. Laboratory outbreak of Q Fever. The Journal of Family Practice. 1992

- Matta M, Kibbi AG, Khattar J, Salman SM, Zaynoun ST. Lichen planopilaris: a clinicopathologic study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1990

- Hamadeh G. Documentation of after-hours telephone contacts by family medicine residents. Family Medicine.1989

- Traboulsi, E.I., Azar, D.T., Khattar J., Salamoun, S.G. A-scan ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Orbital Dermoid cysts. Annals of ophthalmology.1988

- Hamadeh G. Religion, Magic, and Medicine. The Journal of Family Practice.1987

- Frangieh G, El Baba F, Khattar J, Salamoun S, Fares B. Mucormycosis. Arab Journal of Medicine.1984


Chapters in Books / Manuals / Audiovisual Material
- I wish I had better news: A video companion to health professionals. Saab B (editor). Audiovisual kit. Beirut: Lebanese Ministry of Health and Lebanese Society of Family Medicine. 2005.
- Communication skills in medical practice: A video companion to health professionals. Saab B (editor). 36 minutes video and manual, Beirut: American University of Beirut, 2002.
- Saab B. Essential vaccination. Clinical guide for school health. Beirut, Published by the Lebanese Ministries of Public Health and Education, 2000:27-29.
- Saab B. Sinusites. In: Hamadeh G. editor. Clinical guide for primary health care physicians. Beirut, Lebanese Ministry of Public Health publication, 2000: 28-32.
- Saab B. Dyspepsia. In: Hamadeh G. editor. Clinical guide for primary health care physicians. Beirut, Lebanese Ministry of Public Health publication, 2000: 12-14.
- Saab B. Peptic ulcer. In: Hamadeh G. editor. Clinical guide for primary health care physicians. Beirut, Lebanese Ministry of Public Health publication, 2000: 15-18.
- Saab B. Periodic health examination. In: Hamadeh G. editor. Clinical guide for primary health care physicians. Beirut, Lebanese Ministry of Public Health publication, 2000: 171-173.
- Usta J. Contraception, Clinical Guide for Primary Health Care Physicians Hamadeh G. editor. Beirut, Lebanese Ministry of Public Health 2000,137-141
- Usta J. Vaginal Discharge, Clinical Guide for Primary Health Care Physicians. Hamadeh G. editor. Beirut, Lebanese Ministry of Public Health 2000, 142-144
- Usta J. Prenatal Care, Clinical Guide for Primary Health Care Physicians Hamadeh G. editor. Beirut, Lebanese Ministry of Public Health 2000,145-148
- Usta J. Menopause, Clinical Guide for Primary Health Care Physicians. Hamadeh G. editor. Beirut, Lebanese Ministry of Public Health 2000,133-136
- Usta J. Urinary Incontinence, Clinical Guide for Primary Health Care Physicians Hamadeh G. editor. Beirut, Lebanese Ministry of Public Health 2000, 43-46

Books
- Hamadeh G, editor. Clinical guide for primary health care physicians (pdf format). Beirut: Ministry of Public Health; 2000.
- Hamadeh G, Rabah R, Zein A. Editors. School health physical examination guide. Beirut: Makassed social and health office; 2000.

Monographs
- Guide on Lactation Management for medical and paramedical professionals-Monograph issued by Ministry of Health and UNICEF-1997
- Hamadeh G, Saab B, Major S, Akel M, Khogali M and Adib S. Prescription patterns in primary care in Lebanon. Prescription study with costing and prescribed drug dosages (PDD) derived from prospective data collection over 1 year and correlation to medical diagnoses in a defined service population. Supported by WHO and Lebanon ministry of public health - March 1999.
- Hamadeh G. Primary health care centers information system for Lebanon. Recommendations for the organization of medical records and practice analysis in the primary health care centers of Lebanon. Supported by WHO and Lebanon ministry of public health - September 1994.
- Khayrieh M, Saab BR, Zorba F. How to live safely with diabetes. Ministry of Health, Bahrain, 1992.
- Khogali M, Nehlawi M, Nakkash R, Soweid R. Together for Heart Health. An Initiative for Community-Based Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Prevention & Control - May 2002.
- Ornstein SO and Hamadeh G. Medical software templates for use with "Medical Writer" medical transcription software published by Physician Micro Systems Inc. Seattle, WA. - May 1992.
- Physical and Mental Health of Working Children- Monograph issued by Ministry of Social Affairs and UNICEF. 1998
- Report on Midwifery and Small Maternity Clinics in Lebanon: Ministry of Public Health and UNICEF, 1998
- Saab BR. Common medications consumed in Lebanon. In: Issa G, Bibi G, eds. Drugs issues in the Arab countries: essential drugs and the rational use of drugs - challenges and initiatives. ARC-Nicosia, 1994.
- Saab BR. Traffic accidents: prevention from disability and handicap. Lebanese Society of Family Medicine, 1993. Coordinated the symposium which was sponsored by WHO, U.S. Agency for International Development, and the World Rehabilitation Fund.
- Saab BR. Essential drug use in primary care: a field survey. In : UNICEF Program in Beirut, ed. Essential drugs in primary care. Ministry of Health, Lebanon, 1995.

Software
- Hamadeh G. Polyclinic appointment scheduling software. A cross platform (Mac OS/Win) database system for Family Medicine Private Clinics. Completed in June 2001.
- Hamadeh G,Khalidi U. Study guide of the chemistry of pH, buffers and acid-base balance. Simple interactive PowerPoint based flash card learning module. November 2000.
- Hamadeh G. Hospital employee health monitoring, follow up and reminders. A cross platform (Mac OS/Win) database system implemented at the University Health Services at AUB. Completed in May 1998.
- Hamadeh G. Prescription monitoring and renewal. A cross platform (Mac OS/Win) database system implemented at the University Health Services at AUB. Completed in May 1998.
- Hamadeh G. Polyclinic practice analysis software. A cross platform (Mac OS/Win) database system implemented at the University Health Services at AUB to schedule, record and audit patients visits, diagnoses, sick leaves and referrals. Completed in October 1997.
- Hamadeh G, Zarif H. Health Center Information System. Practice analysis Fox Pro based software developed for use by the Lebanon ministry of health at its primary care health centers. Developed with a grant from WHO - 1994.
- Hamadeh G. School health database system. Student's health database system developed with File Maker Pro for Macintosh for use at the American Community School - 1993.
- Hamadeh G, Shami A. Family Medicine System. Practice analysis Clipper based software developed for use at the American University of Beirut Family Medicine Practice clinic. (1989 - 1990)

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