Arnon Afek

Dados Biográficos

ID6173897
NOMEArnon Afek
PRENOMESArnon
SOBRENOMEAfek
ASSINATURAAFEK A
AFILIAÇÕESTel Aviv University
ORCID0000-0002-8057-0622
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS5
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES1
TOTAL COMO AUTOR5
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2020
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2024
ÍNDICE H1

  • Cognitive function in adolescence and the risk of early-onset stroke

    Aya Bardugo, Cole D Bendor et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2024Citada por: 1Referências: 38

    Background Stroke is increasingly prevalent at younger ages but the risk factors are uncertain. We examined the association between adolescent cognitive function and early-onset stroke. Methods This was a nationwide population-based cohort study of 1 741 345 Israeli adolescents (42% women) who underwent comprehensive cognitive function tests at age 16–20 years, before mandatory military service, during 1987–2012. Cognitive function (range: 1–9) w…

  • Is There an Association between BMI, Height, and Gender and Long-Bone Fractures during Childhood and Adolescence? A Large Cross-Sectional Population Study of 911,206 Subjects

    Open AccessRaphael Lotan, Ran Thein et al.ARTICLEChildren2023

    There is an association between BMI, body height, and TLFs in healthy adolescents. TLFs are more common in males, but the strongest association between overweight and obesity is evident in females

  • Gender bias in the evaluation of interns in different medical specialties

    Open AccessRoy Adar, Rotem Kahalon et al.ARTICLEMedical Teacher2022

    INTRODUCTION: The field of medicine is characterized by within-field gender segregation: Gender ratios vary systematically by subdisciplines. This segregation might be, in part, due to gender bias in the assessment of women and men medical doctors. METHODS: We examined whether the assessments, i.e. overall score, department scores and skills scores, interns receive by their superiors during their internship year, vary as a function of their gende…

  • Sleep Difficulties Among Covid-19 Frontline Healthcare Workers

    Open AccessRony Cleper, Nimrod Hertz‐Palmor et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2022

    COVID-19 frontline HCW were more likely to report sleep difficulties, mainly difficulty maintaining sleep, as compared with non-COVID-19 HCW working at the same hospital. Negative patient-care related experiences likely mediated the increased probability for those difficulties. Future research is needed to elucidate the long-term trajectories of sleep difficulties among HCW during large scale outbreaks, and to identify risk factors for their pers…

  • Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Covid-19 Isolated Patients and in Their Relatives

    Open AccessShirel Dorman-Ilan, Nimrod Hertz‐Palmor et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2020

    Background: While focusing on the management and care of COVID-19 patients, the mental health of these patients and their relatives is being overlooked. The aim of the current study was to measure anxiety and depression, and to assess their association with socio-demographic and pandemic-related stress factors in COVID-19 patients and their relatives during the initial stage of hospitalization. Methods: We assessed isolated hospitalized patients …