Ossama Abbas

Biographic Data

ID7254244
NAMEOssama Abbas
GIVEN NAMESOssama
FAMILY NAMEAbbas
SIGNATUREABBAS O
AFFILIATIONSAmerican University of Beirut
ORCID0000-0001-6970-8056
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2003
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX0

  • Consanguinity rates among Syrian refugees in Lebanon

    Open AccessMalak El Sabeh, Mohamed Faisal Kassir et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2021

    Consanguineous marriage is a deeply rooted tradition in the Arab world. Such marriages are linked to higher rates of recessive genetic diseases. During the Syrian conflict, which started in 2011, around one million Syrian individuals became refugees in Lebanon. This study assessed the consanguinity rates among Syrian refugees living in Lebanon up to three successive consanguineous generations, and examined refugees’ awareness of the possible cons…

  • Attitudinal and Behavioral Changes Concerning “Mad Cow Disease” Among Nurses in Lebanon

    Steve Harakeh, Rima Afifi et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition2003

    The current study included a sample of 159 nurses from the American University of Beirut's Medical Center (AUB-M.C), the St. Georges Hospital, and the Sacré Coeur Hospital in Lebanon. The aim of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude, and behavioral toward “Mad Cow Disease” (MCD) among these nurses. Nurses completed self-administered anonymous survey. The results of the study showed generally that nurses were not very knowledgeable about MC…