Albert B Lowenfels

Biographic Data

ID762880
NAMEAlbert B Lowenfels
GIVEN NAMESAlbert B
FAMILY NAMELowenfels
SIGNATURELOWENFELS A B
AFFILIATIONSNew York Medical College
ORCID0000-0003-3631-4530
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR2
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1992
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • Rethinking bottled water in public health discourse

    Open AccessAmit Abraham, Sohaila Cheema et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2024

    box The use of plastic bottles for the consumption of beverages, including water, exacts an immense toll on human and planetary health, from leaching of toxic substances to degradation of ecosystems and increasing greenhouse gas emissions

  • HPV infection and vaccination

    Open AccessSohaila Cheema, Amit Abraham et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    Overall, 77.7% of the student population had some-to-good levels of knowledge about HPV-related infection, cancer, and vaccination. There are gaps in the student population's understanding and knowledge about HPV. Increasing knowledge can be key toward shared decision-making for HPV vaccination among eligible populations. Targeted public health campaigns and integration into childhood vaccination programs should be critical first steps, especiall…

  • Assessment of Overweight, Obesity, Central Obesity, and Type 2 Diabetes among Adolescents in Qatar

    Open AccessSohaila Cheema, Amit Abraham et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    Qatar has a high obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) burden. This study aimed to (1) determine the prevalence of overweight, obesity, and T2DM in 13-17-year-old adolescents and (2) evaluate associations with adolescents' lifestyle and breastfeeding history, parental weight, and familial T2DM history. A cross-sectional study (double-stage cluster sampling) was conducted in 2018-2020 using a self-administered parental and adolescent questio…

  • Physical Activity and Its Barriers and Facilitators among University Students in Qatar

    Open AccessKarima Chaabna, Ravinder Mamtani et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    Physical inactivity is a leading risk factor for non-communicable diseases worldwide. This study investigated physical activity (PA) level among university students in Qatar and assessed other lifestyle and demographic factors associated with PA. A cross-sectional study was conducted between February 2017 and February 2018. A self-administered questionnaire, comprising questions from the International Physical Activity Questionnaire and other val…

  • Knowledge and Anxiety about Covid-19 in the State of Qatar, and the Middle East and North Africa Region—A Cross Sectional Study

    Open AccessSathyanarayanan Doraiswamy, Sohaila Cheema et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021

    While the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic wreaked havoc across the globe, we have witnessed substantial mis- and disinformation regarding various aspects of the disease. We conducted a cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire for the general public (recruited via social media) and healthcare workers (recruited via email) from the State of Qatar, and the Middle East and North Africa region to understand the knowle…

  • Critical Issues in Healthcare Policy and Politics in the Gulf Cooperation Council States

    Albert B Lowenfels, Ravinder MamtaniEDITORBOOKCritical Issues in Healthcare…2018

  • Oral health behavior and factors associated with poor oral status in Qatar

    Open AccessSohaila Cheema, Patrick Maisonneuve et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2017

    Our results provide evidence that oral health remains a public health concern in Qatar

  • Alcohol

    Peter Boyle, Paolo Boffetta et al.EDITORBOOKAlcohol2013

    From the cover. Alcohol has always been an issue in public health but it is currently assuming increasing importance as a cause of disease and premature death worldwide. Alcohol: Science, Policy, and Public Health provides an interdisciplinary source of information that links together the usually separate fields of science, policy, and public health. This comprehensive volume highlights the importance of bringing scientific knowledge to bear in o…

  • The influence of alcohol consumption on worldwide trends in mortality from upper aerodigestive tract cancers in men

    Gary J Macfarlane, Tatiana V Macfarlane et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…1996References: 8

    STUDY OBJECTIVES: To assess current trends in male mortality from cancers of the oral cavity/pharynx, oesophagus, and larynx (upper aerodigestive tract cancers), and relate these to past national consumption of alcohol and smoking of cigarettes. To assess the impact of current trends in alcohol consumption and tobacco smoking on likely future rates of these cancers. DESIGN: Mortality data for cancers of the oral cavity/pharynx, oesophagus, and la…

  • Gallstones and Gallbladder Cancer in Southwestern Native Americans

    Open AccessAlbert B LowenfelsARTICLEAmerican Indian Culture and…1992

    We have studied the relationship between gallstones and gallbladder cancer in American Indians located in the southwestern United States. As determined in a case-control study, the overall age-and sex-adjusted relative risk for this group was 20.9 (95 percent confidence interval 8.1-54). The corresponding relative risk for non-Indian subjects was significantly less: 4.4 (95 percent confidence interval 2.6-7.3). Indian subjects were more likely to…