Pr Helmi BEN SAAD
Faculty of medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse
Professor, Medicine And Medical Sciences
Tunisia
My co-authors include
Ketfi Abdelbassat
Imen Ben cheikh
Latifa Berrezouga
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My Publications
Do Tunisians have a European ancestry?
European Respiratory Journal
July 2021
The combined effects of announcing spirometric lung age and an education session about ...
September 2020
What constitutes a “clinically significant” bronchodilator response in children?
European Respiratory Journal
May 2020
The impacts of parity on lung function data (LFD) of healthy females aged 40 years and ...
PLoS ONE
November 2019
The Impacts of Ramadan Intermittent Fasting on Oxidant/Antioxidant Stress Biomarkers of...
American Journal of Men s Health
May 2019
Promoting the development of reference equations for spirometric lung-age
Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews
April 2019
Comparison of Periodontal Status Between Male Exclusive Narghile Smokers and Male Exclu...
American Journal of Men s Health
March 2019
Understanding of plagiarism among North-African university hospital doctors (UHDs): A p...
Accountability in Research
January 2019
Biochemical Data and Metabolic Profiles of Male Exclusive Narghile Smokers (ENSs) Compa...
American Journal of Men s Health
January 2019
Does Ramadan Fasting Affect Spirometric Data of Healthy Adolescents?
Clinical Medicine Insights Pediatrics
January 2019
The Effects of Ramadan-Fasting (RF) on Inflammatory and Hematological Indices of Stable...
American Journal of Men s Health
August 2018
COPD in exclusive narghile smokers: Some points to verify
Chronic Respiratory Disease
October 2017
The Effects of RIF on Spirometric Data of Stable COPD Patients: A Pilot Study
American Journal of Men s Health
October 2017
Promoting the inclusion of vital-capacity data in the bronchodilator response
International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
April 2017
Critical appraisal of the clinical utility of sublingual immunotherapy in allergy
Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
December 2016
The Effects of Ramadan Fasting on the Spirometric Data of Healthy Adult Males
American Journal of Men s Health
October 2016
Pulmonary Function of Young Muslim Males During the Month of Ramadan: Some Points to Hi...
American Journal of Men s Health
August 2016
Handicap status of exclusive narghile smokers compared to exclusive cigarette smokers: ...
Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis
April 2016
Incapacity, Handicap, and Oxidative Stress Markers of Male Smokers With and Without COPD
Respiratory Care
March 2016
Periodontal bone height of exclusive narghile smokers compared with exclusive cigarette...
Libyan Journal of Medicine
January 2016
6-Min walk-test data in healthy North-African subjects aged 16–40years
Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis
January 2016
Critical analysis of the published literature about the effects of narghile use on oral...
Libyan Journal of Medicine
November 2015
Fraction of exhaled nitric oxide in healthy elderly Tunisian subjects
Nitric Oxide
November 2015
6-minute walk distance in young healthy north-African adults aged 16 to 40 years
September 2015
Effects of Ramadan intermittent fasting (RIF) on spirometry in healthy young adults
September 2015
Fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNo) norms in healthy elderly Tunisian subjects
September 2015
Lung function in poorly controlled type 1 North African diabetic patients: A case-contr...
Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis
July 2015
6-Min walk-test data in severe obstructive-sleep-apnea-hypopnea-syndrome (OSAHS) under ...
Respiratory Medicine
May 2015
Erythropoietin enhances whole body lipid oxidation during prolonged exercise in humans
Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry
January 2015
Defining obstructive ventilatory defect in 2015
Libyan Journal of Medicine
January 2015
Methodological problems in the article comparing lung function profiles and aerobic cap...
Libyan Journal of Medicine
January 2015
Critical analysis of the published literature about the effects of Ramadan intermittent...
Libyan Journal of Medicine
January 2015
Reference values of capillary blood volume and pulmonary membrane diffusing capacity in...
Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis
July 2014
Spirometric “Lung Age” estimation for North African population
Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis
April 2014
Effects of Ramadan on physical capacities of North African boys fasting for the first time
Libyan Journal of Medicine
January 2014
Fraction of Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) Norms in Healthy Tunisian Adults
BioMed Research International
January 2014
Oxidative stress and lung function profiles of male smokers free from COPD compared to ...
Libyan Journal of Medicine
January 2014
Place de la distension pulmonaire dans l’exploration des gros fumeurs de cigarettes
Revue des Maladies Respiratoires
January 2014
The recent multi-ethnic global lung initiative 2012 (GLI2012) reference values don't re...
Respiratory Medicine
December 2013
Pulmonary functions of narghile smokers compared to cigarette smokers: a case–control s...
Libyan Journal of Medicine
January 2013
Fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) norms in healthy North African children 5-16 ye...
Pediatric Pulmonology
November 2012
Six-Minute Walk Test Improved Forearm Skin Blood Flow in Tunisian Obese Women
Obesity
September 2012
Six-minute walk test in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus patients living in Nort...
Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity
August 2012
Changes in six-minute walking distance during pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with...
International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
July 2010
Effect of an overground walking training on gait performance in healthy 65- to 80-year-...
Experimental Gerontology
June 2010
Le narguilé et ses effets sur la santé. Partie II : les effets du narguilé sur la santé
Revue de Pneumologie Clinique
April 2010
North-African Reference Values of Alveolar Membrane Diffusion Capacity and Pulmonary Ca...
Respiration
January 2010
Effect of training status on adiponectin concentrations
Sport Sciences for Health
December 2009
Le narguilé et ses effets sur la santé. Partie I : le narguilé, description générale et...
Revue de Pneumologie Clinique
December 2009
Fat-free mass of healthy North African children aged 8-16 years
Fitness & Performance Journal
July 2009
Masa libre de gordura de niños saludables norteafricanos con 8-16 años de edad
Fitness & Performance Journal
July 2009
Massa livre de gordura de crianças saudáveis norte-africanas com 8-16 anos de idade
Fitness & Performance Journal
July 2009
Reference equation for 6-min walk distance in healthy North African children 6-16 years...
Pediatric Pulmonology
March 2009
6-Minute walk distance in healthy North Africans older than 40 years: Influence of parity
Respiratory Medicine
January 2009
One-year endurance training: Effects on lung function and airway inflammation
Journal of Sports Sciences
October 2008
The forgotten message from gold: FVC is a primary clinical outcome measure of bronchodi...
Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
October 2008
017 Profil spirométrique des fumeurs du narguilé
Revue des Maladies Respiratoires
November 2007
Quelle définition faut-il choisir pour la réversibilité de l’obstruction bronchique ?
Revue des Maladies Respiratoires
November 2007
Quelle définition faut-il choisir pour le déficit ventilatoire obstructif ?
Revue des Maladies Respiratoires
March 2007
22 Quelle définition faut-il choisir pour le déficit ventilatoire obstructif ?
Revue des Maladies Respiratoires
January 2007
23 Quelle définition faut-il choisir pour la réversibilité bronchique ?
Revue des Maladies Respiratoires
January 2007
Distance de marche de 6 minutes chez les tunisiens sains âgés de 40 ans et plus: facteu...
Revue des Maladies Respiratoires
September 2006
Aerobic determinants of the decline in preferred walking speed in healthy, active 65- a...
Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology
December 2003
