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  1. The carbon footprint of thesis production: Advocating for academic reform at Bangladesh Medical University

    Article • Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, March 2026, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL)

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  2. Pioneering Open Science in Bangladesh: A call to action for Data Article adoption

    Article • Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, June 2025, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL)

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  3. Desk-rejection of manuscripts: A necessary step for quality and efficiency

    Article • Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, March 2025, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL)

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  4. Association of nailfold capillaroscopic findings with clinical features in patients with systemic sclerosis

    Article • Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, March 2024, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL)

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  5. Peer review: An essential component of scientific publications

    Article • Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, December 2023, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL)

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  6. High prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among Bangladeshi women deserves attention

    Article • Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, April 2023, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL)

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  7. Low physical activity among middle-aged type-2 diabetic outpatients of two peripheral hospitals in Bangladesh

    Article • PLOS One, April 2023, PLOS

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  8. HLA‐DQ and ‐DR alleles in patients with SLE: A tertiary hospital‐based case–control study in Bangladesh

    Article • Rheumatology & Autoimmunity, February 2023, Wiley

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  9. Epidemiology of injury related disabilities in a selected district in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study

    Article • Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, February 2023, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL)

    Professor Saidur Rahman Mashreky, Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  10. Stunting and its associated factors in under-five children: evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2014

    Article • Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, February 2023, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL)

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  11. The ethics of plagiarism

    Article • Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, February 2023, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL)

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  12. Authorship criteria and sequence

    Article • Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, January 2023, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL)

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  13. Declining trend of tobacco use in a rural community of Bangladesh: Results of eight years of community interventions

    Article • Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, January 2023, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL)

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  14. Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh 2020: a population-based cross-sectional study

    Article • BMJ Open, November 2022, BMJ

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  15. Functional disability and health-related quality of life among systemic sclerosis patients in Bangladesh

    Article • BMC Rheumatology, September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  16. Associations of autoantibodies and clinical profile of the patients with systemic sclerosis

    Article • Rheumatology & Autoimmunity, September 2022, Wiley

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  17. Comparison of three spot urine formulae and their validation using 24-hour urine sodium for estimation of daily salt intake: a cross-sectional study among Bangladeshi adults

    Article • BMJ Open, September 2022, BMJ

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  18. Low back pain in the Bangladeshi adult population: a cross-sectional national survey

    Article • BMJ Open, September 2022, BMJ

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  19. Risk factors of non-specific low back pain in a rural community of Bangladesh: A case-control study

    Article • F1000Research, July 2022, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  20. Weighting National Survey Data in Bangladesh: Why, How and Which weight?

    Article • Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin, May 2022, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL)

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  21. Risk factors of knee osteoarthritis in Bangladeshi adults: a national survey

    Article • BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, April 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  22. Prevalence of blindness and its determinants in Bangladeshi adult population: results from a national cross-sectional survey

    Article • BMJ Open, April 2022, BMJ

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  23. Post-chikungunya arthritis: a longitudinal study in a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh

    Article • Tropical Medicine and Health, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  24. Facing the challenges of smokeless tobacco epidemic in Bangladesh

    Article • Lifestyle Medicine, March 2022, Wiley

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  25. Pregnancy-related health status in a remote rural area of Bangladesh: results from a clinic-based cross-section of antenatal check-up visits

    Article • Journal of Xiangya Medicine, March 2022, AME Publishing Company

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  26. Human leukocyte antigen B polymorphism and association between HLA‐B27 and endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 1 rs30187 SNP in patients with ankylosing spondylitis in Bangladesh

    Article • Rheumatology & Autoimmunity, February 2022, Wiley

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  27. Noncommunicable disease risk factors among postgraduate students in Dhaka city, Bangladesh: a multi-centric cross-sectional study

    Article • Journal of Xiangya Medicine, December 2021, AME Publishing Company

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  28. Noncommunicable disease risk factors among the trainee doctors of a tertiary level diabetes hospital in Bangladesh

    Article • Lifestyle Medicine, August 2021, Wiley

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  29. An assessment of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University for improving the research capacity

    Article • Journal of Global Health Reports, August 2021, Edinburgh University Global Health Society

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  30. Estimated total cardiovascular risk in a rural area of Bangladesh: a household level cross-sectional survey done by local community health workers

    Article • BMJ Open, August 2021, BMJ

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  31. Associations of obesity with balance and gait among young adults in Bangladesh

    Article • Journal of Xiangya Medicine, June 2021, AME Publishing Company

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  32. A simple behavior change communication package for school children improves lifestyle of rural Bangladeshi students

    Article • Journal of Xiangya Medicine, March 2021, AME Publishing Company

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  33. Risk of Depression among Early Onset Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

    Article • Dubai Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal, January 2021, Karger Publishers

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  34. Wealth Differentials in Prevalence of Self- Reported Diabetes Mellitus in Bangladeshi Adults

    Article • Cardiovascular Journal, December 2020, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL)

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  35. Distribution of blood group among pregnant women in a rural area of Bangladesh

    Article • Journal of Xiangya Medicine, December 2020, AME Publishing Company

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  36. Prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions and related disabilities in Bangladeshi adults: a cross-sectional national survey

    Article • BMC Rheumatology, December 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  37. Risk factors for non-communicable diseases in Bangladesh: findings of the population-based cross-sectional national survey 2018

    Article • BMJ Open, November 2020, BMJ

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  38. Prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions and related disabilities in Bangladeshi adults: a cross-sectional national survey

    Article • October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  39. Prevalence of epilepsy in Bangladesh: Results from a national household survey

    Article • Epilepsia Open, September 2020, Wiley

    Md Rijwan Bhuiyan, Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  40. Prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions and related disabilities in Bangladeshi adults: a cross-sectional national survey

    Article • September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  41. Prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions and related disabilities in Bangladeshi adults: a cross-sectional national survey

    Article • September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  42. Salt intake among university students of Bangladesh

    Article • Journal of Xiangya Medicine, September 2020, AME Publishing Company

    Dr. Jheelam Biswas, Md. Shahriar Mahbub, Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  43. Sex differences in prevalence and determinants of hypertension among adults: a cross-sectional survey of one rural village in Bangladesh

    Article • BMJ Open, September 2020, BMJ

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  44. Prevalence of diabetes mellitus as obtained by nationwide screening in urban areas of Bangladesh

    Article • British Journal of Diabetes, June 2020, ABCD Diabetes Care, Ltd.

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  45. Weighting National Survey Data: why, how and which weight?

    Article • May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  46. Prevalence of Rheumatic Disorders and Related Disabilities in Bangladeshi Adults: A Cross-Sectional National Survey

    Article • May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  47. Prevalence and determinants of hyperglycaemia among adults in Bangladesh: results from a population-based national survey

    Article • BMJ Open, July 2019, BMJ

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  48. Epidemiology of hypertension among Bangladeshi adults using the 2017 ACC/AHA Hypertension Clinical Practice Guidelines and Joint National Committee 7 Guidelines

    Article • Journal of Human Hypertension, July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  49. Prevalence of Risk Factors of non-communicable Diseases in an Adult Population of Rural Bangladesh

    Article • Cardiovascular Journal, April 2018, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL)

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  50. Smokeless Tobacco Use is “Replacing” the Smoking Epidemic in the South-East Asia Region

    Article • Nicotine & Tobacco Research, December 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman, Dr Deneshkumar V

  51. Prevalence, treatment patterns, and risk factors of hypertension and pre-hypertension among Bangladeshi adults

    Article • Journal of Human Hypertension, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Md Ridwanur Rahman, Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  52. Sociodemographic Determinants of Low Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Bangladeshi Adults: Results From WHO-STEPS Survey 2010

    Article • Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, March 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  53. Physical activity levels and associated socio-demographic factors in Bangladeshi adults: a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMC Public Health, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  54. Alcohol consumption among adults in Bangladesh: Results from STEPS 2010

    Article • WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health, January 2017, Medknow

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  55. Smokeless tobacco and public health in Bangladesh

    Article • Indian Journal of Public Health, January 2017, Medknow

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  56. Hypertension Clinic Service is a Good Opportunity for Tobacco Cessation in Bangladeshi Villagers

    Article • Cardiovascular Journal, September 2016, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL)

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman, prof JASIMUDDIN AHMED

  57. 114 Prevalence of disability in a district of Bangladesh

    Article • Injury Prevention, September 2016, BMJ

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman, Professor Saidur Rahman Mashreky

  58. Salt Intake in an Adult Population of Bangladesh

    Article • Global Heart, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  59. Physical activity levels in Bangladeshi adults: results from STEPS survey 2010

    Article • Public Health, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  60. Prevalence of disability in Manikganj district of Bangladesh: results from a large-scale cross-sectional survey

    Article • BMJ Open, July 2016, BMJ

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman, Professor Saidur Rahman Mashreky

  61. Salt Intake Behavior Among the Faculties And Doctors of Bangladesh University of Health Sciences

    Article • Cardiovascular Journal, February 2016, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL)

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  62. Making Home Smoke Free in a Bangladeshi Village through an Intervention at School

    Article • Cardiovascular Journal, February 2016, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL)

    prof JASIMUDDIN AHMED, Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  63. Prevalence of risk factors for non-communicable diseases in Bangladesh: Results from STEPS survey 2010

    Article • Indian Journal of Public Health, January 2016, Medknow

    Dr Mostafa M Zaman, Dr Md Ridwanur Rahman, Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  64. Blood glucose and cholesterol levels in adult population of Bangladesh: Results from STEPS 2006 survey

    Article • Indian Heart Journal, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  65. Emerging Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases in Bangladesh

    Article • Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis, January 2016, Japan Atherosclerosis Society

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman, Dr. Tanvir Chowdhury Turin

  66. Prevalence of Stroke in a Rural Population of Bangladesh

    Article • Global Heart, December 2015, Elsevier

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman, Dr. Tanvir Chowdhury Turin

  67. Trends of Smokeless Tobacco use among Adults (Aged 15-49 Years) in Bangladesh, India and Nepal

    Article • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, October 2015, Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  68. Erratum to: Clustering of non-communicable diseases risk factors in Bangladeshi adults: an analysis of STEPS survey 2013

    Article • BMC Public Health, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  69. Clustering of non-communicable diseases risk factors in Bangladeshi adults: An analysis of STEPS survey 2013

    Article • BMC Public Health, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  70. Childhood Nutrition and Prevention of Rheumatic Fever

    Article • Global Heart, March 2015, Elsevier

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  71. RHD Prevention Perspectives in Bangladesh

    Article • Global Heart, March 2015, Elsevier

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  72. Disabling hearing impairment in the Bangladeshi population

    Article • The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, January 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Mostafa M Zaman, Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  73. Prevalence of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Bangladeshi children

    Article • Indian Heart Journal, January 2015, Elsevier

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  74. Dual use of tobacco among Bangladeshi men

    Article • Indian Journal of Cancer, January 2014, Medknow

    Dr Mostafa M Zaman, Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  75. Burden of Cardio- and Cerebro-vascular Diseases and the Conventional Risk Factors in South Asian Population

    Article • Global Heart, June 2013, Elsevier

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman, Dr. Tanvir Chowdhury Turin

  76. A cross-country comparison of secondhand smoke exposure among adults: findings from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)

    Article • Tobacco Control, September 2012, BMJ

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  77. Tobacco use in 3 billion individuals from 16 countries: an analysis of nationally representative cross-sectional household surveys

    Article • The Lancet, August 2012, Elsevier

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  78. Social Determinants of Health and Tobacco Use in Thirteen Low and Middle Income Countries: Evidence from Global Adult Tobacco Survey

    Article • PLOS One, March 2012, PLOS

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  79. Predictors of tobacco smoking and smokeless tobacco use among adults in Bangladesh

    Article • Indian Journal of Cancer, January 2012, Medknow

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  80. Conducting Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) using Digital Technology in Bangladesh

    Article • Bangladesh Medical Journal, October 2009, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL)

    Dr Mostafa M Zaman, Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  81. Prevalence of metabolic factors among the patients with essential hypertension

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, October 2009, Elsevier

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  82. Clustering of metabolic factors among the patients with essential hypertension

    Article • Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin, January 2009, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL)

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  83. Smoking and smokeless tobacco consumption: Possible risk factors for coronary heart disease among young patients attending a tertiary care cardiac hospital in Bangladesh

    Article • Public Health, December 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Muhammad Aziz Rahman, Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  84. Plasma lipids in a rural population of Bangladesh

    Article • European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation, June 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  85. Plasma lipids in a rural population of Bangladesh

    Article • European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation, June 2006, SAGE Publications

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  86. Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Rural Bangladeshi Women

    Article • Diabetes Care, May 2006, American Diabetes Association

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  87. Prevalence of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in rural Bangladesh

    Article • Tropical Doctor, July 2005, SAGE Publications

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  88. Non-biochemical Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in General Clinic-based Rural Population of Bangladesh

    Article • Journal of Epidemiology, January 2004, Japan Epidemiological Association

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  89. Declining Trend of Rheumatic Fever Observed in Bangladesh, 1991–1997

    Article • Tropical Doctor, July 2001, SAGE Publications

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  90. Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Risk, April 2001, SAGE Publications

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  91. Apolipoprotein E Genetic Polymorphism and Stroke Subtypes in a Bangladeshi Hospital-Based Study.

    Article • Journal of Epidemiology, January 2001, Japan Epidemiological Association

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  92. Reference Value of Immunoglobulins in Healthy School Children of Bangladesh.

    Article • Journal of Epidemiology, January 2001, Japan Epidemiological Association

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  93. Angiotensin converting enzyme genetic polymorphism is not associated with hypertension in a cross-sectional sample of a Japanese population: The Shibata Study

    Article • Journal of Hypertension, January 2001, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  94. SERUM ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL AND BETA-CAROTENE LEVELS ARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH RHEUMATIC FEVER IN BANGLADESHI CHILDREN

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, February 2000, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  95. SERUM ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL AND BETA-CAROTENE LEVELS ARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH RHEUMATIC FEVER IN BANGLADESHI CHILDREN

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, February 2000, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  96. Population Attributable Fraction of Stroke Incidence in Middle-Aged and Elderly People: Contributions of Hypertension, Smoking and Atrial Fibrillation

    Article • Neuroepidemiology, January 2000, Karger Publishers

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  97. Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate in Healthy School Children of Bangladesh

    Article • Journal of Epidemiology, January 2000, Japan Epidemiological Association

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  98. Prevalence of hypertension in a Bangladeshi adult population

    Article • Journal of Human Hypertension, July 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  99. Association of rheumatic fever with serum albumin concentration and body iron stores in Bangladeshi children: case-control study

    Article • BMJ, November 1998, BMJ

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  100. Does rheumatic fever occur usually between the ages of 5 and 15 years?

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, September 1998, Elsevier

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  101. Descriptive epidemiology of body mass index in Japanese adults in a representative sample from the National Nutrition Survey 1990–1994

    Article • International Journal of Obesity, July 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  102. Nutritional factors associated with rheumatic fever

    Article • Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, June 1998, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  103. Reporting of attributable and relative risks, 1966–97

    Article • The Lancet, April 1998, Elsevier

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  104. Association of Apolipoprotein Genetic Polymorphisms With Plasma Cholesterol in a Japanese Rural Population

    Article • Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, December 1997, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  105. Socio-economic deprivation associated with acute rheumatic fever. A hospital-based case-control study in Bangladesh

    Article • Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, July 1997, Wiley

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  106. Secular Trends in Death Rates from Ischemic Heart Diseases and Cerebrovascular Diseases in Selected Countries

    Article • Journal of Epidemiology, January 1996, Japan Epidemiological Association

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  107. The Reference Value of Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate for Differential Diagnosis of Rheumatic Fever Among Bangladeshi Children

    Article • Journal of Epidemiology, January 1996, Japan Epidemiological Association

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman

  108. Allele Frequency of Apolipoprotein Gene Polymorphisms and Association between Genotype and Serum Lipid and Apolipoprotein Levels

    Article • Journal of Epidemiology, January 1995, Japan Epidemiological Association

    Dr M Mostafa Zaman