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  1. The global, regional, and national burden of cancer, 1990–2023, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

    Article • The Lancet, September 2025, Elsevier

    Sumaira Mubarik, Prof. Tomasz M. Karpiński, Kamoru Ademola Adedokun, Dr. Olumuyiwa James Peter, Mohammad Meshbahur Rahman, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Khurshid Ahmad, Dr MEHNAZ KAMAL, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Mesfin Abebe, Dr Mohammed Kuddus

  2. Association between higher serum uric acid levels and cognitive function: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • The Journals of Gerontology Series A, August 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  3. Pharmacological interventions for anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity in breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

    Article • Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, August 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  4. Global, Regional, and National Burden of Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

    Article • JAMA Neurology, August 2025, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Ahmad Ozair, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin

  5. Burden of neurological disorders in China and its provinces, 1990–2021: Findings from the global burden of disease study 2021

    Article • Med, August 2025, Elsevier

    Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Priyadarshini Bhattacharjee, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam

  6. Global, regional, and national trends in routine childhood vaccination coverage from 1980 to 2023

    Article • The Lancet, June 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Alexandru Corlateanu, Dr Salah Thabit Al Awaidy, Prof. Tomasz M. Karpiński, Asrat Agalu Abejew, Prof. Tabarak Malik, Dr Muhammad Shahzad Aslam, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Dr Adekunle Sanyaolu, Turki Alanzi, James-Paul Kretchy, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr. Olumuyiwa James Peter, Kamoru Ademola Adedokun, Prof Dr Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Syed Muhammad Yousaf Farooq, Malik A Althobiani, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Khurshid Ahmad, Dr MEHNAZ KAMAL, Dr Shariful Islam, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr Mohmmad Khursheed Alam, Felix Nyande

  7. Characterising acute and chronic care needs: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • Nature Communications, May 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Sumaira Mubarik, Turki Alanzi, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Birhanu Ayelign, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Rakesh Kumar Saroj, Professor Catarina Fonseca, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Alexander Mathioudakis, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin

  8. Occupational exposures and incidence of asthma over two decades in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey

    Article • Thorax, April 2025, BMJ

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  9. Global, regional and national burden of dietary iron deficiency from 1990 to 2021: a Global Burden of Disease study

    Article • Nature Medicine, April 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Birhan Tsegaw Taye, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Mesfin Abebe

  10. Associations Between Occupational Exposures and Cough Subclasses Among Middle‐Aged Australians

    Article • Respirology, April 2025, Wiley

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  11. Serum Uric Acid Levels and Longitudinal Change in Cognitive Function in Older Adults: A Sex-Stratified Population-Based Study

    Article • January 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  12. An exploratory qualitative study of perceived motivators and barriers to implementation of a smoke-free common area policy in multiunit housing in urban Bangladesh

    Article • December 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  13. Global, regional, and national stillbirths at 20 weeks' gestation or longer in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet, November 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Mr Nauman Khalid, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Birhan Tsegaw Taye, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Turki Alanzi, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Prince Peprah, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Mesfin Abebe, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin

  14. Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet Neurology, October 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Professor Yousef Khader, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Akram Mahmoud Asbeutah, Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr Dawit Zemedikun, Mr Nauman Khalid, Dr Ahmad Ozair, Sok King Ong, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Omotayo Francis Fagbule, Dr. Najim Z. Alshahrani, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Prince Peprah, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Mesfin Abebe, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin

  15. Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy from 2022 to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet Public Health, October 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Professor Alexandru Corlateanu, Dr Amr Hassan, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Sok King Ong, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Omotayo Francis Fagbule, Dr. Najim Z. Alshahrani, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Prince Peprah, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin

  16. Health and wellbeing of staff working at higher education institutions globally during the post-COVID-19 pandemic period: evidence from a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMC Public Health, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr. Fatih Çömlekçi

  17. Unveiling the occupational hazards: exploring the association between organic dust exposure and hypersensitivity pneumonitis and other interstitial lung diseases

    Article • Thorax, June 2024, BMJ

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  18. Urban-rural differences in factors associated with smartphone addiction among preschoolers in Dhaka district, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional investigation

    Article • June 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  19. Pre-COVID life expectancy, mortality, and burden of diseases for adults 70 years and older in Australia: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study

    Article • The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, June 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Jessica A Kerr, Dr Sheikh M Alif

  20. Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet, May 2024, Elsevier

    Shumaila Nargus, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Dr arnaud Iradukunda, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Prof. Muayyad M Ahmad, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Deborah Aluh, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Dr Madhan Balasubramanian, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Mr. Ahmednur Adem Aliyi, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Mr Nauman Khalid, Sok King Ong, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Dr. Prince Michael Amegbor, Ejemai Eboreime, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Turki Alanzi, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Mohammad Hosein Amirzade-Iranaq, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Jessica A Kerr, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Sandra Barteit, Prince Peprah, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Pritik A Shah, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Mesfin Abebe, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Alexander Mathioudakis, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin

  21. Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a syst...

    Article • The Lancet, May 2024, Elsevier

    Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Javier Abednego Magaña Gomez, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Dr Mohammad Sami Alwardat, Dr. Tungki Pratama Umar, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Dr Amr Hassan, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Mr Nauman Khalid, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Shumaila Nargus, Dr. Prince Michael Amegbor, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Jessica A Kerr, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Sandra Barteit, Prince Peprah, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Pritik A Shah, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Alexander Mathioudakis, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin

  22. Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries

    Article • The Lancet, May 2024, Elsevier

    Oluwaseun Ogundijo, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Salah Thabit Al Awaidy, Deborah Aluh, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Dr Ahmad Ozair, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Dr Mohammad Sami Alwardat, Prof. Muayyad M Ahmad, Dr Amr Hassan, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Mr Nauman Khalid, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Sok King Ong, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Turki Alanzi, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Mohammad Hosein Amirzade-Iranaq, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Omotayo Francis Fagbule, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam, Sandra Barteit, Prince Peprah, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Mesfin Abebe, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Alexander Mathioudakis, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin

  23. Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet, May 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Deborah Aluh, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Dr Mohammad Sami Alwardat, Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Dr Madhan Balasubramanian, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Alexandru Corlateanu, Dr Amr Hassan, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Dr Akram Mahmoud Asbeutah, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Sok King Ong, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Mr Kanwar Hamza Shuja, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Turki Alanzi, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Mohammad Hosein Amirzade-Iranaq, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Omotayo Francis Fagbule, Dr. Najim Z. Alshahrani, Gizachew Taddesse AKALU, Dr Jessica A Kerr, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Sandra Barteit, Prince Peprah, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Mesfin Abebe, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Alexander Mathioudakis

  24. Health and wellbeing of staff working at higher education institutions globally during the post-COVID-19 pandemic period: Evidence from a cross-sectional study

    Article • April 2024, Research Square

    Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam

  25. Global Health Trends 1950–2021: Impact of COVID-19 on Mortality and Population Growth

    Article • The Lancet, March 2024, Elsevier

    Shumaila Nargus, Gerald Chi, Dr Edmond Sanganyado, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Mr Ferry Efendi, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr arnaud Iradukunda, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Prof. Muayyad M Ahmad, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Javier Abednego Magaña Gomez, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Dr. Tungki Pratama Umar, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Mr. Ahmednur Adem Aliyi, Dr SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Mr Nauman Khalid, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Sok King Ong, Dr Deneshkumar V, Ejemai Eboreime, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Dr. Georgios D Panos, Mr Kanwar Hamza Shuja, Turki Alanzi, Hitesh Chopra, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Pallav Sengupta, Gizachew Taddesse AKALU, Dr Jessica A Kerr, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Pritik A Shah, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Mesfin Abebe, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Alexander Mathioudakis, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin

  26. Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet Neurology, March 2024, Elsevier

    Shumaila Nargus, Gerald Chi, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Sumaira Mubarik, Professor Yousef Khader, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Mr. Ahmednur Adem Aliyi, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Sok King Ong, Musa Ali, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Hitesh Chopra, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Professor Richard John Gray, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Mohammad Hosein Amirzade-Iranaq, Fariborz Ghaffarpasand, Dr Pallav Sengupta, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  27. Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet, March 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Deborah Aluh, Sumaira Mubarik, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Prof. Muayyad M Ahmad, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Dr Madhan Balasubramanian, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Mr Nauman Khalid, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Dr Deneshkumar V, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Dr. Georgios D Panos, Mr Kanwar Hamza Shuja, Turki Alanzi, Hitesh Chopra, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Pallav Sengupta, Gizachew Taddesse AKALU, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Sandra Barteit, Prince Peprah, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Pritik A Shah, Mesfin Abebe, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin

  28. Exploring Sex Difference in the Risk Factors and Prognosis of Inoperable Lung Cancer

    Article • January 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  29. Exploring sex difference in the risk factors and prognosis of inoperable lung cancer

    Article • Cancer Treatment and Research Communications, January 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  30. Occupational characteristics and disability-free survival after retirement age: an exploratory analysis from the ASPREE study

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, December 2023, Frontiers

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  31. Long-term occupational exposures on disability-free survival and mortality in older adults

    Article • Occupational Medicine, November 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  32. Global, regional, and national incidence of six major immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: findings from the global burden of disease study 2019

    Article • EClinicalMedicine, October 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Mohammed Kuddus, José João Baltazar Mendes, Dr. Le Huu Nhat Minh, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Dawit Zemedikun, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Kamaluddin Latief, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Alexander Mathioudakis

  33. Exploration of associations between occupational exposures and current adult eczema

    Article • Occupational and Environmental Medicine, October 2023, BMJ

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  34. Australia's Health Evolution: 1990-2019 Disease and Risk Factor Trends

    Article • The Lancet Public Health, August 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr. Saurab Sharma, Ph.D., Mr Ferry Efendi, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Jessica A Kerr, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam

  35. Global, regional, and national burden of allergic disorders and their risk factors in 204 countries and territories, from 1990 to 2019: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • Allergy, July 2023, Wiley

    Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Dr. Le Huu Nhat Minh, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Kamaluddin Latief, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Sheikh M Alif

  36. Editorial: Occupational and environmental health in middle-aged and older adults

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, May 2023, Frontiers

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  37. Global burden of chronic respiratory diseases and risk factors, 1990–2019: an update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • EClinicalMedicine, May 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Laszlo Lorenzovici, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Birhan Tsegaw Taye, Kamaluddin Latief, Dr Sheikh M Alif

  38. COVID-19: Factors Associated with the Psychological Distress, Fear and Resilient Coping Strategies among Community Members in Saudi Arabia

    Article • Healthcare, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Sheikh M Alif

  39. Corrigendum: Editorial: Workplace health promotion, volume II

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, February 2023, Frontiers

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  40. Do people living with HIV have accelerated lung function decline, despite adequate treatment?

    Article • Thorax, February 2023, BMJ

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  41. Knowledge, attitudes and practices of COVID-19 in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMJ Open, February 2023, BMJ

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  42. Editorial: Workplace Health Promotion, volume II

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, December 2022, Frontiers

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  43. Evaluation of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and uptake in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMJ Open, December 2022, BMJ

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  44. Ever and cumulative occupational exposure and lung function decline in longitudinal population-based studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Occupational and Environmental Medicine, October 2022, BMJ

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  45. Psychological impact of COVID-19 on health care workers: cross-sectional analyses from 14 countries

    Article • Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health, July 2022, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Shariful Islam, Dr. Nashwa El-Khazragy, Dr Sheikh M Alif

  46. Efficacy of maternal vaccination during pregnancy against infant respiratory viruses

    Article • Breathe, June 2022, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  47. Association Between Symptoms and Severity of Disease in Hospitalised Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, May 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Sheikh M Alif

  48. Psychological Distress, Fear and Coping Strategies During the Second and Third Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Southern Germany

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, April 2022, Frontiers

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  49. Cancer and mortality in coal mine workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Occupational and Environmental Medicine, November 2021, BMJ

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  50. O-302 A population perspective for the prevention of occupational asthma (European Community Respiratory Health Survey-ECRHS)

    Article • October 2021, BMJ

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  51. Psychological Distress, Fear, and Coping Strategies among Citizens and Residents in Saudi Arabia During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Article • October 2021, Research Square

    Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam

  52. COVID-19: Factors associated with psychological distress, fear, and coping strategies among community members across 17 countries

    Article • Globalization and Health, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Nashwa El-Khazragy, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam

  53. Mapping Anemia in Women: Global Trends and Inequality

    Article • Nature Medicine, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Turki Alanzi, Dr Amr Hassan, Mahdi Shamali, Dr. Asres Bedaso Tilahune, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Getinet Ayano, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Bereket Duko , Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Mr. Alex Yeshaneh, Professor Ashraf Fawzy Nabhan, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Mr Zelalem Alamrew Anteneh, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Mr Ferry Efendi, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Mostafa Dianati, Dr. Mulusew Andualem Asemahagn , Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Baye Dagnew, Dr Shariful Islam

  54. A pragmatic approach to COVID-19 vaccine passport

    Article • BMJ Global Health, October 2021, BMJ

    Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam

  55. Psychological distress, fear and coping among Malaysians during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Article • PLOS One, September 2021, PLOS

    Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam

  56. Cancer and mortality in coal mine workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • September 2021, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  57. Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet Neurology, September 2021, Elsevier

    Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr. Alok Atreya, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Dr Fakher Rahim, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Baye Dagnew

  58. COVID-19 Related Psychological Distress, Fear and Coping: Identification of High-Risk Groups in Bangladesh

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, August 2021, Frontiers

    Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Sheikh M Alif

  59. Child Mortality Trends and Targets: GBD 2019 Findings

    Article • The Lancet, August 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Shrikant Pawar, Turki Alanzi, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Joao Conde, Dr. Alok Atreya, Mr Ferry Efendi, Getinet Ayano, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Aidin Abedi, Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Mr Nauman Khalid, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr. Mohammad Rifat Haider, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Professor Yousef Khader, Kathryn H. Jacobsen

  60. Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet, June 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Shrikant Pawar, Turki Alanzi, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Getinet Ayano, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Shariful Islam, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin, Dr Aidin Abedi, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Carlo Eduardo Medina-Solís, Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Dr Hoa Do, Sumaira Mubarik, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Mostafa Dianati, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr. Mohammad Rifat Haider, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Franklin N Glozah

  61. Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of chewing tobacco use in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet Public Health, May 2021, Elsevier

    Turki Alanzi, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Getinet Ayano, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Shariful Islam, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin, Dr Aidin Abedi, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Carlo Eduardo Medina-Solís, Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Sumaira Mubarik, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr. Mohammad Rifat Haider, Baye Dagnew

  62. Estimation and prediction of doubling time for COVID-19 epidemic in Bangladesh: a study of first 14 month’s daily confirmed new cases and deaths

    Article • Global Biosecurity, April 2021, University of New South Wales

    Mohammad Meshbahur Rahman, Dr Sheikh M Alif

  63. Reliability of the tools used to examine psychological distress, fear of COVID‐19 and coping amongst migrants and non‐migrants in Australia

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, February 2021, Wiley

    Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam

  64. Pre-existing COPD is associated with an increased risk of mortality and severity in COVID-19: a rapid systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam

  65. ERS International Congress 2020: highlights from the Epidemiology and Environment Assembly

    Article • ERJ Open Research, January 2021, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Orianne Dumas, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  66. Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, December 2020, Elsevier

    Mahdi Shamali, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Dr Fakher Rahim, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Prof Tommi Vasankari, DR Lambert Tetteh Appiah, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Mr Zelalem Alamrew Anteneh, Sumaira Mubarik, Mostafa Dianati, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Baye Dagnew, Dr Shariful Islam

  67. Factors associated with psychological distress, fear and coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia

    Article • Globalization and Health, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Sheikh M Alif

  68. Occupational Exposures and Incidence of ASTHMA Over Two Decades in the ECRHS

    Article • September 2020, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  69. Secondhand Smoking Among Children in Rural Households: A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study in Bangladesh

    Article • Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives, August 2020, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  70. Factors Associated With Health Complaints Among Leather Tannery Workers in Bangladesh

    Article • Workplace Health & Safety, July 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  71. Occupational and environmental risk factors for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Australia: case–control study

    Article • Thorax, July 2020, BMJ

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  72. Association between symptoms and severity of disease in hospitalised novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients: A systemic review and meta-analysis

    Article • May 2020, Research Square

    Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam

  73. Factors Associated With 90-Day Readmission After Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack

    Article • Stroke, February 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Amanda G Thrift, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Lachlan Dalli, A/Prof Monique Femia Kilkenny

  74. Lifetime Risk Factors for Pre- and Post-Bronchodilator Lung Function Decline: A Population-based Study

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, December 2019, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Gayan Bowatte, Dr Sheikh M Alif, David Johns

  75. Association between occupational exposures to solvents and airway obstruction in the CONSTANCES cohort

    Article • September 2019, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  76. Occupational exposure to solvents and lung function decline: A population based study

    Article • Thorax, April 2019, BMJ

    Dr Sheikh M Alif, David Johns

  77. Occupational and environmental risk factors for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in Australia

    Article • September 2018, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  78. Quality of health literacy instruments used in children and adolescents: a systematic review

    Article • BMJ Open, June 2018, BMJ

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  79. Lifetime Risk Factors for Post Bronchodilator Lung Function Decline: A Population-Based Study from 1st to 6th Decade

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  80. OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO SOLVENTS AND METALS AND FIXED AIRFLOW OBSTRUCTION IN WOMEN

    Article • Respirology, November 2017, Wiley

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  81. Occupational exposures to solvents and metals are associated with fixed airflow obstruction

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health, August 2017, Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  82. Occupational exposure and COPD

    Article • Thorax, July 2017, BMJ

    Dr Sheikh M Alif, David Johns

  83. Occupational exposure and COPD

    Article • Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, July 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  84. Occupational & Environmental Lung Disease/Population Health Oral Presentations

    Article • Respirology, March 2016, Wiley

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  85. The Correlation between Periodontal Diseases and Chronological Age among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients attending at National Healthcare Network (NHN) Mirpur Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Article • BIRDEM Medical Journal, December 2013, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL)

    Dr Sheikh M Alif, Zakir Mahmud

  86. Study on Level of Knowledge on Climate Change Among the People Residing in a Selected Area of Dhaka City

    Article • Anwer Khan Modern Medical College Journal, November 2013, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL)

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  87. The Proportion of Periodontal Diseases among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in a Selected Area of Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Article • Bangladesh Journal of Dental Research & Education, August 2013, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL)

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  88. A review and critical analysis about dental phobia

    Article • Bangladesh Journal of Dental Research & Education, July 2013, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL)

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  89. Palatal Drop Augmentation and Tongue Prostheses: A Case Report

    Article • City Dental College Journal, February 2013, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL)

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  90. Replacement of Missing Upper 2nd Premolar by Short Implant: A Case Report

    Article • BIRDEM Medical Journal, October 2012, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL)

    Dr Sheikh M Alif

  91. Panoramic radiological study to identify locally displaced maxillary canines in Bangladeshi population

    Article • Imaging Science in Dentistry, January 2011, Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (KAMJE)

    Dr Sheikh M Alif