Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health
Vol. 4 No. 2 (2019)

Disclosure of Diagnosis and Prognosis to Cancer Patients in Traditional Societies: A Qualitative Assessment from Lebanon

James Feghali (Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon)
Hussein El Semesmani (Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon)
Abdallah Abboud (Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon)
Lily Chacra (Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon)
Khalil Choucair (Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon)
Madelin Fenianos (Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon)
Lama Al Jebbawi (Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon)
Farah El Sayed (Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon)
Faysal Kak (Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon)
Salim M. Adib (Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon)



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Publish Date
01 Jan 2019

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jepublichealth

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Public Health

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Background: Increased blood pressure for a long time can increase the risk of kidney failure, co­ronary heart disease, brain damage, and other di­seases. In 2019, it is estimated that hyper­tens­ion is experienced by 1.13 billion people in the world with most (two thirds) living in low and ...