W. Qidwai

Most-cited papers

1. Health Care in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A Review of Challenges and Opportunities

   T. Khoja, S. Rawaf, W. Qidwai, D. Rawaf +2 more

   2017Cureus154 citations Open access

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2. Fibromyalgia syndrome: an overview of pathophysiology, diagnosis and management.

   F. Jahan, K. Nanji, W. Qidwai, Rizwan Qasim

   2012Oman Medical Journal121 citations Open access

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3. The Contribution of Family Medicine to Improving Health Systems: A Guidebook from the World Organization of Family Doctors

   C. Haq, J. De Maeseneer, J. Markuns, H. Montenegro +9 more

   201399 citations

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4. Role of Garlic Usage in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: An Evidence-Based Approach

   W. Qidwai, Tabinda Ashfaq

   2013Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine92 citations Open access

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5. Primary healthcare policy implementation in South Asia

   C. van Weel, R. Kassai, W. Qidwai, Raman K Kumar +7 more

   2016BMJ Global Health66 citations Open access

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6. Impact of Caregiving on Various Aspects of the Lives of Caregivers

   Babar Irfan, O. Irfan, A. Ansari, W. Qidwai +1 more

   2017Cureus40 citations Open access

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7. Exploring the experiences of the older adults who are brought to live in shelter homes in Karachi, Pakistan: a qualitative study

   Laila Akber Cassum, K. Cash, W. Qidwai, S. Vertejee

   2020BMC Geriatrics35 citations Open access

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8. Polypharmacy in elderly: a cautious trail to tread.

   S. Sabzwari, W. Qidwai, S. Bhanji

   2013JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association33 citations

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9. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Vitamin Supplementation among Patients visiting Out-Patient Physicians in a Teaching Hospital in Karachi.

   W. Qidwai, Z. Samani, I. Azam, Saima Lalani

   2012Oman Medical Journal30 citations Open access

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10. Patient Attitudes towards Physician Nonverbal Behaviors during Consultancy: Result from a Developing Country

    F. Khan, Raheela Hanif, Rumina Tabassum, W. Qidwai +1 more

    2014ISRN Family Medicine27 citations Open access

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11. Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Controlling Dyslipidemia

    W. Qidwai, F. Jahan, K. Nanji

    2014Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine23 citations Open access

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12. Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancy: systematic review

    S. Ali, S. S. Tikmani, W. Qidwai

    201619 citations Open access

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13. Effect of dietary supplementation of black seed (N. Sativa L.) on lipid profile of patients suffering from diabetes.

    W. Qidwai, Tabinda Ashfaq

    2014Anti-Inflammatory & Anti-Allergy Agents in Medicinal Chemistry17 citations

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14. Tobacco control efforts in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: achievements and challenges.

    S. Hassounah, D. Rawaf, T. Khoja, S. Rawaf +3 more

    2014Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit15 citations Open access

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15. Educational Intervention among Barbers to Improve Their Knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS: A Pilot Study from a South Asian Country

    Mukesh Kumar Krishanani, F. Ali, Ali Khan Khuwaja (Late), W. Qidwai +1 more

    2014Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition15 citations

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16. Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cardiovascular Diseases

    W. Qidwai, P. Yeoh, V. Inem, K. Nanji +1 more

    2013Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine12 citations Open access

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17. Informed consent, privacy and confidentiality practised by doctors of a tertiary care hospital in a developing country.

    W. Qidwai, Rumina Tabassum, F. Khan, S. Javed +2 more

    2013Indian Journal of Medical Ethics12 citations Open access

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18. Relationship of Nutritional Status and Functional Capacity in Elderly Patients Visiting Outpatient Clinics of a Tertiary Care Hospital.

    S. Kanwal, W. Qidwai, K. Nanji

    2018Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP9 citations

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19. Frequency of Uric Acid Levels, Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia among the Pakistani Population

    W. Qidwai, M. Jawaid

    20178 citations

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20. Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever: An Emerging Public Health Care Challenge in Pakistan.

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    2016Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP8 citations

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21. Frequency and Factors Associated with Adult Immunization in Patients Visiting Family Medicine Clinics at a Tertiary Care Hospital, Karachi

    S. Zaki, A. Usman, Swaleha Tariq, Sameena Shah +3 more

    2018Cureus7 citations Open access

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22. Influence of Elderly parent on family dynamics : results of a survey from Karachi , Pakistan

    W. Qidwai, K. Nanji, I. Khushk

    20177 citations

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23. Storage of medicines and temperature control at community pharmacies in rural district of Sindh, Pakistan: an exploratory cross-sectional study

    N. Suhail, S. Ali, W. Qidwai, S. Ali +3 more

    20167 citations

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24. Addressing Healthcare Challenges in Pakistan: Issues, Possible Remedies and Way Forward

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    20167 citations Open access

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25. Barriers, challenges and way forward for implementation of person centered care model of patient and physician consultation: a survey of patients’ perspective from Eastern Mediterranean countries

    W. Qidwai, K. Nanji, T. Khoja, S. Rawaf +10 more

    20157 citations Open access

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26. Healthcare delivery system improvements: a way forward to improve health in developing countries and Pakistan.

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    2013Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP7 citations

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27. The Contribution of Family Medicine to Improving Health Systems

    C. Haq, J. De Maeseneer, J. Markuns, H. Montenegro +9 more

    20206 citations

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28. OLD AGE HOMES: ARE THEY ACCEPTABLE TO PAKISTANI GERIATRIC POPULATION? RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF ELDERLY OUTPATIENTS VISITING TEACHING HOSPITALS IN KARACHI, PAKISTAN

    W. Qidwai, Imdad Ali Khushk, Fizzah Farooq, M. Hafiz +1 more

    2018Pakistan Journal of Public Health6 citations Open access

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29. Family Medicine in Pakistan: Challenges, Opportunities and Way Forward

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    20156 citations

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30. Primary care research.

    M. Kidd, Garth Manning, A. Howe, W. Qidwai +2 more

    2014The Lancet5 citations

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31. Increasing health care costs and its adverse impact on healthcare

    W. Qidwai

    20135 citations

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32. Meeting people’s health needs

    M. Kidd, C. Haq, J. De Maeseneer, J. Markuns +10 more

    20204 citations

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33. Prevalence of Symptoms and Risk of Sleep Apnea in the Northern Population of Pakistan

    W. Qidwai, Faryal Subhani, Usman Ali

    2020World Family Medicine Journal/Middle East Journal of Family Medicine4 citations

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34. Growing Disease Burden in Pakistan: Status, Challenges, and Opportunities.

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    2017Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP4 citations

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35. Delivering Healthcare Services in Resource Constraint Countries Like Pakistan: Sustainable Options.

    W. Qidwai

    2015Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP4 citations

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36. Are we ready for a person-centered care model for patient-physician consultation? A survey from family physicians of East Mediterranean Region

    W. Qidwai, K. Nanji, T. Khoja, S. Rawaf +8 more

    20134 citations Open access

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37. To study the correlation between carrier status of nasal Staphylococcus aureus in patients on haemodialysis with hepatitis C, hepatitis B and their sociodemographic features.

    Umit Aydogan, H. Akbulut, D. Gok, MI Yilmaz +9 more

    2012West Indian medical journal4 citations

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38. Primary Health Care in Pandemics: Barriers, Challenges and Opportunities

    T. Khoja, W. Qidwai, S. Rawaf, Faisal A. Alnaser +13 more

    2021World Family Medicine Journal/Middle East Journal of Family Medicine3 citations Open access

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39. COVID-19 in Pakistan : A Grim - Looking Trajectory

    W. Qidwai, S. Tariq, Naveen Tariq

    2020World Family Medicine Journal/Middle East Journal of Family Medicine3 citations

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40. New leadership model for family physicians in the Eastern Mediterranean region: a pilot study across selected countries

    S. Rawaf, W. Qidwai, T. Khoja, K. Nanji +16 more

    20173 citations Open access

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41. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in the Professional Life of a Practicing Physician: A Mandatory Requirement.

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    2016Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP3 citations

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42. Family Medicine Made Compulsory Subject in MBBS Program: Implications for Health Care in Pakistan and the Region

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    20153 citations

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43. Health promotion, disease prevention and periodic health checks: perceptions and practice among family physicians in Eastern Mediterranean region

    W. Qidwai, K. Nanji, T. Khoja, S. Rawaf +11 more

    20153 citations Open access

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44. The way forward to public health in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries: a need for public health systems and law

    T. Khoja, W. Qidwai, Mohamed S. Ahmed, S. Rawaf +1 more

    20133 citations

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45. Are we ready for a person-centered care model for patient- physician consultation? A survey from family physicians and their patients of East Mediterranean Region

    W. Qidwai, K. Nanji, T. Khoja, S. Rawaf +8 more

    20133 citations

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46. Fiber and bulking agents for the treatment of chronic constipation

    K. Nanji, B. Ahmed, S. Awan, W. Qidwai +1 more

    20123 citations Open access

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47. Primary Health Care Reforms in Pakistan : A Mandatory Requirement for Successful Healthcare Delivery

    Sajad Ahmad, W. Qidwai

    20162 citations

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48. The role of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in sexual and reproductive health

    W. Qidwai, W. Wong, K. Nanji, N. Robinson

    20162 citations Open access

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49. Translational Research and Complexity of Clinical Practice: Issues, Challenges, and Way Forward.

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    2016Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP2 citations

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50. Enuresis nocturna and the symptoms of upper airway obstruction in primary school age children : is there a relationship?

    Y. Doganer, A. Umit, Tabinda Ashfaq, Serhat Burmaoğlu +4 more

    20142 citations Open access

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