Browsing by Author "Afifi, Rima A."

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Attitudes and practices of public health academics towards research funding from for-profit organizations: Cross-sectional survey

Nakkash, Rima; Ali, Ahmed; Alaouie, Hala; Asmar, Khalil; Hirschhorn, Norbert; Mugharbil, Sanaa; Nuwayhid, Iman; London, Leslie; Saban, Amina; Rashid, Sabina Faiz; Ahmed, Md Koushik; Knai, Cecile; Bigland, Charlotte; Afifi, Rima A. (Springer Link, 2020-08-25)

Objectives: The growing trend of for-profit organization (FPO)-funded university research is concerning because resultant potential conflicts of interest might lead to biases in methods, results, and interpretation. For ...
‘Most at risk’ for COVID19? The imperative to expand the definition from biological to social factors for equity

Afifi, Rima A.; Novak, Nicole; Gilbert, Paul A.; Pauly, Bernadette; Abdulrahim, Sawsan; Rashid, Sabina Faiz; Ortegae, Fernando; Ferrand, Rashida A. (Elsevier, 2020-08-06)

First recognized in December 2019, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19) was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. To date, the most utilized definition of ‘most at risk’ for COVID19 ...