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Pharmacological management of psychiatric agitation in COVID-19 hospitalized patients COVID-19住院患者精神躁动的药理管理

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Avicenna Pub Date : 2021-10-10 DOI: 10.5339/avi.2021.11

W. Abdelghaffar, H. Snen, N. Haloui, H. Blibech, R. Rafrafi

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Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on perceived stress levels of employees working in private organizations during lockdown 新冠肺炎大流行对封锁期间在私人组织工作的员工感知压力水平的影响

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Avicenna Pub Date : 2021-10-10 DOI: 10.5339/avi.2021.7

A. Maqsood, J. Saleem, Muhammad Salman Butt, Ruhma Shahzad, Raja Zubair, M. Ishaq

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引用次数: 10

COVID-19 and the mental health of professionals in the health sector in the UAE: An analytical study 新冠肺炎与阿联酋卫生部门专业人员的心理健康：一项分析研究

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Avicenna Pub Date : 2021-10-10 DOI: 10.5339/avi.2021.9

Chokri Kooli

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引用次数: 8

COVID-19: Challenges and opportunities COVID-19:挑战与机遇

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Avicenna Pub Date : 2021-09-07 DOI: 10.5339/avi.2021.5

Chokri Kooli

引用次数: 6

Psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic among expatriate residents in the UAE COVID-19大流行对阿联酋外籍居民的心理影响

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Avicenna Pub Date : 2021-06-24 DOI: 10.5339/AVI.2021.3

Panthayil. K. Baburajan

引用次数: 14

All those exanthematous fevers are not Covid-19 所有这些发疹性发烧都不是新冠肺炎

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Avicenna Pub Date : 2021-06-24 DOI: 10.5339/AVI.2021.1

Jaseem Sirajudeen, A. Nair, Rabia Waseem Hassany, N. Purayil, J. Mathew, I. Elmadhoun, M. Mustafa

引用次数: 6

Psychological support unit design and implementation during COVID-19 pandemic: Case of Mongi Slim Hospital, Tunisia 新冠肺炎大流行期间心理支持单元的设计和实施：突尼斯蒙吉·斯利姆医院案例

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Avicenna Pub Date : 2021-06-24 DOI: 10.5339/AVI.2021.2

W. Abdelghaffar, N. Haloui, Noamen Bouchrika, Souha Yaakoubi, Amani Sarhane, Emna Kalai, Nihel Siala, Hajer Boulehmi, S. Trabelsi, S. Bourgou, F. Charfi, A. Belhadj, R. Rafrafi

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引用次数: 2

To win the global war against Covid-19 terror: free of charge vaccine to all people who want to be vaccinated 赢得全球抗击新冠肺炎恐怖战争：向所有想接种疫苗的人免费接种疫苗

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Avicenna Pub Date : 2021-06-24 DOI: 10.5339/AVI.2021.4

M. Zakaria

引用次数: 5

After one year of COVID-19 Pandemic and Hundreds of Suggested Drugs, Will Cathepsin L Inhibitors be the Solution? 经过一年的COVID-19大流行和数百种推荐药物，组织蛋白酶L抑制剂会是解决方案吗?

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Avicenna Pub Date : 2021-04-22 DOI: 10.14293/S2199-1006.1.SOR-.PPAJTMC.V1

A. Ahmed

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