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Email
ibrahim.al-busaidi@otago.ac.nz

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Position
Research Fellow
Department
Department of Primary Care and Clinical Simulation (Christchurch)
Qualifications
Mb ChB (Otago) BMedSc(Hons)
Research summary
Prevention and management of diabetic foot disease and research activities during medical training
Memberships
New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes

Research

Ibrahim is a research fellow at the Department of General Practice, University of Otago Christchurch.

During his undergraduate medical training at the University of Otago, Ibrahim became involved in diabetes and diabetic foot disease research under the supervision of Associate Professor Kirsten Coppell. He has since been involved in medical education research and related activities with a particular focus on research involvement during undergraduate medical training. Ibrahim is actively involved in medical student teaching.

Research interests

Diabetes mellitus

  • Epidemiology, assessment and management of diabetic foot disease
  • Clinical Research in diabetes

Medical education

  • Research activities during undergraduate medical training
  • Career choices, education and professional development in medicine

Clinical research in general practice

Additional details

Ibrahim is happy to be contacted to discuss research ideas either as a sounding board or for considering future collaborations.

Publications

Tehan, P. E., Perrin, B. M., Lazzarini, P. A., Al-Busaidi, I. S., & Carroll, M. R. (2024). How far has diabetes-related foot disease research progressed in Australia? A bibliometric review (1970-2023). Journal of Foot & Ankle Research, 17(2), e12012. doi: 10.1002/jfa2.12012

STRATA Collaborative, and CholeS Collaborative, including Wright, D., Al-Busaidi, I., Wood, D., Lin, A., Tietjens, J., Amer, M., & Haddow, J. (2024). External validation of CholeS conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy (CLOC) risk score in Aotearoa New Zealand: A validation study. ANZ Journal of Surgery. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/ans.18921

STRATA Collaborative, including Wright, D., Al-Busaidi, I., Wood, D., Lin, A., Tietjens, J., Amer, M., Haddow, J., and CHOLECOVID Collaborative, including Jeffery, F. (2024). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on outcomes of cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: A national cohort study. ANZ Journal of Surgery. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/ans.18830

Ju, W., Al-Busaidi, I. S., Lunt, H., & Hudson, B. (2024). Patient perceptions of barriers to attending annual diabetes review and foot assessment in general practice: A qualitative study. Journal of Primary Health Care, 16(1), 53-60. doi: 10.1071/HC23081

TASMAN Collaborative, including Wright, D., Al-Busaidi, I. S., Divinagracia, J., Glyn, T., Choi, H., Divekar, T., Chou, J., Lin, A., Richter, K., & Soliman, N. B. (2024). Impact of opioid-free analgesia on pain severity and patient satisfaction after discharge from surgery: Multispecialty, prospective cohort study in 25 countries. British Journal of Surgery, 111(1), znad421. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znad421

Al-Busaidi, I. S., & Alamri, Y. (2020). Parkinson's disease and social media. In C. R. Martin & V. R. Preedy (Eds.), Diagnosis and management in Parkinson's disease. (pp. 125-138). London, UK: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-815946-0.00008-9

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Ju, W., Al-Busaidi, I. S., Lunt, H., & Hudson, B. (2024). Patient perceptions of barriers to attending annual diabetes review and foot assessment in general practice: A qualitative study. Journal of Primary Health Care, 16(1), 53-60. doi: 10.1071/HC23081

Journal - Research Article

STRATA Collaborative, and CholeS Collaborative, including Wright, D., Al-Busaidi, I., Wood, D., Lin, A., Tietjens, J., Amer, M., & Haddow, J. (2024). External validation of CholeS conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy (CLOC) risk score in Aotearoa New Zealand: A validation study. ANZ Journal of Surgery. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/ans.18921

Journal - Research Article

STRATA Collaborative, including Wright, D., Al-Busaidi, I., Wood, D., Lin, A., Tietjens, J., Amer, M., Haddow, J., and CHOLECOVID Collaborative, including Jeffery, F. (2024). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on outcomes of cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: A national cohort study. ANZ Journal of Surgery. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/ans.18830

Journal - Research Article

TASMAN Collaborative, including Wright, D., Al-Busaidi, I. S., Divinagracia, J., Glyn, T., Choi, H., Divekar, T., Chou, J., Lin, A., Richter, K., & Soliman, N. B. (2024). Impact of opioid-free analgesia on pain severity and patient satisfaction after discharge from surgery: Multispecialty, prospective cohort study in 25 countries. British Journal of Surgery, 111(1), znad421. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znad421

Journal - Research Article

Tehan, P. E., Perrin, B. M., Lazzarini, P. A., Al-Busaidi, I. S., & Carroll, M. R. (2024). How far has diabetes-related foot disease research progressed in Australia? A bibliometric review (1970-2023). Journal of Foot & Ankle Research, 17(2), e12012. doi: 10.1002/jfa2.12012

Journal - Research Article

Addy, K., Joyce, L. R., Al-Busaidi, I. S., Pickering, J. W., Troughton, R., & Than, M. (2023). Implementation of an integrated emergency department acute atrial fibrillation pathway safely reduces cardioversions and hospitalisations: A comparative pre-post study. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 35, 828-833. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14240

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GlobalSurg Collaborative and NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery, including Adams, J., Al-Busaidi, I. S., & McKinstry, L. (2023). Impact of malnutrition on early outcomes after cancer surgery: An international, multicentre, prospective cohort study. Lancet Global Health, 11(3), e341-e349. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00550-2

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Hagedoorn, N. N., Al-Busaidi, I., Bridgford, P., Gardiner, S. J., Walls, T., & Hudson, B. (2023). Longitudinal trends in community antibiotic consumption in the Waitaha Canterbury Region of Aotearoa New Zealand over 10 years (2012-2021): An observational study. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1571), 49-64. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

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Shaji, E. J., Al-Busaidi, I. S., Joyce, L. R., Pickering, J. W., Troughton, R. W., & Than, M. (2023). Factors predictive of spontaneous reversion to sinus rhythm: Findings from an integrated acute atrial fibrillation pathway. Heart Rhythm, 20(5), 779-780. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2023.01.023

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STRATA Collaborative, including Wright, D., Al-Busaidi, I., Wood, D., Lin, A., Bathgate, A., Tietjens, J., Amer, M., Haddow, J., Fearnley-Fitzgerald, C., Suresh, K., & Zeng, E. (2023). Variation in the practice of cholecystectomy for benign biliary disease in Aotearoa New Zealand: A population-based cohort study. HPB, 25(8), 941-953. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2023.04.011

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Al-Busaidi, I. S., Clare, G. C., Joyce, L. R., Pearson, S., Lainchbury, J., Than, M., & Troughton, R. W. (2022). Presentation, treatment and long-term outcomes of a multidisciplinary acute atrial fibrillation pathway: A 12-month follow-up study. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 31, 216-226. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.05.102

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Carroll, M., Al-Busaidi, I. S., Coppell, K. J., Garrett, M., Ihaka, B., O'Shea, C., … York, S. (2022). Diabetes-related foot disease research in Aotearoa New Zealand: A bibliometric analysis (1970-2020). Journal of Foot & Ankle Research, 15, 23. doi: 10.1186/s13047-022-00528-5

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GlobalSurg Collaborative and NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery, including Wells, C., Adams, J., Al-Busaidi, I. S., & McKinstry, L. (2022). Effects of hospital facilities on patient outcomes after cancer surgery: An international, prospective, observational study. Lancet Global Health, 10, e1003-e1011. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00168-1

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Al-Busaidi, I. S., Sharif, K., & Hassan, A. (2021). Gender, geographic, and socioeconomic representation in medical student journals: A cross-sectional analysis. Cureus, 13(1), e12838. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12838

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GlobalSurg Collaborative and National Institute for Health Research Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery, including Wells, C., Adams, J., Al-Busaidi, I. S., & McKinstry, L. (2021). Global variation in postoperative mortality and complications after cancer surgery: A multicentre, prospective cohort study in 82 countries. Lancet, 397(10272), 387-397. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00001-5

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Huy, N. T., Chico, R. M., Huan, V. T., Shaikhkhalil, W., Uyen, V. N. T., Quarawi, A. T. A., contributors of the TMGH-Global COVID-19 Collaborative, including Al-Busaidi, I. S. (2021). Awareness and preparedness of healthcare workers against the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey across 57 countries. PLoS ONE, 16(12), e0258348. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258348

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Al-Busaidi, I. S. (2020). Effect of an intercalated research degree on general practice careers: A matched cohort study. Journal of Primary Health Care, 12(2), 159-165. doi: 10.1071/HC19097

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Al-Busaidi, I. S., & Al-Mandhari, R. A. (2020). Sustainable clinical academic training pathways: A framework for implementation in Oman. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 20(3), e251-e259. doi: 10.18295/squmj.2020.20.03.003

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Al-Busaidi, I. S., & Jardine, D. L. (2020). Different types of syncope presenting to clinic: Do we miss cardiac syncope? Heart, Lung & Circulation, 29, 1129-1138. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.09.008

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Al-Busaidi, I. S., Abdulhadi, N. N., & Coppell, K. J. (2020). Development and pilot testing of a diabetes foot care and complications questionnaire for adults with diabetes in Oman: The Diabetic Foot Disease and Foot Care Questionnaire. Oman Medical Journal, 35(4), e146. doi: 10.5001/omj.2020.65

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Al-Maskari, S. A., Al-Busaidi, I. S., & Al-Maskari, M. A. (2020). Workplace violence against emergency department nurses in Oman: A cross-sectional multi-institutional study. International Nursing Review, 67, 249-257. doi: 10.1111/inr.12574

Journal - Research Article

Alamri, Y., Al-Busaidi, I. S., Bintalib, M. G., & Abu-Zaid, A. (2020). Understanding of medical students about predatory journals: A comparative study from KSA and New Zealand. Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 15(5), 339-343. doi: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2020.07.010

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Al-Busaidi, I. S., Al Suleimani, S. Z., Dupo, J. U., Al Sulaimi, N. K., & Nair, V. G. (2019). Nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and implementation of evidence-based practice in Oman: A multi-institutional, cross-sectional study. Oman Medical Journal, 34(6), 521-527. doi: 10.5001/omj.2019.95

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Al-Busaidi, I. S., Al-Shaqsi, S. Z., Al-Alawi, A. K., Al-Sinani, S., & Al-Kashmiri, A. (2019). Characteristics, trends, and factors associated with publication among residents of Oman Medical Specialty Board programs. Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 11(4, Suppl.), 104-109. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-19-00259

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Al-Busaidi, I. S., Bailey, T., Dobbs, B., Eglinton, T. W., Wakeman, C. J., & Frizelle, F. A. (2019). Complete resection of colorectal cancer with ovarian metastases combined with chemotherapy is associated with improved survival. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 89, 1091-1096. doi: 10.1111/ans.14930

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Al-Busaidi, I. S., Wells, C. I., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2019). Publication in a medical student journal predicts short- and long-term academic success: A matched-cohort study. BMC Medical Education, 19(1), 271. doi: 10.1186/s12909-019-1704-x

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Alamri, Y., Currie, W., Magner, K., Al-Busaidi, I. S., Wilkinson, T. J., & Beckert, L. (2019). Publication rates of, and attitudes toward, summer research projects: 10-year experience from a single institution in New Zealand. Advances in Medical Education & Practice, 10, 263-271. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S198789

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Sgrò, A., Al-Busaidi, I. S., Wells, C. I., Vervoort, D., Venturini, S., Farina, V., … Pata, F. (2019). Global survey: A 30-year bibliometric analysis (1987-2017). World Journal of Surgery, 43, 2689-2698. doi: 10.1007/s00268-019-05112-w

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Al-Busaidi, I. S., & Dupo, J. U. (2018). Rate and predictors of publication of resident abstracts presented at Oman Medical Specialty Board scientific meetings. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 18(4), e501-e506. doi: 10.18295/squmj.2018.18.04.012

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Al-Busaidi, I. S., Abdulhadi, N. N., & Coppell, K. J. (2018). Diabetic foot disease research in Gulf Cooperation Council countries: A bibliometric analysis. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 18(3), e338-e343. doi: 10.18295/squmj.2018.18.03.012

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Al-Busaidi, I. S., & Wells, C. I. (2017). Stimulating the clinical academic of tomorrow: A survey of research opportunities for medical students in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1462), 80-88. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Al-Busaidi, I. S., Alamri, Y., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2017). Successful publication by medical students in New Zealand: The role of clinical versus academic supervisors. New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1458), 9-12. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Al-Busaidi, I. S., Anderson, T. J., & Alamri, Y. (2017). Qualitative analysis of Parkinson’s disease information on social media: The case of YouTube™. EPMA Journal, 8(3), 273-277. doi: 10.1007/s13167-017-0113-7

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Wells, C., & Al-Busaidi, I. (2017). Student publications in the New Zealand Medical Student Journal: The first fourteen years. New Zealand Medical Student Journal, 25, 15-18. Retrieved from https://www.nzmsj.com/

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Al-Busaidi, I. S., & Alamri, Y. (2016). Poststroke anxiety and depression: Findings from Saudi Arabia. Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases, 25(7), 1653-1654. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2016.03.003

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Al-Busaidi, I. S., & Alamri, Y. (2016). Publication rates and characteristics of undergraduate medical theses in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1442), 46-51. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Al-Busaidi, I. S., Abdulhadi, N. N., & Coppell, K. J. (2016). Care of patients with diabetic foot disease in Oman. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 16(3), e270-e276. doi: 10.18295/SQUMJ.2016.16.03.002

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Al-Busaidi, I. S., & Al-Shaqsi, S. Z. (2015). Students' contribution to the New Zealand Medical Journal: A 14-year review. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1412). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Al-Busaidi, I. S. (2020). Medical student journals: Promoting academic research and publishing [Invited]. New Zealand Medical Student Journal, 30, 48-49.

Journal - Research Other

Al-Busaidi, I. S., & Martin, M. (2020). Provision of primary care in managed isolation and quarantine facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learned from Christchurch, New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1519), 130-132. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Al-Busaidi, I. S., & Martin, M. (2020). The transition to a "virtual practice" in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experience from one medical centre in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1520), 98-105. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Alamri, Y., & Al-Busaidi, I. (2020). Gauging research interest among New Zealand senior medical students. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 96, 103. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2019-136988

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Alamri, Y., & Al-Busaidi, I. S. (2019). Attitudes towards bullying may affect students’ but not supervisors’ future research involvement. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 95(1124), 347. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2018-136341

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Al-Busaidi, I. S. (2018). Publication and authorship challenges experienced by medical students involved in biomedical research. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1468), 89-91. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Al-Busaidi, I. S., & Alamri, Y. (2018). Peer review policies in medical student journals. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 94(1112), 362-363. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2017-135425

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Al-Busaidi, I. S., Alamri, Y., & Abu-Zaid, A. (2018). The hidden agenda of predatory journals: A warning call for junior researchers and student authors. Medical Teacher, 40(12), 1306-1307. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2017.1414942

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Al-Busaidi, I. S., Huria, T., Pitama, S., & Lacey, C. (2018). Māori Indigenous Health Framework in action: Addressing ethnic disparaties in healthcare. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1470), 89-93. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Wells, C. I., & Al-Busaidi, I. S. (2018). Research opportunities for medical students: Time flies when you're having fun. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1468), 92-93. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Al-Busaidi, I. S. (2017). Diabetic foot disease in Oman: A call for more research. Oman Medical Journal, 32(4), 354-355. doi: 10.5001/omj.2017.68

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Al-Busaidi, I. S. (2017). MEDLINE® indexing of the Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal: A great leap forward for biomedical research and publishing in the Gulf region. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 17(1), e123-e124. doi: 10.18295/squmj.2016.17.01.025

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Al-Busaidi, I. S. (2017). Re: Neurology research in Saudi Arabia: Urgent call for action. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 17(4), e491-e492. doi: 10.18295/squmj.2017.17.04.023

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Al-Busaidi, I. S. (2017). Re:Trends in publication of general surgical research in New Zealand, 1996-2015. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 87(4), 316-317. doi: 10.1111/ans.13915

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Al-Busaidi, I. S. (2016). Intercalated degrees in New Zealand: A call for more undergraduate medical research training opportunities. New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1437), 80-81. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Al-Busaidi, I. S. (2016). Medical student journals: Critical to the development of physician-scientists. Education for Health, 29(3), 273-274. doi: 10.4103/1357-6283.204220

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Alamri, Y., & Al-Busaidi, I. S. (2016). Multiple sclerosis in Saudi Arabia: Anxiety, depression and suicidality. Psychiatry Research, 238, 24. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.02.009

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Alamri, Y., & Al-Busaidi, I. S. (2016). Psychiatric sequelae of migraine in Saudi patients. Journal of Oral & Facial Pain & Headache, 30(2), 171. doi: 10.11607/ofph.2016.2.le

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Al-Busaidi, I. S. (2015). Trends and patterns in medical student research and publishing in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1425). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Al-Busaidi, I. S., & Alamri, Y. (2015). Saving the survivors. American Medical Student Research Journal, 2(1), 118-123. doi: 10.15422/amsrj.2015.05.017

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Al-Busaidi, I. S., Mason, R., & Lunt, H. (2015). Diabetic Charcot neuroarthropathy: The diagnosis must be considered in all diabetic neuropathic patients presenting with a hot, swollen foot. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1423). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Alamri, Y., & Al-Busaidi, I. S. (2015). Anxiety and depression in Saudi patients with epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior, 53, 25. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.09.030

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Alamri, Y., Al-Busaidi, I. S., MacAskill, M., & Anderson, T. (2015). Anxiety and depression in Parkinson's disease patients in Saudi Arabia Global neurology. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 358(1-2), 457-458. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.07.051

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