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Effect of Ambient Temperature and Prolonged Storage on Prothrombin Time and Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time During Summers in Pakistan

  

Author(s)                   Rafeeda Maab, Muhammad Zahid Latif, Muhammad Asif Naveed Publication year2021

Publication Title           Medical Forum Monthly

Resource type              Journal

Objective: The current study was carried out to determine the effect of sample storage duration on PT and aPTT, when samples are stored at ambient temperatures during summers in Lahore, Pakistan. 

Study Design: Cross sectional study

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Hematology department of King Edward Medical University in June 2021…

Emergence of Public Health Practice in the Era of COVID-19

 

 

Author(s)                   Muhammad Zahid Latif 

Publication year           Mar 2021

Publication Title                Journal of Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine

Resource type                    Journal

How to cite this:                Latif MZ. Emergence of Public Health Practice in the Era of COVID-19. J Pak Soc Intern Med. 2021;2(1):3-4

Introduction                     World Health organization (WHO) declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in January 2020 and it was acknowledged as a pandemic in March 1 2020. The rapid spread of the virus across the world resulted in around 102.3 million confirmed cases with st 2 2.2 million associated deaths as of 1 February 2021…

Caffeine Consumption & Perception of Its Effects Amongst University Students

 

Author(s)                   Umer Maqsood, Roop Zahra, Muhammad Zahid Latif, Hena Athar, Gul Muhammad Shaikh, Syed Bilal Hassan

Publication year           Oct – Dec 2020

Publication Title        Proceedings S.Z.M.C

Resource type             Journal

Introduction:             A variety of research studies have shown that caffeine usage is highly prevalent among university students and many of them have different perception of its effect on their mental and physical health…

Comparison of effectiveness of WhatsApp and Facebook as learning tool for the students of a medical college

  Author(s)                 Intzar Hussain, Rehan Ahmed Khan, Usman Mahboob, Muhammad Zahid Latif, Khadija Waheed
Publication year          October 2020
Publication Title              Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Resource type                  Journal
Objective:                     To compare the effectiveness of Facebook and WhatsApp as learning tools for undergraduate medical students in ophthalmology. Methods: The quantitative, quasi-experimental study was conducted at Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical College, Sialkot, Pakistan from October 2017 to March 2018, and comprised 4th year medical students.

Race Against the Clock – A Study of Time Management Skills of Medical Teachers

 

Author(s)                 Muhammad Atif Qureshi, Osama Habib, Taj Jamshad, Muhammad Zahid Latif, Nasir Iqbal, Ayesha Jamil

Publication year         2020

Publication Title              Journal of Sharif Medical and Dental College Lahore

Resource type                  Journal

Objective:                     To compare the effectiveness of Facebook and WhatsApp as learning tools for undergraduate medical students in ophthalmology.

Methods: The quantitative, quasi-experimental study was conducted at Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical College, Sialkot, Pakistan from October 2017 to March 2018, and comprised 4th year medical students.