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Rima Afifi
Researcher at University of Iowa
Publications - 72
Citations - 5805
Rima Afifi is an academic researcher from University of Iowa. The author has contributed to research in topics: Public health & Adolescent health. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 68 publications receiving 4419 citations. Previous affiliations of Rima Afifi include Cornell University & University of Washington.
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Our future: a Lancet commission on adolescent health and wellbeing
George C Patton,George C Patton,Susan M Sawyer,Susan M Sawyer,Susan M Sawyer,John S. Santelli,David Ross,David Ross,Rima Afifi,Nicholas B. Allen,Nicholas B. Allen,Monika Arora,Peter Azzopardi,Peter Azzopardi,Wendy Baldwin,Chris Bonell,Ritsuko Kakuma,Elissa Kennedy,Jaqueline Mahon,Terry McGovern,Ali H. Mokdad,Vikram Patel,Vikram Patel,Suzanne Petroni,Nicola J. Reavley,Kikelomo Taiwo,Jane Waldfogel,Dakshitha Wickremarathne,Carmen Barroso,Zulfiqar A Bhutta,Zulfiqar A Bhutta,Adesegun O. Fatusi,Amitabh Mattoo,Amitabh Mattoo,Judith Diers,Jing Fang,Jane Ferguson,Fred M. Ssewamala,Russell M Viner +38 more
TL;DR: This Commission outlines the opportunities and challenges for investment in adolescent health and wellbeing at both country and global levels (panel 1).
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Adolescence: a foundation for future health
Susan M Sawyer,Susan M Sawyer,Rima Afifi,Linda H. Bearinger,Sarah-Jayne Blakemore,Bruce Dick,Alex Ezeh,George C Patton,George C Patton +8 more
TL;DR: New understandings of the diverse and dynamic effects on adolescent health include insights into the effects of puberty and brain development, together with social media, which provide important opportunities to improve health, both in adolescence and later in life.
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Global burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors for young people's health during 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013.
Ali H. Mokdad,Mohammad H. Forouzanfar,Farah Daoud,Arwa A. Mokdad,Charbel El Bcheraoui,Maziar Moradi-Lakeh,Maziar Moradi-Lakeh,Hmwe H Kyu,Ryan M Barber,Joseph Wagner,Kelly Cercy,Hannah Kravitz,Megan Coggeshall,Adrienne Chew,Kevin F. O'Rourke,Caitlyn Steiner,Marwa Tuffaha,Raghid Charara,Essam A bdullah Al-Ghamdi,Yaser Adi,Rima Afifi,Hanan Alahmadi,Fadia AlBuhairan,Fadia AlBuhairan,Nicholas B. Allen,Mohammad A. AlMazroa,Abdulwahab A. Al-Nehmi,Zulfa AlRayess,Monika Arora,Peter Azzopardi,Carmen Barroso,Mohammed Basulaiman,Zulfiqar A Bhutta,Chris Bonell,Cecilia Breinbauer,Louisa Degenhardt,Donna M. Denno,Jing Fang,Adesegun O. Fatusi,Andrea B. Feigl,Ritsuko Kakuma,Nadim E. Karam,Elissa Kennedy,Tawfik Ahmed Muthafer Khoja,Fadi T. Maalouf,Carla Makhlouf Obermeyer,Amitabh Mattoo,Amitabh Mattoo,Terry McGovern,Ziad A. Memish,George A. Mensah,Vikram Patel,Vikram Patel,Suzanne Petroni,Nicola J. Reavley,Diego R ios Zertuche,Mohammad Al Saeedi,John S. Santelli,Susan M Sawyer,Susan M Sawyer,Fred M. Ssewamala,Kikelomo Taiwo,Muhammad Tantawy,Russell M Viner,Jane Waldfogel,Maria P aola Zuñiga,Mohsen Naghavi,Haidong Wang,Theo Vos,Alan D. Lopez,Alan D. Lopez,Abdullah A. Al Rabeeah,George C Patton,George C Patton,Christopher J L Murray +74 more
TL;DR: The past, present, and anticipated burden of disease in young people aged 10-24 years from 1990 to 2013 is reported using data on mortality, disability, injuries, and health risk factors.
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The allure of the waterpipe: a narrative review of factors affecting the epidemic rise in waterpipe smoking among young persons globally
Elie A. Akl,Kenneth D. Ward,Dima Bteddini,R Khaliel,Adam C. Alexander,Tamara Lotfi,Hala Alaouie,Rima Afifi +7 more
TL;DR: The review suggests potential interventions to control WTS among youth, with emphasis on creative utilisation of social media, and tobacco control policies that include the specificities of WTS.
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Breast-feeding and feeding practices of infants in a developing country: a national survey in Lebanon
TL;DR: Initiation rates of BF are very high in Lebanon but rates of exclusive BF are low and duration of BF is short, and an ecological perspective on intervention aimed at women and their social support system is required to improve duration and exclusivity.