JOURNAL OF FAMILY & COMMUNITY MEDICINE

EDITORIAL TEAM

Editor-in-Chief

Sameeh Al-Almaie

Professor of Family & Community Medicine

University of Dammam, KSA

Editor

Hassan Abu-Gad

Consultant of Occupational Medicine

Ministry of Health, KSA

Associate Editor

Abdullah Aljoudi

Assistant Professor of Community Medicine

University of Dammam, KSA

Assistant Editor

Ramesh Kumar

University of Dammam, KSA

Language Editor

Mercy Larbi

University of Dammam, KSA

EDITORIAL BOARD

Abbas Rasoul

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

University of Toronto, Canada

Abdulaziz Sebiany
Assistant Professor of Family & Community Medicine
University of Dammam, KSA

Abdul Jamil Choudhry

Consultant of Epidemiology

Ministry of Health, KSA

Abdullah Al khenaizan

Associate Professor of Family Medicine

King FaisalSpecialistHospital and ResearchCenter & AlFaisalUniversity, KSA

Adel Youssef

Professor of Public Health

University of Dammam, KSA

Ahmed El Zubair

Professor of Family Medicine

National Guard Health Affairs, KSA

Ahmed Hafiz

Professor of Community Medicine

University of Dammam, KSA

Ahmed Mandil

Professor of Epidemiology,
University of Alexandria & KingSaudUniversity, KSA

Ammar Khamis

Associate Professor of Biostatistics

University of Dammam, KSA

Badria Al-Dabal

Associate Professor of Family & Community Medicine

University of Dammam, KSA

Hassan Baaqeel

Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

King SaudBinAbdulazizUniversity for Health Sciences, KSA

Khalid Bin Abdulrahman,

Professor of Family Medicine

Imam Islamic University, KSA

Lubna Al-Ansari

Associate Professor of Family Medicine

King SaudUniversity, KSA

Mazen Ferwana

Associate Professor of Family Medicine

King SaudBinAbdulazizUniversity for Health Sciences, KSA

Mohammed Al-Rukban

Associate Professor of Family Medicine

Majmaaa University, KSA

Mohammed Al Sharif

Consultant of Family Medicine

Security ForcesHospital, KSA

Omar Al Akloby

Professor of Dermatology

University of Dammam, KSA

Saeed Abu-Eshy

Professor of Surgery

Najran University, KSA

Samiha Mokhtar

Professor of Biostatistics

University of Dammam, KSA

Suleiman Bah

Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics

University of Dammam, KSA

Tawfiq Ghabrah

Professor of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine

University of Tabuk, KSA

Waleed Milaat

Professor of Public Health

King AbdulazizUniversity, KSA

Yahia Al-Khaldi

Consultant of Family Medicine

Aseer Joint Program of Family Medicine, KSA

ADVISORY BOARD

Abdullah Al-Rubaish

Professor of Internal Medicine/Pulmonologist

President, University of Dammam, KSA

Adnan Albar

Professor of Family & Community Medicine

King AbdulazizUniversity, KSA

Barbara Starfield
Professor of Public Health

Johns Hopkins University, USA

Chris van Weel
Professor of General Practice

University Nijmegen Medical Centre

The Netherlands

Donald Li

Professor of Family Medicine
Henry F K Li Medical Practice, Hong Kong

Francine Lemire

Professor of Family Medicine

The College of Family Physicians of Canada, Canada

Harountune Armenian

Professor of Epidemiology

School of Public health, UCLA, USA

Helen Batty

Professor of Family Medicine

University of Toronto, Canada

Iona Heath

Professor of General Practice

President, The Royal College of General Practitioners, UK

Kasim Al-Dawood

Professor of Family & Community Medicine

University of Dammam, KSA

Michael Kidd

Professor of General Practice
Flinders University, Australia

Mohammed Albar

Professor of Islamic Medicine

King AbdulazizUniversity, KSA

Mohammed Shoukri

Principle Scientist & Professor of Biostatistics,

King FaisalSpecialistHospital and ResearchCenter, KSA

Mostafa Abolfotouh

Professor of Public Health

King AbdullahInternationalMedicalResearchCenter, KSA

Nabil Kurashi

Professor of Family & Community Medicine

University of Dammam, KSA

Richard Birrer

Professor of Family Medicine

Director, Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization, KSA

Richard Roberts

Professor of Family Medicine
University of Wisconsin, USA

Salman Rawaf

Director, WHO Collaborating Center for Public Health Education and Training

& Professor of Public Health

Imperial CollegeLondon, UK

Seifeddin Ballal

Professor of Occupational Medicine

University of Dammam, KSA

Stewart Mennin

Assistant Dean Emeritus, Educational Development & Research
University of New Mexico, USA

Sulaiman Al-Shammari

Professor of Family Medicine

King SaudUniversity, KSA

Tawfik Khojah

Professor of Family Medicine

President, GCC Health Ministers Office, KSA

Trevor Gibbs

Professor of General Practice

University of Dundee, UK

Wesley Schmidt

Professor of Family Medicine
Centro Medico Bantista, Paraguay

Yaqoub Al-Mazrou

Consultant of Public Health

Secretary, Health Services Council, KSA

Zohair Sebai

Professor of Public Health

President, Sebai Institute, KSA

ADDRESS

Journal of Family & Community Medicine

P.O. Box 40161, Al-Khobar31952

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Tel: 966 3 8821036 / 8821037

Fax: 966 3 8824241

E-mail: editor@jfcmonline.com

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