• Chaaya, M., Sibai, A.M., El-Roueiheb, Z., Chemaitelly, H., Chahine, L.M., Al-Amin, H., Mahfoud, Z.  "Validation of the Arabic version of the Short Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)." Journal of International Psychogeriatrics.
• Khawaja, M., Hammoury, N.  "Screening for domestic violence during pregnancy in an antenatal clinic in Lebanon." European Journal of Public Health
• Khawaja, M., Choueiry, N., Jurdi, R.  "Hospital-based caesarean section in the Arab region: An overview." Eastern Mediterranean Journal
• Khawaja, M., El-Nsour, M., Saad, G.  "Khat (Catha edulis) chewing during pregnancy in Yemen: Findings from a national population survey." Maternal and Child Health Journal
• Khawaja, M., Linos, N., El-Roueheb, Z.  "Attitudes of men and women towards wife beating: Findings from Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan."  Journal of Family Violence
• Khawaja, M., Hammoury, N.  "Coerced sexual intercourse within marriage: A clinic-based study of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon."  Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health
• Sweidan, M., Mahfoud, Z., DeJong, J.  "Hospital Policies and Practices Concerning Normal Childbirth in Jordan"  Studies in Family Planning

• Choueiry, N., & Khawaja, M. (2007). "Displacement and health status in low income women: Findings from a population-based study in Greater Beirut." The Journal of Migration and Refugee Issues, 3(1).
• Chaaya, M., Sibai, A.M., Fayad, R., & El-Roueiheb, Z. (2007). "Religiosity and depression in older people: Evidence from underprivileged refugee and non-refugee communities in Lebanon." Aging & Mental Health, 11(1), 37-44. [Abstract]
• Giacaman, R., Abu-Rmeileh, N., Mataria, A., Wick, L. (2007) "Palestinian Women's Pregnancy Intentions: Analysis and Critique of the Demographic and  Health Survey 2004." Health Policy, doi:10.1016./j.healthpol.06.006
• Hassan-Bitar S, Wick L. (2007) "Evoking the guardian angel: childbirth care in a Palestinian Hospital." Reproductive Health Matters, 15(30), 103-113.
• Kabakian-Kasholian, T., Kaddour, A., DeJong, J., Shayboub, R., Nassar, A. (2007). "The Policy environment surrounding cesarean section in Lebanon." Health Policy, 83(1), 37-49.
• Khawaja, M., Barazi, R., & Linos, N. (2007). "Maternal cultural participation and child health status in a Middle Eastern context: Evidence from the urban health study." Child: Care, Health & Development, 33(2), 117-125.[Abstract]

• Khawaja, M., Al-Nsour, M. (2007). "Trends in the Prevalence and Determinants of Caesarean Section Delivery in Jordan: Evidence from Three Demographic Health Surveys, 1990-2002." World Health & Population, 9, 1-12.

• Khawaja, M., & Habib, R. (2007). "Husbands' involvement in housework and women's psychosocial health: Findings from a population-based study in Lebanon." American Journal of Public Health, 97(5):860-6.
• Khawaja, M., & Mowafi, M. (2007). "Types of cultural capital and self-rated health among disadvantaged women in outer Beirut, Lebanon." Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 35(5), 475-480. Access through UK PubMedCentral
• Makhoul, J., & Nakkash, R. (2007). "The use of qualitative techniques to verify quantitative community indicators." Health Promotion Practice, doi:10.1177/1524839907301423.
• Osman, H., Rubeiz, N., Tamim, H., Nassar, A. (2007). "Risk factors for the development of striae gravidarum." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 196(62) e1-62.e5.
• Sibai, A.M., Kanaan, M.N., Chaaya, M., Campbell, O.M.R. (2007). "Mortality among married older adults in the suburbs of Beirut: estimates from offspring data." Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 85(6), 482-6.
• Tamim, H., El-Chemaly, S., Nassar, A., Mumtaz, G., Kaddour, A., Kabakian-Kasholian, T., Fakhoury, H., Yunis, K. (2007).  "Incidence  and correlates of cesarean section in a capital city of a middle income country." Journal of Perinatal Medicine 35(4), 282-288.
• Zurayk, H., Myntti, C., Salem, M.T., Kaddour, A., El-Kak, F., & Jabbour, S. (2007). "Beyond reproductive health: Listening to women about their health in disadvantaged Beirut neighborhoods." Health Care for Women International, 28(7), 614-637.

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• Chaaya, M., Mehio-Sibai, A., & El-Chemaly, S. (2006). "Smoking patterns and predictors of smoking in elderly populations in Lebanon." International Journal of Tuberculosis & Lung Disease, 10(8), 917-923.[Abstract]
• Habib, R.R., Basma, S.H., & Yeretzian, J.S. (2006). "Harboring illnesses: On the association between disease and living conditions in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon." International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 16(2), 99-111. [Abstract]
• Habib, R.R., Nuwayhid, I., & Yeretzian, J. (2006). "Paid work and domestic labor in disadvantaged communities on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon." Sex Roles, 55(5-6), 321-329.[Abstract]
• Habib, R.R., Zohry, A., Nuwayhid, I., & Najdi, F. (2006). "Older adults in the division of domestic labor in communities on the outskirts of Beirut." European Journal of Ageing, 3(3), 137-145.[Abstract]
• Khawaja, M., Abdelrahim, S., Afifi Soweid, R.A., & Karam, D. (2006). "Distrust, social fragmentation and adolescents' health in the outer city: Beirut and beyond." Social Science & Medicine, 63(5), 1304-1315. [Abstract]
• Khawaja, M., & Mowafi M. (2006). "Cultural capital and self-rated health in low income women: A case study from Lebanon." Journal of Urban Health, 83(3), 444-458.[Abstract]
• Saliba, M., Khawaja, M., & El-Kak, F. (2006). "Symptomatology of menopause among middle-aged women in peri and early post menopause phase residing in low income communities." Saudi Medical Journal, 27(9), 1436-1438.[Abstract]

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• Habib, R.R., Hamdan, M., Nuwayhid, I., & Odaymat, F. (2005). "A healthy houseworker effect: On women’s involvement in domestic labor." Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 62(11), e34. [Abstract]. (Available at http://oem.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/62/11/e34)
• Habib, R.R., Hamdan, M., Nuwayhid, I., Odaymat, F., & Campbell, O.M.R. (2005). "Musculoskeletal disorders among full-time homemakers in poor communities." Women & Health, 42(2), 1-14. [Abstract]
• Kaddour, A., Hafez, R., & Zurayk, H. (2005). "Women’s perception of reproductive health in three communities around Beirut, Lebanon." Reproductive Health Matters, 13(25), 34-42. [Abstract]
• Khawaja, M. (2005). "Impoverishment and urban health in outer Beirut: Findings from the urban health study." Journal of Urban Health, 82(Suppl. 2), ii100 [Abstract].
• Khawaja, M., & Mowafi, M., (2005). "Cultural capital and morbidity in low income women: A case study from outer Beirut." Journal of Urban Health. 82(Suppl. 2), ii123. [Abstract].
• Mowafi, M., & Khawaja, M. (2005). "Poverty: A glossary." Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 59(4), 260-264. Full article
• Saab, B.R., el Roueiheb, Z., Chaaya, M., & Sibai, A. (2005). "Determinants of depression among poor elderly women: Findings from refugee and non-refugee communities in the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon." Europe’s Journal of Psychology 1(3) (Online Journal).
• Saab, B.R., Salem, M.T., Chaaya, M., & Campbell, O.M. (2005). "Psychological distress among marginalized women in the outskirts of Beirut: Determinants and association with health perception." Journal of Urban Health, 82(4), 653-665. [Abstract]

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• El Kak, F., Jurdi, R., Kaddour, A., & Zurayk , H. (2004). "Gender and sexual health in clinical practice in Lebanon." International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 87(3), 260-266. [Abstract]

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• Makhoul, J. (2003). "A structural perspective on poverty and health inequalities in Lebanon." Bulletin of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies, 5(1), 25-41. [Abstract]
• Makhoul, J., Abi Ghanem, D., & Ghanem, M. (2003). "An ethnographic study of the consequences of social and structural forces on children: The case of two low income Beirut suburbs." Environment & Urbanization, 15(2), 249-259. [Abstract]

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