Dr. Mohammad Hossein Rahbar | |
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston The Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design (BERD) Core DirectorAppointed: 2008 |  |
QualificationsPh.D., Michigan State University, Statistics, 1988. M.S., Shiraz University, Statistics, 1980. B.S., Shiraz University, Statistics, 1978. Expertise and Research Interests1) Statistical and Study Design Issues in Epidemiology 2) Autism Spectrum Disorders with a particular focus on Fene-Environment Interactions in relation to Autism 3) Developmental Disabilities 4) Global Health 5) Environmental Health with a focus on Toxic and Heavy Metals 6) Medical Informatics 7) Analytic Issues in Multicenter Studies 8) Data Mining 9) Sequential Procedures 10) Clinical Trials 11) Cost-Effectiveness Analysis 12) Survival Analysis Other ExpertiseDr. Rahbar serves as Director of Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design (BERD) Core in the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. CCTS is one of the first 12 Roadmap CTSA awards, which were designed to transform clinical research at academic institutions. As CCTS-BERD Director, Dr. Rahbar has strengthened ties between CCTS and other UTHSC-H affiliated institutions through numerous funded collaborations. In addition, Dr. Rahbar is Professor of Epidemiology at the UT School of Public Health. He is currently teaching a course entitled, 'Advanced Design and Analysis Methods in Epidemiology.' Future ResearchEtiology of Autism Data Mining Industrial RelevanceStatistical consultant on clinical trials as well as other statistical needs in other industries KeywordsCOS Keywords:Autism, Biostatistics, Community Health, Developmental Disabilities, Epidemiology, Health Care Economics, International Health.Additional Terms:Autism Research, Cost Effectiveness Analysis, Epidemiology and International Health Issues.Languages(Reading, Writing, Speaking)English: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent) Farsi: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent) Urdu: (Basic, Basic, Basic) MembershipsAmerican Statistical Association Canadian - USA Clinical Epidemiology Network International Clinical Epidemiology Network Maternal and Perinatal Health Research and Reproductive Epidemiology Advisory Group (MAPREG), World Health Organization Reviewer, Special Emphasis Panel, Office of Extramural Research, CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Preention and Health Promotion, Study Section for Pregnancy Risk Assessment (MAPREG), World Hea Statistical Editor: Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Previous Positions2001-2008, Director,
Michigan State University,
College of Human Medicine,
Data Coordinating Center
2001-2005, Professor,
Michigan State University,
College of Human Medicine,
Epidemiology,
Biostatistics
2001-2005, Adjunct Professor,
Michigan State University,
College of Natural Science,
Statistics and Probability
1999-2001, Head,
Aga Khan University,
Medical College,
Community Health Sciences,
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
1999-2000, Visiting Professor,
Michigan State University,
College of Natural Science,
Statistics and Probability
1999-2001, Professor,
Aga Khan University,
Medical College,
Community Health Sciences,
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
1997-2001, Professor,
Aga Khan University,
Biostatistics
1996-2001, Director,
Aga Khan University,
Medical College,
Community Health Sciences,
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
1995-1996, Associate Professor,
Aga Khan University,
Medical College,
Community Health Sciences,
Biostatistics
1992-1994, Associate Professor,
University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse,
The College of Science and Allied Health,
Mathematics,
Statistics
1988-1994, Biostatistical Consultant,
Gundersen Medical Foundation,
Biostatistics
1988-1991, Assistant Professor,
University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse,
The College of Science and Allied Health,
Mathematics,
Statistics
1984-1988, Teaching Assistant,
Michigan State University,
College of Natural Science,
Statistics and Probability,
Statistics
1983-1984, Instructor,
Isfahan University of Technology,
Math,
Statistics
1981-1983, Mandatory Military Services, Iran
1978-1980, Teaching Assistant,
Shiraz University,
Math
Funding Received- Department of Defense/US Army Institute of Surgical Research, PI:
Data Coordinating Center (DCC) for a PRospective Observational, Multi-center Massive Transfusion Trial (PROMMTT),
$9,262,638 (for two,
2008
to 2010.
- PI of Data Core:
University of Texas Specialized Program in Acute Stroke (UT SPOTRIAS),
over $10,798,181 (fo,
2008
to 2013.
- Director, Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design (BERD) Core, CCTS:
Clinical and Translational Sciences Award (CTSA),
2008
to 2009.
- Senior Statistician of Administrative Core; will oversee statistical analysis for all cores:
Center of Excellence for Diabetes in Americans of Mexican Descent,
2008
to 2013.
- National Institues of Health (NIH), Co-Investigator:
Reflexology: An Intervention for Advanced Breast Cancer,
$641,497 First Year,
2005
to 2010.
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC/DHHS), Principle Investigator:
Data Coordinating Center for Autism & Other Disabilities,
$3,000,000,
2004
to 2009.
- National Cancer Institute, Co-Investigator/Statistician:
In-Depth Examination of disparities in cancer outcomes,
$1,630,646,
2004
to 2008.
- Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Co-Investigator:
Use of Regression Models in Cost-Effectiveness Analysis,
$977,244,
2004
to 2007.
- National Institute of Health (NIH/NCI), Co-Investigator/Statistician:
Automated Telephone Monitoring for Symptom Management.,
$ 4,038,617,
2003
to 2007.
- National Institute of Health (NIH/NCI), Co-Investigator:
Family Home Care for Cancer - A Community Based Model,
$2,961,924,
2003
to 2007.
- National Institute of Health (NIH), Co-Investigator:
Phase 1 Study of Thyroid Hormone in Prematures,
$220,290,
2003
to 2005.
- Michigan Department of Community Health, Co-Investigator/Statistician:
Multilevel Analysis of Medicaid Maternal and Infant Support Services in Michigan,
$669,414,
2003
to 2004.
- US Department of Health and Human Services, Co-Investigator/Statistician:
Multi-level analysis of disparities in Preterm Delivery,
$99,830,
2003
to 2004.
- National Institute of Health (NIH/NICHD), Statistician:
Etiologic Heterogeneity in Preterm Delivery,
$ 5,241,835,
2002
to 2006.
- Michigan Department of Community Health, Co-Investigator:
Cancer Prevention 2002-2003,
$50,530,
2002
to 2003.
- Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Co-Investigator:
Statistical Innovations for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis,
$ 269,102,
2002
to 2004.
- US Department of Health and Human Services (HRSA), Co-Investigator:
Using Multi-Level Analyses to Explore Ethnic & Socioeconomic Disparities in Rates of Preterm Delivery,
$74,598,
2002
to 2003.
- Health Resources and Services Administration, Statistician:
African American Women's Health Study: National Study Operation Plan,
$101,427,
2001
to 2002.
- NIH/Fogarty Reproductive Health grant, jointly between University of Alabama-Birmingham and department of CHS, AKU, Statistician:
Capacity building in Reproductive Health Research in Pakistan as the leading public health priority in the country,
$1.6 million over 5,
2001
to 2006.
- AKU Research Council, Co-Investigator:
Development of improved complementary feeding practices and foods in Pakistan: a baseline survey of care and feeding practices and their determinants,
$9,819,
2000
to 2000.
- AKU Research Council, Co-Investigator:
The effect of counseling on level of Anxiety and Depression in poor urban women, Karachi, Pakistan,
$18,642,
2000
to 2000.
- AKU Research Council, Co-Investigator:
Determinants of periodontal disease among adults population of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan,
$2,120,
2000
to 2000.
- AKU Research Council, Co-Investigator:
Risk factors for non-fatal Myocardial Infarction in young male adults (15-40 years) in Karachi: A Case-Control study,
$3,500,
2000
to 2000.
- AKU Research Council, Co-Investigator:
Risk factors for neonatal tetanus in Karachi: A Case-Control study,
$3,404,
2000
to 2000.
- Population Council New York, Co-Investigator:
Traditional Postpartum Practices, Perceived Postpartum Morbidity and Health Seeking Behavior: A community-based study in Karachi, Pakistan,
$11,677,
2000
to 2000.
- International Clinical Epidemiology Network (INCLEN), Principle Investigator:
Capacity building in clinical epidemiology at the Aga Khan University,
$9,886,
2000
to 2000.
- WHO, Principle Investigator:
Lead levels and sources of lead among the children living near Karachi,
$15,000,
1998
to 1998.
- Aga Khan University, Co-Investigator:
Risk factors for intra-familial transmission of hepatitis C virus,
$9,000,
1998
to 1998.
- Karachi Reproductive Health Project, Co-Investigator:
Assessment of the Karachi reproductive Health Project's Program Effectiveness in improving female Sexual Health,
$65,000,
1997
to 1997.
- Aga Khan University, Co-Investigator:
Is urine citrate excretion genetically determined?,
$10,000,
1997
to 1997.
- Aga Khan University, Co-Investigator:
Relationship between tumor markers with established predicators and nodal status in carcinoma of the breast,
$6,000,
1996
to 1996.
- UW-L Faculty Research, Principle Investigator:
Optimal Estimation of Regression Parameters using Censored Data with a Discrete Covariates,
$4,500,
1994
to 1994.
- UW-L Faculty Research, Principle Investigator:
Nonparametric Estimation of Regression Parameters using Censored Data with two discrete Covariates,
$4,000,
1993
to 1993.
- UW-L Faculty Research, Principle Investigator:
Sequential Fixed Width Confidence Intervals for Regression Parameters from Censored Data with a Discrete Covariate,
$3,500,
1992
to 1992.
- UW-L Faculty Research, Principle Investigator:
Nonparametric Estimation of Regression Parameters using Censored Data with a Discrete Covariate,
$3,000,
1991
to 1991.
- UW-L Faculty Research, Principle Investigator:
Sequential Estimation of Functionals of the Survival Curve under Random Censorship,
$2,500,
1989
to 1989.
- John Snow Inc./Mother Care Project and USAID, Co-Investigator:
Project aimed at training of reproductive health care providers, community-based information, education and communication campaign and establishment of a referral system from community to the hospital for women with pregnancy complications,
$200,000,
to .
- AKU Research Council, Co-Investigator:
Prevalence and factors associated with dental carries among children aged 12-14 years in District Bannu, NWFP, Pakistan,
$1,800,
to 2000.
Publications- Elsheikha HM, Hussein HS, Rahbar MH (Oct 2008) Clinico-pathological effects of Schistosoma mansoni infection associated with simultaneous exposure to malathion in Swiss outbred albino mice., Acta tropica, 108 (1), 11-9
 - Gargano JW, Holzman C, Senagore P, Thorsen P, Skogstrand K, Hougaard DM, Rahbar MH, Chung H (Oct 2008) Mid-pregnancy circulating cytokine levels, histologic chorioamnionitis and spontaneous preterm birth., Journal of reproductive immunology, 79 (1), 100-10
 - Restrepo BI, Fisher-Hoch SP, Smith B, Jeon S, Rahbar MH, McCormick JB (Oct 2008) Mycobacterial clearance from sputum is delayed during the first phase of treatment in patients with diabetes., The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 79 (4), 541-4
 - Restrepo BI, Fisher-Hoch SP, Pino PA, Salinas A, Rahbar MH, Mora F, Cortes-Penfield N, McCormick JB (Sep 2008) Tuberculosis in poorly controlled type 2 diabetes: altered cytokine expression in peripheral white blood cells., Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 47 (5), 634-41
 - Tiedje L, Holzman CB, De Vos E, Jia X, Korzeniewski S, Rahbar MH, Goble MM, Kallen D (Mar 2008) Hostility and anomie: links to preterm delivery subtypes and ambulatory blood pressure at mid-pregnancy., Social science & medicine (1982), 66 (6), 1310-21
 - Elshazly AM, Elsheikha HM, Rahbar MH, Awad SI (Feb 2008) Comparison of three immunodiagnostic tests for experimental Heterophyes heterophyes infection in dogs., Veterinary parasitology, 151 (2-4), 196-202
 - Rahbar MH, Talebi H, Jeon S (2008) A Nonparametric Method for Assessment of Interactions in a Multi-factor Design with Censored Data, Proceedings of the 2008 Joint Statistical Meetings- Nonparametric and Semiparametric Inference for Lifetime and Survival Data, Unpublished
- Fisher-Hoch SP, Whitney E, McCormick JB, Crespo G, Smith B, Rahbar MH, Restrepo BI (2008) Type 2 diabetes and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis., Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases, 40 (11), 888-93
 - Doorenbos AZ, Given B, Given CW, Wyatt G, Gift A, Rahbar M, Jeon S (Jun 2007) The influence of end-of-life cancer care on caregivers., Research in nursing & health, 30 (3), 270-81
 - Van Naarden Braun K, Pettygrove S, Daniels J, Miller L, Nicholas J, Baio J, Schieve L, Kirby RS, Washington A, Brocksen S, Rahbar MH, Rice C (2007) Evaluation of a methodology for a collaborative multiple source surveillance network for autism spectrum disorders-- Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 14 sites, United States, 2002, MMWR Surveill Summ., 1 (56), 29-40
- Rahbar MH, Hozhabri S, Wang J (2007) Prevalence of anaemia among children living in five communities in and near Karachi, Pakistan, Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry, 2 (89), 27-33
- Arshad MM, Wilkins MJ, Downes FP, Rahbar MH, Erskine RJ, Boulton ML, Saeed AM (2007) A registry-based study on the association between human salmonellosis and routinely collected parameters in Michigan, 1995-2001., Foodborne pathogens and disease, 4 (1), 16-25
 - Younus M, Hartwick E, Siddiqi AA, Wilkins M, Davies HD, Rahbar M, Funk J, Saeed M (2007) The role of neighborhood level socioeconomic characteristics in Salmonella infections in Michigan (1997-2007): assessment using geographic information system., International journal of health geographics, 6, 56
 - Xue F, Holzman C, Rahbar MH, Trosko K, Fischer L (Jan 2007) Maternal fish consumption, mercury levels, and risk of preterm delivery., Environmental health perspectives, 115 (1), 42-7
 - Baig-Ansari N, Rahbar MH, Bhutta ZA, Badruddin SH. (2006) Child's gender and household food insecurity are associated with stunting among young Pakistani children residing in urban squatter settlements, Food Nutr Bull., 27 (2), 114-27
- Parviz S, Fatmi Z, Altaf A, McCormick JB, Fischer-Hoch S, Rahbar M, Luby S. (2006) Background demographics and risk behaviors of injecting drug users in Karachi, Pakistan, Int J Infect Dis., Epub ahead of print
- Arshad MM, Asmar HA, Rahbar MH, Boulton ML, Wells E, Wilkins MJ, Saeed AM. (2006) Risk factors for Salmonella oranienburg outbreak in a nursing home in Michigan, J Am Geriatr Soc., 54 (4), 715-7
- Ali TS, Fikree FF, Rahbar MH, Mahmud S. (2006) Frequency and determinants of vaginal infection in postpartum period: a cross-sectional survey from low socioeconomic settlements, Karachi, Pakistan, J Pak Med Assoc., 56 (3), 99-103
- Younus M, Wilkins MJ, Arshad MM, Rahbar MH, Saeed AM (2006) Demographic risk factors and incidence of Salmonella enteritidis infection in Michigan., Foodborne pathogens and disease, 3 (3), 266-73
 - Tugwell P, Fletcher R, Fletcher S, Goldsmith C, Rahbar M, Robinson V, Runyan D, Sadowski L. (2006) International Clinical Epidemiology Network: an opportunity for SGIM international cooperation, J Gen Intern Med, 10 (5), 364-71
- Akhtar S, Luby SP, Rahbar MH. (2006) Multivariate analysis of risk factors associated with genital ulcer disease among incarcerated males in Sindh, J Pak Med Assoc., 56 (1 Suppl 1), S34-9
- Holzman C, Eyster J, Tiedje LB, Roman LA, Seagull E, Rahbar MH (2006) A Life Course Perspective on Depressive Symptoms in Mid-Pregnancy, Matern Child Health J., 7, 1-12; 2006
- Fikree FF, Ali TS, Durocher JM, Rahbar MH, Newborn Care Practices in Low Socioeconomic Settlements of Karachi, Pakistan, Social Science and Medicine, 60(5), 911-21, 2005
- Given B, Wyatt G, Given C, Sherwood P, Gift A, DeVoss D, Rahbar MH, Burden and Depression Amont Caregivers of Patients With Cancer At the End of Life, Oncology Nursing Forum, 31(6), 1105-17, 16 Nov 2004
- Raza SA, Akhtar S, Avan BI, Hamza H, Rahbar MH. (2004) A matched case-control study of risk factors for neonatal tetanus in Karachi, Pakistan, J Postgrad Med., 50 (4), 247-52
- Gardiner JC, Sirbu CM, Rahbar MH, Update on Statistical Power and Sample Size Assessments for Cost-effectiveness Studies., Expert Rev. Pharmacoeconomics Outcomes Res., 4(1), 89-98, 2004
- Given CW, Given B, Rahbar MH, Jeon S, McCorkle R, Cimprich B, Galecki A, Kozachik S, DeVoss D, Brady A, Fisher-Malloy MJ, Courtney K, Bowie E, The Effect of a Cognitive Behavioral Intervention on Reducing Symptom Severity During Chemotherapy., Journal of Clinical Oncology, 22(3), 507-16, 2004
- Shah SM, Nanan D, Rahbar MH, Rahim M, Nowshad G, Assessing Obesity and Overweight in a High Mountain Pakistani Population, Tropical Medicine and Internation Health, 9(4), 526-32, 2004
- Given C, Given B, Rahbar MH, Jeon S, McCorkle R, Cimprich B, Galecki A, Kozachik S, Devoss D, Brady A, Fisher-Malloy MJ, Courtney K, Bowie E, Does a Symptom Management Intervention Affect Depression Among Cancer Patients: Results From a Clinical Trial., Psycho-Oncology, 13(11), 818-30, 2004
- Luby SP, Agboatwalla M, Hoekstra RM, Rahbar MH, Billhimer W, Keswick BH, Delayed Effectiveness of Home-based Interventions in Reducing Childhood Diarrhea, Karachi, Pakistan., The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 71(4), 420-7, 2004
- Castellani R, Colucci M, Li C, Parchi P, Pastore M, Rahbar MH, Chen S, Gambetti P, Sensitivity of 14-3-3 Protein Test Varies in Subtypes of Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease., Neurology, 63(3), 436-42, 2004
- Rahbar MH, Gardiner JC, Nonparametric Modeling of the Mean Survival Time in a Multi-factor Design Based on Randomly Right-Censored Data., Biometrical Journal, 46(5), 497-502, 2004
- Raza SA, Akhtar S, Avan BI, Hamza H, Rahbar MH, A Matched Case-control Study of Risk Factors for Neonatal Tetanus in Karachi, Pakistan., Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, 50(4), 247-51, 2004
- Hozhabri S, White F, Rahbar MH, Agboatwalla M, Luby S (2004) Elevated blood lead levels among children living in a fishing community, Karachi, Pakistan, Arch Environ Health, 59 (1), 37-41, 2004
- Usman HR, Akhtar S, Rahbar MH, Hamid S, Moattar T, Luby SP, Injections in health care settings: a risk factor for acute hepatitis B virus infection in Karachi, Pakistan, Epidemiology and Infection, 130(2), 293-300, 2003
- Jafar T, Levey A, Jafary F, White F, Gul A, Rahbar MH, Khan A, Hattersley A, Schmid C, Chaturvedi N, Ethnic Subgroup Differences in Hypertension in Pakistan, Journal of Hypertension, 21(5), 905-912, 2003
- Aziz S, Pervez S, Khan S, Siddiqui T, Kayani N, Israr M, Rahbar MH, Case Control Study of Novel Prognostic Markers and Disease Outcome in Pregnancy/Lactation-associated Breast Carcinoma, Pathology Research and Practice, 199(1), 15-21, 2003
- Emmanuel F, Akhtar S, Rahbar MH., Factors Associated With Heroin Addiction Among Male Adults in Lahore, Pakistan, Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 35(2), 219-226, 2003
- Given B, Given CW, Wyatt G, DeVoss D, Rahbar MH, Gift A, Burden and Depression Among Caregivers of End-of-Life Cancer Patients, Oncology Nursing Forum, In Press
- Ali BS, Rahbar MH, Naeem S, Gul A, Mubeen S, Iqbal A, The effectiveness of counseling on anxiety and depression by minimally trained counselors: a randomized controlled trial, American Journal of Psychotherapy, 57(3), 324-36, 2003
- Hozhabri S, White F, Rahbar MH, Agboatwa, Elevated Blood Lead Levels Among Children Living in a Fishing Community, Karachi, Pakistan, Archives of Environmental Health, In Press
- Rahbar MH, Sikorskii A, Gardiner JC, Regression Analysis of Medical Costs With Right Censored Data in the Presence of Discrete Covariates., Proceedings of the 2003 Joint Statistical Meetings-Biometrics Section-to Include ENAR & WNAR, 3405-3410, 2003
- Hozhabri S, Luby SP, Rahbar MH, Akhtar S, Clinical Diagnosis of Plasmodium Falciparum Among Children With History of Fever, Sindh, Pakistan, International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 6(3), 233-235, 2002
- Akhtar S, Moatter T, Azam SI, Rahbar MH, Adil S, Prevalence and risk factors for intrafamilial transmission of hepatitis C virus in Karachi, Pakistan, Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 9(4), 309-14, 2002
- Aziz SA, Pervez S, Khan S, Kayani N, Rahbar MH, Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) as a prognostic marker: an immunohistochemical study on 315 consecutive breast carcinoma patients, Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 52(3), 104-10, 2002
- Ali BS, Rahbar MH, Naeem S, Tareen AL, Gul A, Samad L, Prevalence of and factors associated with anxiety and depression among women in a lower middle class semi-urban community of Karachi, Pakistan, Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 52(11), 513-7, 2002
- Rathi SK, Akhtar S, Rahbar MH, Azam SI, Prevalence and risk factors associated with tuberculin skin test positivity among household contacts of smear-positive pulnionary tuberculosis cases in Umerkot, Pakistan, International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 6(10), 851-7, 2002
- Luby S, Agboatwalla M, Schnell B, Hoekstra RM, Rahbar MH, Keswick BH, The Effect of Antibacterial Soap on Impetigo Incidence, Karachi, Pakistan, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 67(4), 430-435, 2002
- Given B, Given C, McCorkle R, Kozachik S, Cimprich B, Rahbar MH, Wojcik C, Pain and Fatigue Management: Results of a Nursing Randomized Clinical Trial, Oncology Nursing Forum, 29(6), 949-56, 2002
- Quddus A, Luby S, Rahbar MH, Pervaiz Y, Neonatal tetanus: mortality rate and risk factors in Loralai District, Pakistan, Int J Epidemiol, 31(3), 648-53, 2002
- Rahbar MH, White F, Agboatwalla M, Hozhabri S, Luby S, Factors Associated With Elevated Blood Lead Concentrations Among Children in Karachi, Pakistan, Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 80(10), 769-775, 2002
- Fikree FF, Ali T, Durocher J, Rahbar MH, Health Service Utilization for Perceived Postpartum Morbidity Among Poor Women Living in Karachi., Social Science & Medicine, 2004, 59(4), 681-94, 2004
- Aziz SA, Pervez S, Khan S, Kayani N, Azam SI, Rahbar MH, Significance of Immunohistochemical c-ErbB-2 Product Localisation Pattern for Prognosis in Human Breast Cancer, Pathol Oncol Res, 7(3), 190-196, 2001
- Aziz SA, Pervez S, Khan S, Kayani N, Azam SI, Rahbar MH, Case control study of prognostic markers and disease outcome in inflammatory carcinoma breast: a unique clinical experience, Breast J, 7(6), 398-404, 2001
- Akhtar S, Luby SP, Rahbar MH, Azam SI, HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes and beliefs based prediction models for practices in prison inmates, Sindh, Pakistan, Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 32(2), 351-61, 2001
- Fikree FF, Khan A, Kadir MM, Sajan F, Rahbar MH, What influences contraceptive use among young women in urban squatter settlements of Karachi, Pakistan?, International Family Planning Perspectives, 27(3), 1-15, 2001
- White F, Rahbar MH, Agboatwalla M, Luby S, Iqbal A, Hozhabri S., Elevated blood lead levels in Karachi children, Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 79(2), 173, 2001
- Luby SP, Agboatwalla M, Raza A, Sobel J, Mintz E, Baier K, Hoekstra RM, Rahbar MH, Qureshi SM, Gangarosa EJ, Microbiologic Effectiveness of Hand-Washing With Soap in An Urban Squatter Settlement, Karachi, Pakistan, Epidemiology and Infection, 127(2), 237-44, 2001
- Aziz SA, Pervez S, Khan S, Kayani N, Rahbar MH, Immunohistochemical cathepsin-D expression in breast cancer: correlation with established pathological parameters and survival, Pathol Res Pract, 197(8), 551-7, 2001
- Aziz SA, Pervez S, Khan S, Kayani N, Rahbar MH, Relationship of p53 expression with clinicopathological variables and disease out come. A prospective study on 315 consecutive breast carcinoma patients, Malaysian Journal of Pathology, 23(2), 65-71, 2001
- Bari A, Akhtar S, Rahbar MH, Luby SP, Risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection in male adults in Rawalpindi-Islamabad, Pakistan, Tropical Medicine and International Health, 6(9), 732-8, 2001
- Shah SM, Luby S, Rahbar MH, Khan AW, McCormick, Jb, Hypertension and Its Determinants Among Adults in High Mountain Villages of the Northern Areas of Pakistan, Journal of Human Hypertension, 15(2), 107-12, 2001
- Rahbar MH, Vellani C, Sajan F, Zaidi AA,, Predictability of Medical Students’ Performance At the Aga Khan University From Admission Test Scores, Interview Ratings and System of Education, Medical Education, 35(4), 374-80, 2001
- Ahmed SE, Rahbar MH, Inference Concerning About a Process Capability, Applied Statistical Science, 5, 119-131, 2001
- Luby S, Agboatwalla M, Raza A, Sobel J, Mintz E, Baier K, Rahbar MH, Qureshi S, Hassan R, Ghouri F, Hoekstra RM, Gangarosa E, A low-cost intervention for cleaner drinking water in Karachi, Pakistan, Int J Infect Dis, 5(3), 144-50, 2001
- Aziz SA, Pervez S, Khan S, Kayani N, Rahbar MH, Immunohistochemical Analysis of Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen (PCNA) in Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma Breast: Comparison With Clinical and Pathological Variables, JCPSP, In Press
- Rahbar MH, and Gardiner JC, A Statistical Method for Measuring Cost-Effectiveness Ratio, Proceedings of the Fifth Iranian Statistics Conference. Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran, 251-261, August 22-24, 2000
- Kamal RS, Atiq F, Khan FA, Rahbar MH, Oral Midazolam Prmedication in Children: A Comparison of Two Doses, Journal of Anesthesiology and Clinical Pharmacology, 16(1), 17-21, 2000
- Haider SM, Merchant AT, Fikree FF, Rahbar MH, Clinical and functional staging of oral submucous fibrosis, British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 38(1), 12-5, 2000
- Ahmed SE and Rahbar MH, Shrinkage and pretest nonparametric estimation of regression parameters from censored data with multiple observations at each level of covariate, Biometrical Journal, 42(4), 511-525, 2000
- Fikree FF, Rahbar MH, Berendes HW, Risk factors for stunting and wasting at age six, twelve and twenty-four months for squatter children of Karachi, Pakistan, Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 50(10), 341-348, 2000
- Munim S, Rahbar MH, Rizvi M, Mushtaq N, The effect of grandmultiparity on pregnancy related complications: the Aga Khan University experience, Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 50(2), 54-8, 2000
- Hozhabri S, Akhtar S, Rahbar MH, Luby SP, Prevalence of plasmodium slide positivity among the children treated for malaria, Jhangara, Sindh, Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 50(12), 401-405, 2000
- Akhtar S, Luby SP, Rahbar MH, Multivariate analysis of risk factors associated with genital ulcer disease among incarcerated males, Sindh, JPMA. Journal of The Pakistan Medical Association, 50(4), 115-20, 2000
- Iqbal MP, Ali AA, Hussain MA, Mehboobali N, Waqar MA, Javed MH, Rahbar MH, Role of N-Acetyl-b-D-Glucosaminidase in the Diagnosis of Arthopathies, Clinical Chemistry and Enzymology Communications, 8, 167-73, 1999
- Fikree FF, Rahbar MH, Berendes HW, Role of intrauterine growth retardation on physical growth of Pakistani squatter children from birth to two years of age, Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 45(6), 338-344, 1999
- Noorali R, Luby SP, Rahbar MH, Does use of a government service depend on how far one live from the health facility? Health Policy and Planning, 14:(2), 191-197, 1999
- Akhtar S, Luby SP, Rahbar, MH, Risk behaviors associated with urethritis in prison inmates, Sindh, Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 49(11), 268-73, 1999
- Flynn J, Rahbar MH, Improving Teacher Prediction of Children at Risk for Reading Failure. Psychology in the Schools, 32(2), 163-172, 1998
- Flynn J, Rahbar MH, Kindergarten screening for risk of reading failure. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 16, 15-35, 1998
- Ali AA, Iqbal MP, Hussain MA, Mehboobali N, Beg JA, Rahbar MH, Methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis: a 2-year experience at a university hospital in Pakistan, Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 48(1), 3-6, 1998
- Rahbar MH, Nonparametric Estimation of Regression Parameters from Censored Data with Two Discrete Covariates. N.P. Jewell et al.(eds.), Lifetime Data: Models in Reliability and Survival Analysis, Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands, 257-262, 1996
- Flynn J, Rahbar MH, Bernstein AJ, . Is There An Association Between Season of Birth and Reading Disability? Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 17 (1), 22-26, 1996
- Rahbar MH, Bhutta ZA, Arif MA, Maqbool S, Akram DS, Bhutta TI, Anwer CM, Imran M, Fikree FF, National Neonatal Anthropometrics Study: Methodological Aspects of Centile Construction, Proceedings of the fifth Islamic Countries Conference on Statistical Sciences, Malang, Indonesia, Vol. 2(AP28), ISBN: 979-508-948-X, 1996
- Krueger T, Rahbar MH, Explanation of Industry Returns Using the Variable Beta Model and the Lagged Variable Beta Model, Journal of Financial and Strategic Decisions, 8(2), 35-45, 1995
- Rahbar MH, Stochastic Modeling: A Nonparametric Approach. Mathematical Modeling in the Undergraduate Curriculum, proceedings of the 1994 Modeling symposium at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 98-106, 1995
- Rahbar MH, Sequential Fixed Width Confidence Intervals for Regression Parameters from Censored Data with a Discrete Covariate, Sequential Analysis, 14(2), 143-56, 1995
- Rahbar MH, Gardiner JC, Nonparametric Estimation of Regression Parameters using Censored Data with a Discrete Covariate, Statistics and Probability Letters, 24(1), 13-20, 1995
- Flynn J, Rahbar MH, Prevalence of Reading Failure in Boys Compared with Girls. Psychology in the Schools, 31(1), 66-71, 1994
- Flynn J, Rahbar MH, The Effect of Age, Sex, Socioeconomic Status, and Kindergarten Screening Scores on Reading Achievement, Proceedings of American Statistical Association 1993 Winter Conference, 36, 785-790, 1994
- Krueger T, Rahbar MH, A Comparison of Single-Index and Multi-Index Models, Southern Business Review, 20(2), 22-38, 1994
- Flynn JM, Rahbar MH, The Effects of Age and Gender on Reading Achievement: Implications for Pediatric Counseling, Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 14(5), 304-307, 1993
- Krueger T, Rahbar MH, Beta Stability and Return Explanatory Power in the Single Index Market Model and Variable Beta Model, The Journal of the Midwest Finance Association, 21, 68-85, 1992
- Flynn JM, Deering W, Goldstein M, Rahbar MH, Electrophysiological Correlates of Dyslexic Subtypes, Journal of Learning Disabilities, 25(2), 133-141, 1992
- Rahbar MH, Sequential Estimation of Functionals of the Survival Curve under Random Censorship. Sequential Analysis, 9(2), 137-150, 1990
- Holzman C, Senagore P, Tian Y, DeVos E, Leece C, Zanella A, Fink G, Rahbar MH, Sapkal A, Maternal Catecholamine Levels in Mid-trimester and Risk of Preterm Delivery, New England Journal of Medicine, Submitted
- Kelly R, Holzman C, Senagore P, Wang J, Tian Y, Rahbar MH, Chung H, Placental Vascular Pathology Findings and Pathways to Preterm Delivery, American Journal of Epidemiology, Submitted
- Shah SM, Limstra M, Rahbar MH, Pawa P, Caring Hands on Harm's Way: Who, Where, How?, British Journal of Infection Control, Submitted
- Reininger BM, Perez A, Flores MIA, Rahbar MH, Social Support, Empowerment and Risk Behaviors in Mexican Youth, Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health, Submitted
- Rentfro A, Nino J, Pones R, Innis-Whitehouse W, Barroso C, Rahbar M, McCormick J, Fisher-Hoch S, Health disparities and extremes of obesity and insulin resistance in Mexican American adolescents, Journal of Health Care fo rthe Poor and Underserved, Submitted
- Assassi S, Fritzler MJ, Arnett FC, Norman G, Shah K, Gourh P, Manik N, Perry M, Rahbar MH, Mayes MD, Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBS), PBS Antibodies, and Liver Function Abnormalities in a Large Population of Systemic Sclerosis Patients, Arthritis & Rheumatism, Submitted
- Usman HR, Rahbar MH, Kristensen S, Vermund SH, Kirby RS, Chamot E, Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve Childhood Immunization Adherence in Rural Pakistan: Redesigned Immunization Card and Maternal Education, Bulliten of WHO, Submitted
- Siddiqi AA, Stommel M, Rahbar MH, Corser WD, Olomu AB, Holmes-Rovner M, Factors Affecting Participant Attrition from a Clinical Trial of Patients with Cardiovascular Disease, BioMed Central HSR, Submitted
- Avan BI, Rahbar MH, Raza SA, The role of family configuration in early childhood intellectual development in the context of an extended family system in Pakistan., Journal of postgraduate medicine, 53 (1), 27-33
 - Avan BI, Rahbar MH, Raza SA, The role of family configuration in early childhood intellectual development in the context of an extended family system in Pakistan., Journal of postgraduate medicine, 53 (1), 27-33
 - Given B, Given CW, Sherwood P, Rahbar MH, Jeon S, The Impact of Providing Symptom Management Assistance on Caregiver Negative Reactions: Results of a Randomized Trial., Psychology and Aging, Submitted
- Chun P, Padula GDA, Rahbar MH, He JP, Bichay T, Wilkinson CM, Kane JM, Normalization of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) in Patients Treated With Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer, American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncologists (ASTRO), Submitted
- Jones NM, Holzman CB, Zanella AJ, Leece CM, Rahbar MH, and the Prematurity Study Group, Assessing Mid-Trimester Salivary Cortisol Levels Across Three Consecutive Days in Pregnant Women Using An At-Home Collection Protocol., Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Submitted
- Given B, Given CW, Wyatt G, Rahbar MH, Gift A, Jeon S, DeVoss D, Champion V, Assessing and Understanding the Impact of End of Life Care for Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients, Nursing Research, Submitted
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