selected publications
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academic article
- Association of bullous pemphigoid with malignancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 77:691-699. 2017
- Reply to: Comment on "Association of bullous pemphigoid with malignancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis”. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2017
- Treatments for Cutaneous Lichen Planus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. American Journal of Clinical Dermatology. 17:11-22. 2016
- The role of adjuvant therapy in pemphigus: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 73:264-271. 2015
- Opportunistic infections in patients with pemphigus. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 71:284-292. 2014
- Secular and seasonal trends of infectious mononucleosis among young adults in Israel: 1978-2009. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 31:757-760. 2012
- Secular trends of gonorrhea in young adults in Israel: three decades of follow-up. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 29:1111-1115. 2010
- Pemphigus, analysis of 155 patients. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 24:947-52. 2010
- Preventive effect of meningococcal vaccination in Israeli military recruits. American Journal of Infection Control. 38:56-58. 2010
- Post exposure prophylaxis of tick-borne relapsing fever. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 29:253-258. 2010
- Trends in the epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a young adult population in Israel: a long-term survey. International Journal of Dermatology. 48:611-613. 2009
- Pemphigus - Analysis of epidemiological factors in 155 patients. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 22:1232-5. 2008
- Is childhood vaccination associated with asthma? A meta-analysis of observational studies. Pediatrics. 120:e1269-e1277. 2007
- Pediatric journals on the Internet. Acta Paediatrica. 89:1032-1035. 2007
- Disease-modifying effects of postexposure hepatitis A active immunization. Military medicine. 171:1196-1197. 2006
- Validity of self-assessment of skin reaction after smallpox vaccination.. Public health reports. 121:45-50. 2006
- Clinical and laboratory presentation of EBV positive infectious mononucleosis in young adults. Epidemiology and Infection. 131:683-689. 2003
- Seasonality trends of scabies in a young adult population: a 20-year follow-up. British Journal of Dermatology. 149:157-159. 2003
- Vitamin A supplementation and childhood morbidity from diarrhea and respiratory infections: A meta-analysis. The Journal of Pediatrics. 142:297-304. 2003
- Seasonality trends of: follow-up of 20 yearspediculosis capitis: follow-up of 20 years and: follow-up of 20 yearsphthirus pubis: follow-up of 20 years in a young adult.... Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology & Venereology. 16:257-259. 2002
- Does breastfeeding protect against allergic rhinitis during childhood? A meta-analysis of prospective studies. Acta Paediatrica. 91:275-9. 2002
- Adult infection with hepatitis A despite declining endemicity; in favor of adult vaccination. Vaccine. 20:2243-2248. 2002
- Incidental asthma prevention by immune serum globulin. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 89:99-100. 2002
- Measles antibody prevalence rates among young adults in Israel. American Journal of Infection Control. 30:165-169. 2002
- Reply to Adams. Pediatric Dermatology. 19:464-464. 2002
- Seasonality trends of Pediculosis capitis and Phthirus pubis in a young adult population: follow-up of 20 years. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 16:257-259. 2002
- Secular trends in the epidemiology of pediculosis capitis and pubis among Israeli soldiers: a 27-year follow-up. International Journal of Dermatology. 40:637-639. 2001
- Breast-feeding and the onset of atopic dermatitis in childhood: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 45:520-527. 2001
- Breast-feeding and the risk of bronchial asthma in childhood: A systematic review with meta-analysis of prospective studies. The Journal of Pediatrics. 139:261-266. 2001
- Decline in immunity to polio among young adults. Vaccine. 19:4162-4166. 2001
- Occurrence of supernumerary nipples in children with kidney and urinary tract malformations.. Pediatric Dermatology. 18:291-294. 2001
- A waterborne outbreak of gastroenteritis in the Golan Heights due to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. Infection. 28:267-271. 2000
- Active versus passive immunization against hepatitis A in the Israel defence forces: a cost-benefit analysis.. Vaccine. 18:3005-3010. 2000
- Adverse reactions to smallpox vaccine: the Israel Defense Force experience, 1991 to 1996. A comparison with previous surveys.. Military medicine. 165:287-289. 2000
- Does immune serum globulin confer protection against skin diseases?. International Journal of Dermatology. 39:628-631. 2000
- Measles epidemic in Israel - Successful containment in the military. Preventive Medicine. 31:649-651. 2000
- Trends in epidemiology of hepatitis in the Israel Defense Forces-- direction over several years. Harefuah. 138. 2000
- Human rabies in Israel. The Israel Medical Association journal: IMAJ. 1:57-58. 1999
- Secular trends in the epidemiology of major infectious diseases among Israeli soldiers.. Public health reviews. 27:297-310. 1999
- Successful Postexposure Rabies Prophylaxis after Erroneous Starting Treatment. Preventive Medicine. 29:28-31. 1999
- Book Review Scientific American Medicine on CD With manual, 32 pp. System needed: Multimedia IBM PC or compatible with 8 MB RAM. (Also available for Macintosh System 7.0 and 8 MB RAM.) New York, Scientific American, 1998. $245 (individual subscription). 0-89454-009-2. New England Journal of Medicine. 339:1647-1648. 1998
- Book Review Travax Diskette with manual, 17 pp. Version 1.0. System needed: Multimedia IBM PC or compatible computer, with 4 MB RAM and VGA color graphics display. Milwaukee, Shoreland, 1997. $850 (weekly updates). ISSN 1063-5971.. New England Journal of Medicine. 338:927-928. 1998
- Hepatitis A antibody prevalence among young adults in Israel - the decline continues. Epidemiology and Infection. 121:477-479. 1998
- Is the coexistence of mutations in the genes of factor V and MTHFR a predisposing factor for massive skin necrosis due to loxoscelism?. Public health reviews. 26:265-270. 1998
- Meningococcal polysaccharide vaccination of military recruits in Israel: Preliminary assessment of vaccine effect. Infectious Diseases. 30:263-264. 1998
- The epidemiologic trends of scabies among Israeli soldiers: a 28-year follow-up. International Journal of Dermatology. 37:586-587. 1998
- Rabies--re-emerging threat?. Harefuah. 132:733-5. 1997