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| REVIEW ARTICLES |
| Stigma. An aspect of epilepsy not to be ignored [ Abstract ] |
Tahir Obeid |
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| ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
| Dose-dependent ultrastructural changes in rat cornea after oral methylphenidate administration [ Abstract ] |
Rabet Gozil, Gulnur Take, Meltem Bahcelioglu, Erdinc Tunc, Hale Oktem, Guleser Caglar, Engin Calguner, Deniz Erdogan |
| Study of oxidative stress in type 2 diabetic patients and its relationship with glycated hemoglobin [ Abstract ] |
Mohammad T. Goodarzi, Liela Varmaziar, Ali A. Navidi, Kazem Parivar |
| Gene expression profiling in women with breast cancer in a Saudi population [ Abstract ] |
Suad M. Bin-Amer, Zakia Maqbool, Maimoona S. Nirmal, Amal T. Qattan, Syed S Hussain, Hatim A. Jeprel, Asma M. Tulbah, Osama A. Malik, Taher A. Al-Tweigeri |
| Campylobacter jejuni induces diverse kinetics and profiles of cytokine genes in INT-407 cells [ Abstract ] |
Ahlam I. Al-Amri, Giuseppe A. Botta, Khaled S. Tabbara, Abdelrahman Y. Ismaeel, Ali E. Al-Mahmeed, Ahmed Y. Qareeballa, Khalid M. Bin Dayna, Moiz O. Bakhiet |
| Usefulness of procalcitonin and some inflammatory parameters in septic patients [ Abstract ] |
Wael R. Tasabehji, Faizah A. Al-Quobaili, Nizar A. Al-Daher |
| Investigation of cryptosporidiosis by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and microscopy in children with diarrhea [ Abstract ] |
Hasan Yilmaz, Zeynep Tas-Cengiz, Mutalip Cicek |
| Comparison of 4 laboratory methods for detection of Helicobacter pylori [ Abstract ] |
Sulieman M. Al-Humayed, MohamedElbagir K. Ahmed, Cornelius S. Bello, MarI A. Tayyar |
| Cadaveric liver transplant from older donors [ Abstract ] |
Hanan M. Alghamdi, Michael D. Crawford, James P. Gallagher, Geoff W. Mccaughan, Simone I. Strasser, Deborah J. Verran |
| Effects of octreotide on healing of mechanical ileus in rats [ Abstract ] |
Suat Kutun, Haluk Ulucanlar, Alper Celik, Erkan Cure, Muhammed C. Kockar, Abdullah Cetin |
| Remifentanil versus fentanyl in combination with midazolam for retrobulbar block in cataract surgery [ Abstract ] |
Oya Y. Cok, Aylin Ertan, Mehmet Bahadir |
| Henoch-Schonlein purpura in children. Influence of age on the incidence of nephritis and arthritis [ Abstract ] |
Jahed M. Hamdan, Mousa A. Barqawi |
| Painkilling effect of ozone-oxygen injection on spine and joint osteoarthritis [ Abstract ] |
Ahmed A. Al-Jaziri, Seyed M. Mahmoodi |
| Apoptosis is the most efficient death-pathway in tumor cells after topoisomerase II inhibition [ Abstract ] |
Raafat A. El-Awady, Mahmoud M. Ali, Ekram M. Saleh, Fayek M. Ghaleb |
| Intraoperative assessment of the node-negative neck with frozen section biopsy [ Abstract ] |
Ulku Tuncer, Suleyman Ozdemir, Levent Soylu, Lutfi B. Aydogan, Aysun Uguz |
| The sympathetic skin response in diabetic neuropathy and its relationship to autonomic symptoms [ Abstract ] |
Mansour A. Al-Moallem, Radwan M. Zaidan, Nura H. Alkali |
| Protective role of intracoronary shunt in off-pump coronary bypass operations [ Abstract ] |
Mustafa Tok, Halil I. Ucar, Omer F. Dogan, Bora Farsak, Ali C. Yorgancioglu |
| An experience with a rare diagnosis of isolated tuberculosis of sternum at JNMC Hospital, Aligarh, India [ Abstract ] |
Wasif M. Ali, Mohammad H. Beg, Muddassir Rashid, Uzma Zafar, Syed N. Abbas |
| Circulatory neutrophil chemokines in statin-treated diabetic patients [ Abstract ] |
Assim A. Alfadda, Mohammed A. Alzoghaibi |
| Bacille Calmette-Guerin immunotherapy of viral warts [ Abstract ] |
Khalifa E. Sharquie, Jamal R. Al-Rawi, Adil A. Al-Nuaimy, Sabah H. Radhy |
| Detection of IgG anti-beta2 glycoprotein-I antibodies in Saudi patients with systemic lupus erythematosis [ Abstract ] |
Faris Q. Alenzi |
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| CASE REPORTS |
| Congenital plexiform schwannoma of the clitoris [ Abstract ] |
Rooh A. Yegane, Mohammadreza S. Alaee, Elham Khanicheh |
| Unusual case of left iliac vein compression secondary to May-Thurner syndrome and crossed fused renal ectopia [ Abstract ] |
Mohamed A. Elsharawy, Khaled M. Moghazy, Hind S. Alsaif, Mosad M. Al-Asiri |
| Primary omental pregnancy [ Abstract ] |
Recep Yildizhan, Mertihan Kurdoglu, Ali Kolusari, Remzi Erten |
| Accent method of voice therapy for treatment of severe muscle tension dysphonia [ Abstract ] |
Khalid H. Malki, Nasser H. Nasser, Sabah M. Hassan, Mohammed Farahat |
| Intestinal perforation by multiple ectopic pancreatic tissues in a neonate with multiple congenital anomalies [ Abstract ] |
Kamalesh Pal, Hamdi Ashri, Ayman A. Madani |
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| CLINICAL NOTES |
| Large solitary fibrous tumor arising from the omentum [ Abstract ] |
Amro M. Salem, Paul B. Bateson, Michele M. Madden |
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| BRIEF COMMUNICATION |
| Sensitivity of in-house polymerase chain reaction for detecting hepatitis B-DNA in HbsAg positive sera [ Abstract ] |
Amin A. Aqel |
| Microbial yield in febrile sickle cell disease patients with acute painful episode from a University Hospital in the Sultanate of Oman [ Abstract ] |
Asem A. Alghzaly, Salam S. Alkindi
, Anil V. Pathare |
| A hole of human immunodeficiency virus HIV/AIDS and hunger in rural Nigerian communities [ Abstract ] |
Ogboi S. Johnbull |
| Emergence of multi and pan-drug resistance Acinetobacter baumannii carrying blaOXA-type-carbapenemase genes among burn patients in Tehran, Iran [ Abstract ] |
Morrovat Taherikalani, Gelavizh Etemadi, Keramat N. Geliani, Bahram Fatollahzadeh, Setareh Soroush, Mohammad M. Feizabadi |
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| CORRESPONDENCE |
| Dietary intervention versus metformin to improve the reproductive outcome in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome [ Abstract ] |
Hari K.V.S. Kumar |
| Evaluation of the effect of Islamic fasting on lung volumes and capacities in healthy persons [ Abstract ] |
Mirza M. Subhan, Ali Kabir |
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| BOOK REVIEWS |
| Proceedings from the medical workshop on pesticide-related illnesses from the international conference on pesticide exposure and health. [ Abstract ] |
Abdulrahman Al-Asmari |
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| WHO PRESS RELEASE |
| International spread of disease threatens public health security [ Abstract ] |
| New WHO pocket-charts will save lives by predicting heart attack and stroke [ Abstract ] |
| WHO stresses need to ensure the safety of children’s medicines [ Abstract ] |
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