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| REVIEW ARTICLES |
| Bedside teaching at the Cinderella status. Options for promotion [ Abstract ] |
Awad M. Ahmed |
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| ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
| Hypoglycemic effect of an extract from date seeds on diabetic rats [ Abstract ] |
Ahmed F. El-Fouhil, Aly M. Ahmed, Hasem H. Darwish |
| Lentivirus-mediated reversion-inducing cysteine-rich protein with Kazal motifs gene transfer suppresses pancreatic cancer invasion in vitro [ Abstract ] |
Qing-Shui Tian, De-Chun Li |
| Oxidative stress in recurrent pregnancy loss women [ Abstract ] |
Rayah S. Baban |
| Episiotomy is still performed routinely in Yemeni women [ Abstract ] |
Kaima A. Frass, Abdelrahman H. Al-Harazi |
| Lifestyle related risk factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Farid M. Midhet, Abdulrahman A. Al-Mohaimeed, Fawzy K. Sharaf, |
| Severe hypovitaminosis D is widespread and more common in non-diabetics than diabetics in Saudi adults [ Abstract ] |
Nasser M. Al-Daghri, Omar S. Al-Attas, Majed S. Al-Okail, Khalid M. Alkharfy, Mansour A. Al-Yousef, Hesham M. Nadhrah, Shaun B. Sabico, George P. Chrousos |
| Medical conditions associated with a positive anti-double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid [ Abstract ] |
Suzan M. Attar, Emad A. Koshak |
| Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1 in Saudi children [ Abstract ] |
Bassam S. Bin-Abbas, Muhammad Faiyaz-Ul-Haque, Abdullah H. Al-Fares, Sulaiman S. Al-Gazlan, Jalaluddin A. Bhuiyan, Saleh Z. Al-Muhsen |
| Comparison of traditional and Dorgan’s lateral cross-wiring of supracondylar humerus fractures in children [ Abstract ] |
Mehmet A. Altay, Cemil Erturk, Ugur E. Isikan |
| Characteristics of gastrointestinal stromal tumors in a Middle Eastern population [ Abstract ] |
Fareed H. Barakat, Hussam A. Haddad, Ismail I. Matalka, Mohammed S. Al-Orjani, Mahmoud M. Al-Masri, Maher A. Sughayer |
| Central venous catheter practice in an adult intensive care setting in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Javed I. Memon, Rifat S. Rehmani, Joan L. Venter, Abdulsalam Alaithan, Irfan Ahsan, Shabana Khan |
| Epidemiologic aspects of recurrent herpes labialis among Jordanian university students [ Abstract ] |
Faleh A. Sawair, Zahra A. Jassim, Ziad A. Malkawi, Kifah D. Jamani |
| Detailed disclosure to Saudi Arabian patients on risks related to an invasive procedure [ Abstract ] |
Hussam F. Al-Faleh, Nawaf S. Al-Majed, Ahmed I. Al-Sagheir, Ahmad S. Hersi |
| Dental students’ perception of theater-based learning as an interactive educational tool in teaching oral surgery in Jordan [ Abstract ] |
Hazem T. Al-Ahmad |
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| CASE REPORTS |
| Ceftriaxone induced acute multi-organ failure syndrome in a Saudi boy with sickle cell disease [ Abstract ] |
Zakaria M. Al-Hawsawi, Waheed A. Turkistani, Mohamed A. Al-Aidaros, Dalal L. Al-Harbi |
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| CLINICAL NOTES |
| Acute renal failure secondary to malignant hypertension induced thrombotic microangiopathy [ Abstract ] |
Kultigin Turkmen, Yalcin Solak, Hasan Esen, Halil Z. Tonbul |
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| BRIEF COMMUNICATION |
| Beliefs of tenth grade Jordanian students regarding cigarette smoking. Implications for prevention [ Abstract ] |
Majeda A. Farajat |
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| CORRESPONDENCE |
| Vitamin supplements and cardiovascular diseases [ Abstract ] |
Rana Shaker, Doaa Al-Ghamdi, Mohammed Razzaque, Bonakdaran Shokoufeh |
| Is there an outbreak of neural tube defects happening in Iraq? [ Abstract ] |
Saeed Dastgiri, Zaid R. Al-Ani |
| Human cloning, stem cell research. An Islamic perspective [ Abstract ] |
Mohammed A. Albar, Aida Al-Aqeel |
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| WHO PRESS RELEASE |
| WHO unveils statue commemorating 30th anniversary of smallpox eradication [ Abstract ] |
| Better care for newborns crucial for Millennium Development Goal on child deaths [ Abstract ] |
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| CLINICAL QUIZ |
| A child with abnormal lower limb hypertrophy, skin lesion and varicose veins [ Abstract ] |
Mohammed Y. Hasosah, Ghassan A. Sukkar, Ashraf F. Al-Sahafi |
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| Multiple Choice Questions |
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