SMJ Current Issue


Contents
SHORT REVIEW
Study designs in healthcare research  [  Abstract  ]
Yaseen Arabi
 
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Are orthopedic surgeons prone to burnout?  [  Abstract  ]
Mir Sadat-Ali,  Ibrahim M. Al-Habdan,  Dakheel A. Al-Dakheel,  Devdas Shriyan
 
Knowledge and attitudes of paramedical students in Saudi Arabia toward HIV/AIDS  [  Abstract  ]
Yagob Y. Al-Mazrou,  Mohammad S. Abouzeid,  Mohammad H. Al-Jeffri
 
A general aspect on soft-tissue sarcoma and c-kit expression in primitive neuroectodermal tumor and Ewings sarcoma. Is there any role in disease process?  [  Abstract  ]
Ismail O. Kara,  Gulfiliz Gonlusen,  Berksoy Sahin,  Melek Ergin,  Seyda Erdogan
 
Plasma concentrations of NT-pro-BNP and cardiac troponin-I in relation to doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy and cardiac function in childhood malignancy  [  Abstract  ]
Murat Soker,  Mehmet Kervancioglu
 
Postoperative life expectancy in gastric cancer patients and its associated factors  [  Abstract  ]
Hojjat Zeraati,  Mahmood Mahmoudi,  Anoshirvan Kazemnejad,  Kazem Mohammed
 
Patency following vasectomy reversal . Temporal and immunological considerations  [  Abstract  ]
Zouhair O. Amarin,  Basil R. Obeidat
 
Tuberculous epididymitis and fertility in North Jordan  [  Abstract  ]
Mohammed A. Al-Ghazo,  Kamal E. Bani-Hani,  Zouhair O. Amarin
 
Skin findings related to chronic usage of anti-epileptic drugs  [  Abstract  ]
Abdulkadir Kocer,  Sezai Sasmaz,  Nurhan Ince,  Meltem Kutlar,  Sultan Cagirici
 
Treatment trends of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Saudi Arabia  [  Abstract  ]
May H. Al-Jaser
 
Intervention study of needle stick injury in Iran  [  Abstract  ]
Sina Mobasherizadeh,  Sayed A. Ebneshahidi,  Nazafarin A. Mohammadi,  Fereshteh Abazari
 
Comparison between visual and computerized cardiotocography in low risk pregnancy  [  Abstract  ]
Hisham M. Mirghani,  Howaida Khair
 
The effect of breast milk and lanolin on sore nipples  [  Abstract  ]
Ashraf Mohammadzadeh,  Ahmadshah Farhat,  Habibolah Esmaeily
 
Evaluation of mandibular bone density to predict osteoporosis in adolescents with constitutional delayed growth  [  Abstract  ]
Sema Dural,  Murat Ozbek,  Aydan Kanli,  Kaan Orhan,  Nuray O. Kanbur,  Orhan Derman,  Cagri Delilbasi
 
Investigation of anulus fibrosus morphology in human fetus intervertebral discs  [  Abstract  ]
Gulay Yeginoglu,  Mehmet A. Can,  Haluk M. Uluutku,  Sevim Aydin
 
The expression of bcl-2 in chronic liver diseases  [  Abstract  ]
Ruya Mutluay,  Seren Ozenirler,  Aylar Poyraz
 
Effects of human granulocyte-colony stimulating factor on fracture healing in rats  [  Abstract  ]
Murat Bozlar,  Bahadir Aslan,  Aydiner Kalaci,  Lutfu Baktiroglu,  Ahmet N. Yanat,  Arzu Tasci
 
Prognostic factors of peptic ulcer perforation  [  Abstract  ]
Ibrahim Barut,  Omer R Tarhan,  Celal Cerci,  Nejda Karaguzel,  Yusuf Akdeniz,  Mahmut Bulbul
 
Obesity and cardiovascular risk factors in Saudi adult soldiers  [  Abstract  ]
Dhafer A. Al-Qahtani,  Mohammed L. Imtiaz,  Mohammed M. Shareef
 
Antibiotic prescribing pattern in a Medical Intensive Care Unit in Qatar  [  Abstract  ]
Yolande Hanssens,  Bassam B. Ismaeil,  Ahmed A. Kamha,  Sittana S. Elshafie,  Fathia S. Adheir,  Thoraya M. Saleh,  Dirk Deleu
 
 
CASE REPORTS
Asymptomatic pons tuberculoma in an infant with miliary tuberculosis  [  Abstract  ]
Gulnar Uysal,  Tugba Gursoy,  Umut Altunc,  Akif Guven
 
Graves disease and papillary thyroid cancer . An association that can be missed  [  Abstract  ]
Ahmad A. Al-Omari,  Fares H. Haddad,  Haytham M. Khushman,  Omar M. Malkawi
 
Chronic hematic cyst of the temporomandibular joint  [  Abstract  ]
Kaan Orhan,  Hideyoshi Nishiyama,  Kishino Mitsunobu,  Souhei Furukawa,  Cagri Delilbasi
 
Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon  [  Abstract  ]
Khalid A. Al-Mazrou,  Mark A. Richardson
 
Drotrecogin alfa activated treatment in a neonate with sepsis and multi organ failure  [  Abstract  ]
Waleed H. Albuali,  Ram N. Singh,  Douglas D. Fraser,  Leslie A. Scott,  Alik Kornecki
 
Floating left atrial mass in a patient with mitral stenosis  [  Abstract  ]
Yasser Y. Hanafi,  Siddiq I. Khalil,  Faisal M. Suliman,  Mohamed K. Awad
 
Septum formation of the lateral ventricles  [  Abstract  ]
Hakam H. Celik,  Mustafa M. Aldur,  Ilkan Tatar,  Emine Ozkul,  Ayse B. Tascioglu
 
 
CLINICAL NOTES
Bone scintigraphy in the diagnosis of chronic osteomyelitis in the maxilla  [  Abstract  ]
Figen C. Senel,  Onur Icten,  Serpil Duran,  Nahide Gokcora
 
Noncommunicating third branchial cyst  [  Abstract  ]
Mohammed H. Al-Akeely,  Youssuf A. Al-Suhaibani,  Kamran Khalid
 
 
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
Surgical wound infections in King Fahad Hospital at Al-Baha  [  Abstract  ]
Mohammed A. Tayfour,  Saeed M. Al-Ghamdi,  Abdulhamid S. Al-Ghamdi
 
Prevention of restenosis following choanal atresia repair. Description of new stent  [  Abstract  ]
Ali S. Al-Qahtani,  Farouk M. Messahel
 
Efficacy of endorectal ultrasonography in preoperative staging of rectal carcinoma  [  Abstract  ]
Ahmad Izadpanah,  Seyed V. Hosseini,  Reza Jalli,  Hooman Yarmohammadi
 
Oxidative stress in patients with premature hair grayness  [  Abstract  ]
Khalifa E. Sharquie,  Kismat M. Turki,  Ahmed R. Abu-Raghif,  Hala G. Al-Geboori
 
 
CORRESPONDENCE
Adult varicella pneumonia. Possible nosocomial spread  [  Abstract  ]
Subhash C. Arya,  Nirmala Agarwal,  Abdullah A. Abba
 
Prevalence of hypocalcemia in children examined for serum calcium in Sana’a, Yemen  [  Abstract  ]
Waad Allah S. Mula-Abed,  Mabrook A. BinMohanna,  Yahia A. Rajaa,  Gassan A. Saif
 
Cutaneous hyperpigmentation following nonpermanent henna tattoo  [  Abstract  ]
Hamdi H. Shelleh,  Iqbal A. Bukhari
 
 
ERRATUM
Bilateral breast cancer. Incidence, diagnosis and histological patterns  [  Abstract  ]
Gamal A. Khairy,  Salman Y. Guraya,  Mohammed E. Ahmed,  Mohammed A. Ahmed
 
 
BOOK REVIEWS
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Board Review  [  Abstract  ]
Mahr S. Al-Jadid
 
 
WHO PRESS RELEASE
NUMBER OF WORK-RELATED ACCIDENTS AND ILLNESSES CONTINUES TO INCREASE  [  Abstract  ]
FIRST GLOBAL REPORT ON EFFORTS TO ROLL BACK MALARIA HIGHLIGHTS PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES  [  Abstract  ]
GLOBAL GATHERING YIELDS ROAD MAP TO INTENSIFY ACTION AGAINST TB IN AFRICA  [  Abstract  ]
 
NEWSLETTER
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CLINICAL QUIZ
Unusual cause of dysphagia  [  Abstract  ]
Fahmi Y. Khan
 
 

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