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REVIEW ARTICLES
Immunological diagnosis of vasculitis  [  Abstract  ]
Khalil Abdul-Aziz,  Abdul-Aziz Faizal
 
Motor vehicle collisions with large animals  [  Abstract  ]
Masoud O. Bashir,  Fikri M. Abu-Zidan
 
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Comparison of antigenic sites of the envelope glycoprotein of the Iranian isolate of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 with different subtypes of the virus  [  Abstract  ]
Hassan Mohabatkar,  Sahar Sadeghi
 
Lack of evidence of Epstein-Barr virus infection in patients with Castleman’s disease. Molecular genetic analysis  [  Abstract  ]
Jaudah Al-Maghrabi,  Suzanne Kamel-Reid,  Denis J. Bailey
 
Retracted: Indeterminate human immunodeficiency virus western blot results in Iranian patients with discordant screening assay results  [  Abstract  ]
Mehrdad Ravanshad,  Fereidoun Mahboudi,  Farzaneh Sabahi,  Saeed Bayanolhagh
 
Development of an ultra rapid and simple multiplex polymerase chain reaction technique for detection of Salmonella typhi  [  Abstract  ]
Karami Ali,  Ahmadi Zeynab,  Safiri Zahra,  Khalilpour Akbar,  Morrovati Saeid
 
Seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2, Epstein-Barr virus, and cytomegalovirus in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Egypt  [  Abstract  ]
Samah A. Loutfy,  Hanaa M. Alam El-Din,  Mohamed F. Ibrahim,  Mohamed M. Hafez
 
Determination of fungal frequency and comparison of allergic symptoms related with buildings and fungi in Afyon, Turkey  [  Abstract  ]
Ayse Orman,  Elif Korcan,  Muhsin Konuk,  Emel Kurt,  Dilek Toprak,  Alaaddin Ay
 
Seroprevalence of fasciolosis and the difference of fasciolosis between rural area and city center in Isparta, Turkey  [  Abstract  ]
Selcuk Kaya,  Mustafa Demirci,  Reha Demirel,  Buket C. Aridogan,  Mustafa Ozturk,  Metin Korkmaz
 
Increasing single and multi-antibiotic resistance in Shigella species isolated from shigellosis patients in Sana’a, Yemen  [  Abstract  ]
Khaled A. Al-Moyed,  Nabil S. Harmal,  Abdulilah H. Al-Harasy,  Hassan A. Al-Shamahy
 
The relationship between pregnancy induced hypertension and congenital thrombophilia  [  Abstract  ]
S. Cansun Demir,  Cuneyt Evruke,  Tuncay Ozgunen,  Oktay Kadayifci,  Umit Altintas,  Sehim Kokangul
 
Predictors of cesarean section following elective post-dates induction of labor in nullipara with uncomplicated singleton vertex pregnancies  [  Abstract  ]
Fawaz E. Edris,  Peter von Dadelszen,  Laurie M. Ainsworth,  Robert M. Liston
 
Misoprostol for termination of second trimester pregnancy in a scarred uterus  [  Abstract  ]
Amal G. Shammas,  Murad D. Momani
 
Adolescent pregnancy in West Turkey. Cross sectional survey of married adolescents  [  Abstract  ]
Aysun Ozsahin,  Mehmet Zencir,  Birsen Gokce,  Nurhan Acimis
 
Comparison of underlying lesions in pediatric and adult ovarian torsion  [  Abstract  ]
Safiye Aktas,  Seyran Yigit,  Gulden Diniz,  Fatma S. Pehlivan,  Ragip Ortac
 
Recurrence in breast cancer. Analysis with frailty model  [  Abstract  ]
Mahmood R. Gohari,  Mahmood Mahmoudi,  Kazem Mohammed,  Einollah Pasha,  Reza Khodabakhshi
 
The effects of dopexamine in bupivacaine and ropivacaine induced cardiotoxicity in isolated rat heart  [  Abstract  ]
Ayten Bilir,  Birgul Yelken,  Ziya Kaygisiz,  Yilmaz Senturk
 
Comparison of analgesic activity of the addition to neostigmine and fentanyl to bupivacaine in postoperative epidural analgesia  [  Abstract  ]
Selcen Tekin,  Ismet Topcu,  Neriman Z. Ekici,  Husnu Caglar,  Tuna Erincler
 
Reliability of vascularized fibula in maintaining arthrodesis following extra-articular wide excisions of malignant musculoskeletal tumors  [  Abstract  ]
Gursel Leblebicioglu
 
Assessment of quality of life in children after successful treatment of hip dysplasia as compared with normal controls  [  Abstract  ]
Vuslat S. Unal,  Murat Gulcek,  Zafer Soydan,  Ahmet Ucaner,  Muharrem Yazici
 
A retrospective study of peritonsillar abscess in Riyadh Medical Complex toward setting up treatment protocol  [  Abstract  ]
Abdulaziz A. Aldakhail,  Mohammad I. Khan
 
Intentional sun exposure in infancy in Sakarya, Turkey  [  Abstract  ]
Nursan D. Cinar,  Tuncay M. Filiz,  Pinar Topsever,  Fatma Ucar,  Sukran Akgul,  Suleyman Gorpelioglu
 
 
CASE REPORTS
Hyperfunctioning intrathyroidal parathyroid carcinoma  [  Abstract  ]
Wiam I. Hussein,  Tarek A. El-Maghraby,  Osama Al-Sanea
 
Granuloma of the appendiceal stump. An unusual cause of right hemicolectomy  [  Abstract  ]
Michael C. Safioleas,  Michael C. Stamatakos,  Ahmad I. Diab,  Othon P. Michael,  Konstantinos M. Safioleas,  George C. Liapis
 
Numerical variation of the celiac trunk and anatomical variation in origin and course of the dorsal pancreatic artery  [  Abstract  ]
Mustafa Karakose,  Tuncay Peker,  Nadir Gulekon,  Deniz Yucel,  Hale Oktem
 
Could imatinib replace surgery in esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumor  [  Abstract  ]
Suhail Al-Salam,  Hassan A. El-Teraifi,  Mazen S. Taha
 
Twisted mixed germ cell tumor of the ovary in a child  [  Abstract  ]
Abdulqadir M. Zangana
 
Successful use of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in a complicated flail chest  [  Abstract  ]
Mariam A. Al-Ansari
 
 
CLINICAL NOTES
Giant cell tumor of the rib  [  Abstract  ]
Mohammed L. Al-Otaibi,  Fawzi F. Al-Jassir,  Marc H. Isler
 
Intranodal palisaded myofibroblastoma with metaplastic bone formation  [  Abstract  ]
Umit Cobanoglu,  Cigdem Siviloglu,  Safak Ersoz,  Yavuz Ozoran
 
Successful coronary artery bypass grafting in a patient with aplastic anemia and Sjogren syndrome  [  Abstract  ]
Ismail Koramaz,  Mehmet Sonmez,  Zerrin Pulathan,  Umit Cobanoglu,  Suleyman S. Karti
 
 
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
Ensuring the quality of peer-review process  [  Abstract  ]
Mustafa Afifi
 
Comparison of SPO2, hearth rate and body temperature values in abdominal compartment syndrome in a rat model with intraabdominal sepsis and intraabdominal hypertension  [  Abstract  ]
Canan Balci,  Gokhan Akbulut,  Hamit S. Karabekir,  Feyza Karagoz,  Hulya Sungurtekin
 
Effects of different bolus doses of remifentanil on laryngeal mask airway insertion during day-case surgery  [  Abstract  ]
Seval Izdes,  Ezgi Erkilic,  Mehmet Simsek,  Tulin Gumus,  Tulin Gumus,  Orhan Kanbak
 
Can incision barrier decrease the risk of surgical site infection after appendectomy?  [  Abstract  ]
Mustafa T. Ozer,  Taner Yigit,  Ali I. Uzar,  Mehmet Eryilmaz,  Orhan Kozak,  Sadettin Cetiner,  Ismail Arslan,  Turgut Tufan
 
Diagnostic value of bilirubin concentrations compared with novel and traditional biomarkers in atherosclerosis with coronary artery disease  [  Abstract  ]
Necat Yilmaz,  Hulya K. Cicek,  Ahmet Celik,  Vedat Davutoglu
 
Congenital factor X deficiency of coagulation revealed by epistaxis  [  Abstract  ]
Samir Atmani,  Rachid Aouragh,  Kaltoum El-Alaoui,  Abdelhak Bouharrou,  Moustapha Hida
 
Effects of erythropoietin on fracture healing in rats  [  Abstract  ]
Murat Bozlar,  Aydiner Kalaci,  Bahadir Aslan,  Lutfu Baktiroglu,  Ahmet N. Yanat,  Arzu Tasci
 
Effects of moderate alcohol consumption on serum marker enzymes of rabbits  [  Abstract  ]
M. Sabih Aktas,  Ismail Celik
 
A study on children and adolescents with disabilities in Kahramanmaras, Turkey  [  Abstract  ]
Lale Donbak,  Mustafa Celik,  Mustafa Celik,  Ilter Demirhan
 
Brucella seropositivity in South and Southeast Turkey  [  Abstract  ]
Gurol Emekdas,  Gonul Aslan,  Seda Tezcan,  Pinar Ciragil,  Mehmet R. Bayraktar,  Yusuf Onlen,  Esin Aktas,  Vusiat Bosnak,  Arzu Kanik
 
 
CORRESPONDENCE
Epidemiology of travel-related malaria in a non-malarious area of Saudi Arabia  [  Abstract  ]
Abiola C. Senok,  Abdulrahman Y. Ismaeel
 
 
BOOK REVIEWS
Central nervous system tumors of childhood  [  Abstract  ]
Mohammed Homoud
 
 
WHO PRESS RELEASE
WHO announces pharmaceutical companies agree to stop marketing single-drug artemisinin malaria pills  [  Abstract  ]
Countries provide successful model for massive tuberculosis treatment scale-up  [  Abstract  ]
The World Health Organization announces new standards for registration of all human medical research  [  Abstract  ]
 
From The Cochrane Library
Don’t bother with intravenous rehydration for diarrhea - oral rehydration works just as well  [  Abstract  ]
Exercise for type 2 diabetes mellitus  [  Abstract  ]
Anti-histamines cannot be recommended as a general therapy for non-specific coughs in children  [  Abstract  ]
Treating water at home is effective in preventing diarrhea, a major cause of death in young children in developing countries  [  Abstract  ]
 

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