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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| CORRESPONDENCE |
| Epidemiology of travel-related malaria in a non-malarious area of Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Abiola C. Senok, Abdulrahman Y. Ismaeel |
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| BOOK REVIEWS |
| Central nervous system tumors of childhood [ Abstract ] |
Mohammed Homoud |
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| 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 ] |
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| 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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