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| EDITORIAL |
| Great expectations from the Chair of Evidence-Based Health Care and Knowledge Translation [ Abstract ] |
Hayfaa A. Wahabi, Lubna A. Alansary
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| REVIEW ARTICLES |
| An introduction to medical simulation [ Abstract ] |
Peter G. Brindley, Yaseen M. Arabi
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| ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
| The effects of ethanol on insulin-like growth factor-I immunoreactive neurons in the central nervous system [ Abstract ] |
Cannur Dalcik, Guler K. Yildirim, Hakki Dalcik
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| Effects of the augmenter of liver regeneration on the biological behavior of hepatocellular carcinoma [ Abstract ] |
Lin Tang, Hang Sun, Lin Zhang, Jian C. Deng, Hui Guo, Ling Zhang, Qi Liu
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| Variation of M3 muscarinic receptor expression in different prostate tissues and its significance [ Abstract ] |
Wei Song, Mingzhen Yuan, Shengtian Zhao
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| Frequency and antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-negative bacteria isolated from 2 hospitals in Makkah, Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Atif H. Asghar, Hani S. Faidah
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| Comparison of the effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist and dopamine receptor agonist on uterine myoma growth. Histologic, sonographic, and intra-operative changes [ Abstract ] |
Manizheh Sayyah-Melli, Sepideh Tehrani-Gadim, Ali Dastranj-Tabrizi, Fatemeh Gatrehsamani, Ghojazadeh Morteza, Elaheh Ouladesahebmadarek, Laya Farzadi, Maryamalsadat Kazemi-Shishvan
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| Dexamethasone in unexplained infertility [ Abstract ] |
Sanam Moradan, Raheb Ghorbani
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| Uncommon incidental pseudoaneurysm. Diagnostic and management challenges [ Abstract ] |
Azmy M. Hadidy, Osama A. Samara, Heba S. Takrouri, Nosaiba T. Al-Ryalat, Moaath M. Al-Smady, Soukaina T. Ryalat, Mahmoad M. Abu-Khalaf
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| Profile and predictors of bile infection in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy [ Abstract ] |
Azmi M. Mahafzah, Salam S. Daradkeh
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| Nutritional assessment of patients in a large Saudi dialysis center [ Abstract ] |
Khalid A. Al-Saran, Sameh A. Elsayed, Azeb J. Molhem, Areej S. AlDrees, Huda M. AlZara
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| Male breast cancer in Tripoli, Libya [ Abstract ] |
Manal M. El-Habbash, Abukris A. Alwindi
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| Anthracosis and anthracofibrosis [ Abstract ] |
Naseh Sigari, Shilan Mohammadi
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| Primary Sjogren’s syndrome with central nervous system involvement [ Abstract ] |
Iftetah A. Alhomoud, Saeed A. Bohlega, Mohammed Z. Alkawi, Abdulaziz M. Alsemari, Saleh M. Omer, Fahmi M. Alsenani
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| Evaluation of metabolic syndrome prevalence. In semi-rural areas of Central Anatolia, Turkey [ Abstract ] |
Inci Arikan, Selma Metintas, Cemalettin Kalyoncu, Omer Colak, Ufuk Arikan
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| Acoustic analysis of normal Saudi adult voices [ Abstract ] |
Khalid H. Malki, Salman F. Al-Habib, Abulrahman A. Hagr, Mohamed M. Farahat
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| Optimization of the model of abdominal aortic aneurysm by co-incubation of calcium chloride and collagenase in rats [ Abstract ] |
Guang Liu, Ying Huang, Xin-Wu Lu, Min Lu, Xin-Tian Huang, Wei-Min Li, Mi-Er Jiang
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| CASE REPORTS |
| Pheochromocytoma, papillary thyroid carcinoma [ Abstract ] |
Tariq Nasser, Faiza Qari
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| Salmonella species group B causing endocarditis of the prosthetic mitral valve [ Abstract ] |
Nisreen M. Al-Sherbeeni
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| Rupture of spleen post colonoscopy [ Abstract ] |
Nidal A. Younes, Mahmoud I. Al-Ardah, Salam S. Daradkeh
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| BRIEF COMMUNICATION |
| Turkish version of the functional performance inventory used on patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [ Abstract ] |
Safiye Ozkan, Bilun Gemicioglu, Zehra Durna, Tuncalp Demir
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| Sweat chloride concentration in cystic fibrosis patients with cystic fibrosis trans-membrane conductance regulator I1234V mutation [ Abstract ] |
Atqah Abdul-Wahab, Ibrahim A. Janahi, Mohammed O. Abdel-Rahman
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| Preference of treatment facilities among Malaysian Hajj pilgrims for acute respiratory symptoms [ Abstract ] |
Zakuan Z. Deris, Habsah Hasan, Siti A. Sulaiman, Mohd S. Wahab, Nyi N. Naing, Nor H. Othman
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| CORRESPONDENCE |
| Anemic crisis due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae complication in sickle cell patients [ Abstract ] |
Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi
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| Outcome of combination antiviral therapy in hepatitis C virus infected patients with sickle cell disease [ Abstract ] |
Seyed-Moayed Alavian, Seyed-Vahid Tabatabaei, Mohammad Ayyub
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| Uninvestigated dyspepsia and its related factors in an Iranian community [ Abstract ] |
Rinaldo Pellicano, Sharmila Fagoonee, Mohamad A. Pourhoseingholi, Bijan Moghimi-Dehkordi
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| The effect of maternal anemia on anthropometric measurements of newborns [ Abstract ] |
Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi, Berrin Telatar, Lütfi K. Kartal
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| WHO PRESS RELEASE |
| WHO NETWORK SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO ADDRESS NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN DEVELOPMENT GOALS [ Abstract ] |
| NEW DRUG THAT COULD DRAMATICALLY SPEED UP THE ELIMINATION OF RIVER BLINDNESS ACROSS AFRICA BEGINS CLINICAL TRIAL [ Abstract ] |
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