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| EDITORIAL |
| The Gulf Cooperation Countries genetic services. Understanding individuals, families, and community needs [ Abstract ] |
Anna A. Rajab, Mohsen AF El-Hazmi
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| REVIEW ARTICLES |
| Updated overview of pediatric headache and migraine [ Abstract ] |
Mohammed M. Jan
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| Current treatment strategy for hepatocellular carcinoma [ Abstract ] |
Kelvin K. Ng, Ronnie T. Poon
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| ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
| Measurement of the total antioxidant potential in chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases with a novel automated method [ Abstract ] |
Erkan Ceylan, Mehmet Gencer, Elmas Uzer, Hakim Celik
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| The value of endothelium dependent vasodilatation in diagnosing coronary artery disease and its comparison with the results of routine diagnostic tests [ Abstract ] |
Samad Ghaffari, Mehrnoosh Toufan
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| The measurement of serum fibrinogen levels in patients with acute coronary syndrome [ Abstract ] |
Mohammad T. Omran, Simin Asadollahi
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| Relaxation therapy in the background of standard antihypertensive drug treatment is effective in management of moderate to severe essential hypertension [ Abstract ] |
Fatemeh Ranjbar, Fariborz Akbarzadeh, Kazemi Kazemi, Abdolrasoul Safaeiyan
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| Effect of hypotensive anesthesia on cognitive functions. A comparison of esmolol and remifentanil during tympanoplasty [ Abstract ] |
Nalan Celebi, Feyzi Artukoglu, Didem Dal, Fatma Saricaoglu, Varol Celiker, Ulku Aypar
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| Intraventricular hemorrhage in very low birth weight infants. Associated risk factors in Isfahan, Iran [ Abstract ] |
Zohreh Badiee
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| A prospective study of congenital malformations among live born neonates at a University Hospital in Western Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Nadia M. Fida, Jumana Al-Aama, Wafaa Nichols, Wafaa Nichols, Mohamed Alqahtani
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| Impact of c-erb2 status on survival after high dose chemotherapy in high-risk breast cancer patients [ Abstract ] |
Okan Kuzhan, Ahmet Ozet, Cuneyt Ulutin, Bulent Kurt, Seref Komurcu, Bekir Ozturk, Selmin Ataergin, Omer Gunhan
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| Humphrey visual field analysis, visual field defects, and ophthalmic findings in patients with macro pituitary adenoma [ Abstract ] |
Sansal Gedik, Sirel Gur, Basar Atalay, Meric Colak, Nur Altinors, Yonca A. Akova
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| Risk factors identification for ocular trauma in patients who presented in a suburban tertiary care hospital in Nigeria [ Abstract ] |
Malachi E. Enock, Afekhide E. Omoti, Anita A. Alikah
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| A comparison of the effect of donor-recipient trephine size disparity on refractive error in keratoconus [ Abstract ] |
Mohammad R. Shoja, Mohammad R. Besharati
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| Rapid sequence induction and intubation with 1 mg/kg rocuronium bromide in cesarean section, comparison with suxamethonium [ Abstract ] |
Sami A. Abu-Halaweh, Islam M. Massad, Hamdi M. Abu-Ali, Izdiad Z. Badran, Bassam A. Barazangi, Michael A. Ramsay
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| Effects of silibinin hemisuccinate on the intraocular pressure in normotensive rabbits [ Abstract ] |
Haider M. Mohammed, Munaf H. Abdulrazzaq, Saad A. Hussain
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| Short-term efficacy and safety of valproate sustained-release formulation in newly diagnosed partial epilepsy VIPe-study. A multicenter observational open-label study [ Abstract ] |
Dirk Deleu, Hassan Al-Hail, Boulenouar Mesraoua, Hisham A. Mahmoud, and on behalf of the Gulf VIPe Study Group
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| Enterocutaneous fistula. Causes and management [ Abstract ] |
Raafat R. Ahmad, Shawqi Y. Fawzy
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| Assessment of quality of life in Saudi patients with vitiligo in a medical school in Qassim province, Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Ahmad A. Al Robaee
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| Topical zinc sulphate solution for treatment of viral warts [ Abstract ] |
Khalifa E. Sharquie, Alaa A. Khorsheed, Adil A. Al-Nuaimy
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| Antibacterial activity of Eurycoma longifolia Jack. A Malaysian medicinal plant [ Abstract ] |
Abd-ElAziem Farouk, Asma Benafri
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| Bone metabolism and mineral density in patients with beta-thalassemia major [ Abstract ] |
Umit Dundar, Alphan Kupesiz, Sebahat Ozdem, Erdal Gilgil, Tiraje Tuncer, Akif Yesilipek, Meral Gultekin
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| The knowledge and attitudes of the primary care physicians on developmental dysplasia of the hip [ Abstract ] |
Murat Uzel, Guney U. Ergun, Hasan C. Ekerbicer
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| CASE REPORTS |
| Pleuropulmonary and soft tissue Nocardia cyriacigeorgici infection in a patient with Behcet’s disease [ Abstract ] |
Ugur Arslan, Inci Tuncer, Elif B. Uysal, Ramazan Inci
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| Dracunculiasis. An incidental diagnosis in a Saudi female [ Abstract ] |
Fayaz A. Hakim, Nadra N. Khan
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| Isolated nail lichen planus with primary sclerosing cholangitis in a child [ Abstract ] |
Nejoud Al-Ajroush, Sultan Al-Khenaizan
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| Pleuropulmonary blastoma. A rare childhood malignancy [ Abstract ] |
Yasser M. Aljehani, Ayman M. Elbaz, Khaled M. Moghazy, Amer A. Alardi, Adel A. Montaser, Yasser F. El-Ghoneimy
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| Fucosidosis and anesthesia [ Abstract ] |
Alireza E. Soltani, Reza S. Moharari, Reza Ghaffari, Hamid Zahedi, Mojgan Hajmahmoodi
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| Terminal ileum schistosomiasis with perianal fistula mimicking Crohn’s disease [ Abstract ] |
Mohammad A. Sheikh, Sohail A. Ashraf
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| BRIEF COMMUNICATION |
| Effects of pharmacological concentration of melatonin on reperfusion injury in rats [ Abstract ] |
Ayse S. Ilhan, Eser O. Oyar, Deniz Erbas, Ozlem Sivasli
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| A comparison of sensitivities of the conventional and the real-time polymerase chain reaction methods for detection of Treponema denticola in periapical abscesses [ Abstract ] |
Ahmet Ozbek, Selcuk M. Ozbek, Elvan Ozbek
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| Motor vehicle accidents during pregnancy. A review of maternal and fetal outcomes in Saudi Arabian population [ Abstract ] |
Hayfaa A. Wahabi, Ahmed T. Saleh, Abdelmonim A. Abdelrahman
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| Epidemiology of atrial fibrillation among Qatari patients admitted with various cardiovascular disorder. A population-based study [ Abstract ] |
Wafer A. Dabdoob, Abdulbari Bener, Dhabia Al-Mohannadi, Mohammad T. Numan, Hajar A. Al-Binali, Jassim Al-Suwaidi
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| Reducing the medical costs of urinary tract infections investigation in infants [ Abstract ] |
Christos N. Karakos, Konstantinos N. Stamatiou
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| CORRESPONDENCE |
| Correlation does not always show a causal relationship [ Abstract ] |
Hakan Buyukhatipoglu, Yavuz Pehlivan, Ramazan Geyik, Celalettin Camci, Fatemeh H. Shandiz
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| Osteoarthritis of knees and obesity [ Abstract ] |
Omar M. Farooqui, Ali S. Jawad
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| Pre-hospital period in patients with myocardial infarction in Turkey. Methodological and statistical pitfalls [ Abstract ] |
Mustafa M. Afifi
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| ERRATUM |
| Percutaneous K-wiring for Gartland type III supracondylar humerus fractures in children [ Abstract ] |
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| WHO PRESS RELEASE |
| Pandemic influenza vaccine: WHO and international community make progress towards ensuring access of developing countries [ Abstract ] |
| GLOBAL TUBERCULOSIS EPIDEMIC LEVELLING OFF: NEW REPORT [ Abstract ] |
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| NEWSLETTER |
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| CLINICAL QUIZ |
| An elderly man with shortness of breath and abnormal chest x-ray [ Abstract ] |
Mohammed A. Yassin
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