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| REVIEW ARTICLES |
| Exhaled nitric oxide. An emerging marker of inflammation in respiratory diseases [ Abstract ] |
Syed S. Habib
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| Prescribing safety in primary care. Comparing the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Haya S. Zedan, Anthony J. Avery
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| ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
| Association and preferential transmission of the CCR2V64I polymorphism with absence of asthma in high-risk families [ Abstract ] |
Saleh A. Al-Abdulhadi, Mohammed W. Al-Rabia
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| A comparison of intra cuff pressures in high-flow and low-flow nitrous oxide anesthesia [ Abstract ] |
Aysun Postaci, Isil Karabeyoglu, Gulcan Erk, Taner Ayerden, Handan Sastim, Semiha Barcin, Bayazit Dikmen
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| Epidural anesthesia for pediatric surgery in a university hospital in Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Wadha M. Alotaibi
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| In vitro testing of daptomycin plus rifampin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus resistant to rifampin [ Abstract ] |
Faisal A. Khasawneh, Deborah S. Ashcraft, George A. Pankey
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| Low-dose chemotherapy for extra-abdominal desmoid tumor [ Abstract ] |
Mohammed L. Al-Otaibi, Robert E. Turcotte, Ingrid Hings, Julie Beaudet, Marc Isler, Ayoub Nahal, Cindy Wong
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| Treatment and prognosis of epithelial ovarian cancer. Five year multi-center study [ Abstract ] |
Reza Khodabakhshi, Seyed H. Yahyazadeh-Jabbari, Mahmod R. Gohari, Javad Shahidi, Ahmad Ameri
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| Medical abortion at first trimester of pregnancy with misoprostol [ Abstract ] |
Sedigheh Ayati, Fatemeh V. Roudsari, Naiereh Khadem, Mohamad T Shakeri
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| Oxidative stress and antioxidant status in neonatal hyperbilirubinemia [ Abstract ] |
Mehmet Davutoglu, Ekrem Guler, Seref Olgar, Ergul B. Kurutas, Hamza Karabiber, Mesut Garipardic, Hasan C. Ekerbicer
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| Folic acid awareness among female college students. Neural tube defects prevention [ Abstract ] |
Jameela A. Kari, Ekhlas S. Bardisi, Rabaa M. Baitalmal, Ghofran A. Ageely
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| Water status of breastfed infants during weaning in Yazd, Iran [ Abstract ] |
Mehrdad Shakiba, Talie Montehaee, Zahra Nafei, Mohamad H. Falahzade
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| Topical therapy of acne vulgaris using 2% tea lotion in comparison with 5% zinc sulphate solution [ Abstract ] |
Khalifa E. Sharquie, Adil A. Noaimi, Mazin M. Al-Salih
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| Treatment of perniosis with oral pentoxyfylline in comparison with oral prednisolone plus topical clobetasol ointment in Iraqi patients [ Abstract ] |
Adil A. Noaimi, Basman M. Fadheel
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| Role of tissue harmonic imaging in characterization of cystic renal lesions [ Abstract ] |
Asmi Mohammed, Manavjit S. Sandhu, Anupam Lal, Kushaljit S. Sodhi, Kamal Sud, Harbir S. Kohli
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| Does the use of radiofrequency ultrasonic dissector in tonsillectomy have a beneficial effect over the use of laser? [ Abstract ] |
Mustafa T. Adnan, Moataz M. Abdel-Fattah, Naeem K. Makhdoom, Atef A. El-Khouly
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| Community-based screening for pre-hypertension among military active duty personnel [ Abstract ] |
Saeed M. Al-Asmary, AbdulSalam A. Al-Shehri, Fayssal M. Farahat, Moataz M. Abdel-Fattah, Muraya M. Al-Shahrani, Fahd K. Al-Omari, Fawaz S. Al-Otaibi, DhifAllah M. Al-Malki
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| Hepatitis B and C knowledge among Saudi dental patients [ Abstract ] |
Nahid Y. Ashri
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| Spatial modeling of malaria incidence rates in Sistan and Baluchistan province, Islamic Republic of Iran [ Abstract ] |
Masoud Salehi, Kazem Mohammad, Mahmud M. Farahani, Hojjat Zeraati, Keramat Nourijelyani, Farid Zayeri
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| Patients awareness of their medical conditions in multi-specialty outpatient clinics in Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Saad S. Al-Khowaiter, Abdulaziz M. Al-Maawi, Mamdoh S. Al-Obaidy, Abdulaziz S. Al-Ali, Mohammed O. Al-Rukban, Yasser A. Al-Sedrani, Ayman A. Abdo
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| Reliability, validity, and feasibility of the objective structured clinical examination in assessing clinical skills of final year surgical clerkship [ Abstract ] |
Mohammed Y. Al-Naami
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| 25-Hydoxyvitamin D levels among healthy Saudi Arabian women [ Abstract ] |
Haifa A. Al-Turki, Mir Sadat-Ali, Abdulmohsen H. Al-Elq, Fathma A. Al-Mulhim, Amein K. Al-Ali
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| CASE REPORTS |
| Acute kidney injury secondary to lymphomatous infiltration and the role of kidney biopsy [ Abstract ] |
Ahmed M. Alkhunaizi, Riyadh A. Daabil, Mohammad F. Dawamneh
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| Unusual outcome of Ludwig’s angina [ Abstract ] |
KamalEldin A. Abou-Elhamd, Maeidah A. Al-Rasheed, Ahmed Jawad
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| Maxillary hyperplasia and hyperostosis cranialis. A rare manifestation of renal osteodystrophy in a patient with hyperparathyroidism secondary to chronic renal failure. [ Abstract ] |
Abdulaziz A. Bakathir, Manjunath V. Margasahayam, Mohammed I. Al-Ismaily
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| Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the mesentery associated with high fever and positive Widal test [ Abstract ] |
Camil J. Chouairy, Elie A. Bechara, Sleiman J. Gebran, Ramy H. Ghabril
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| BRIEF COMMUNICATION |
| Prevalence of dysglycemia and other cardiovascular risk factors among the rural population of Oman [ Abstract ] |
Mohammed N. Barakat, Randa M. Youssef
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| Neonatal screening of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Khorfakkan, United Arab Emirates [ Abstract ] |
Saad S. Al-Ani, Amin A. Baker, Amal K. Al-Athmani, Bushra J. Al-Jesmi
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| A comparative study of the etiology of adult mandibular fractures in the Sultanate of Oman and South Australia [ Abstract ] |
Ahmed K. Al-Hashmi, Mohammed I. Al-Ismaily, Alastair N. Goss
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| Morbidity pattern among males attending the primary care clinics at a University Hospital in Central Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Norah A. Al-Rowais, Yousef A. Al-Turki
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| CORRESPONDENCE |
| Morbidity and mortality rounds in a Saudi hospital [ Abstract ] |
Tabasum Akram, Alaa S. Abduljabbar, Zakaria S. Habib, Saif Al-Sobhi, Ahmad Zubaidi
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| Lipoid proteinosis. A report of 2 siblings and a brief review of the literature. [ Abstract ] |
Khalid M. Al-Aboud, Sahar Al-Natour
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| ERRATUM |
| NOTICE OF RETRACTION. Emergency cervical cerclage. Does the gestational age make a difference? [ Abstract ] |
Mamdoh A Eskandar
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| CORRECTION. The effects of alcohol and smoking on serum, saliva, and urine sialic acid levels [ Abstract ] |
Naciye Kurtul, Mehmet Cil, Ebubekir Bakan
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| CORRECTION. The effects of zinc supplementation on serum zinc, alkaline phosphatase activity and fracture healing of bones [ Abstract ] |
Ali Sadingi, Marjan M. Roshan, Amin Moradi, Alireza Ostadrahimi
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| WHO PRESS RELEASE |
| Millions with mental disorders deprived of treatment and care. WHO calls for urgent scaling up of services for mental disorders, especially in the developing world [ Abstract ] |
| WHO and health partners lead massive cholera response in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo [ Abstract ] |
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