Table of Contents

Original Article

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  Research and research activities in a University in Eastern Saudi Arabia

  Yussuf M. Al-Gindan, Abdulsalam A. Al-Sulaiman, Fahd A. Al-Muhanna and Mahdi S. Abumadini

  Saudi Medical Journal November 2002, 23 (11) 1324-1326;
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  Herbal medicine in the treatment of diabetes mellitus

  Norah A. Al-Rowais

  Saudi Medical Journal November 2002, 23 (11) 1327-1331;
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  Blood sugar control, ophthalmology referral and creatinine level among adult diabetic patients in Primary Health Care, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  Yousef A. Al-Turki

  Saudi Medical Journal November 2002, 23 (11) 1332-1334;
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  Lichenoid dermatosis. A clinical and histopathological study

  Khalifa E. Sharquie and Khudaier K. Al-Azzawy

  Saudi Medical Journal November 2002, 23 (11) 1335-1338;
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  Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy in females with a clinical diagnosis of appendicitis

  Abdulrahman S. Al-Mulhim, Faisal M. Al-Mulhim, Abdulmohsen A. Al-Suwaiygh and Nabil A. Al-Masaud

  Saudi Medical Journal November 2002, 23 (11) 1339-1342;
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  A study comparing different approaches in managing neck nodes in early carcinoma of the tongue

  Nasser M. Al-Rajhi, Yasser M. Khafaga, Mohammad Saleem, Ali M. Al-Zahrani, Adnan S. Al-Hebshi, Gamal A El-Husseiny, Walid A. Mourad, Abdullah T. Al-Otieschan and Abdullah S. Al-Amro

  Saudi Medical Journal November 2002, 23 (11) 1343-1346;
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  Plication darn for the repair of inguinal hernia. A University hospital experience

  Abdelkarim A. El-Bakry

  Saudi Medical Journal November 2002, 23 (11) 1347-1349;
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  Role of ultrasonography, computed tomography and diagnostic peritoneal lavage in abdominal blunt trauma

  Saleh M. Al-Salamah, Shaukat M. Mirza, Sheikh N. Ahmad and Kamran Khalid

  Saudi Medical Journal November 2002, 23 (11) 1350-1355;
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  Prevalence of Hepatitis C virus antibodies among different populations of relative and attributable risk

  Mohamed A. Daw, Mohamed A. Elkaber, Aisha M. Drah, Mansour M. Werfalli, Abdulgadir A. Mihat and Ismail M. Siala

  Saudi Medical Journal November 2002, 23 (11) 1356-1360;
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  Hepatocyte decay in late irradiation liver failure

  Nahed H. Koura

  Saudi Medical Journal November 2002, 23 (11) 1361-1366;
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  Correlation of blood volume values and pulmonary artery catheter measurements

  Sadir J. Alrawi, Leonidas S. Miranda, Joseph N. Cunningham, Anthony J. Acinapura and Ramanathan Raju

  Saudi Medical Journal November 2002, 23 (11) 1367-1372;
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  The efficacy of a management protocol in reducing emergency visits and hospitalizations in chronic asthmatics

  Omer S. Alamoudi

  Saudi Medical Journal November 2002, 23 (11) 1373-1379;
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  Effect of oxygen derived free radicals and glycine on sodium-potassium adenosine triphosphatase in the basolateral membrane of the kidney in ischemia-reperfusion

  Faten A. Zakaria

  Saudi Medical Journal November 2002, 23 (11) 1380-1385;
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  Hematological changes in cement mill workers

  Sultan A. Meo, Muhammad A. Azeem, Shoukat A. Arian and Merza M. Subhan

  Saudi Medical Journal November 2002, 23 (11) 1386-1389;
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  Variants in origin of the left circumflex coronary artery with angiography

  Ayfer Mavi, Alper Sercelik, Resat Ayalp, Turan Pestemalci, Talantbek Batyraliev and Erdem Gumusburun

  Saudi Medical Journal November 2002, 23 (11) 1390-1393;
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  Rebound hyperbilirubinemia in term infants after phototherapy

  Saad A. Al-Saedi

  Saudi Medical Journal November 2002, 23 (11) 1394-1397;
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  Coasting. A viable option for patients at risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome

  Amin H. Gafar and Zeinab M. Abotalib

  Saudi Medical Journal November 2002, 23 (11) 1398-1401;