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Original Article

• Open Access

  Repair of critical size bone defects with porous poly(D,L-lactide)/nacre nanocomposite hollow scaffold

  Wen-De Xiao, Zhao-Ming Zhong, Yong-Zhi Tang, Zi-Xing Xu, Zhun Xu and Jian-Ting Chen

  Saudi Medical Journal June 2012, 33 (6) 601-607;
• Open Access

  Effects of pravastatin or 12/15 lipoxygenase pathway inhibitors on indices of diabetic nephropathy in an experimental model of diabetic renal disease

  Hayam I. Gad

  Saudi Medical Journal June 2012, 33 (6) 608-616;
• Open Access

  Adding a conduit to GlideScope blade facilitates tracheal intubation. Prospective randomized study

  Waleed A. Almarakbi, Jamal A. Alhashemi and Abdullah M. Kaki

  Saudi Medical Journal June 2012, 33 (6) 617-621;
• Open Access

  Hepatitis B virus genotypes and subgenotypes in the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey

  Nese Kaklikkaya, Metin Sancaktar, Rahmet Guner, Celal K. Buruk, Iftihar Koksal, Ilknur Tosun and Faruk Aydin

  Saudi Medical Journal June 2012, 33 (6) 622-626;
• Open Access

  Bowel function and its associated variables in Saudi adults. A population based study

  Ahmad M. Zubaidi, Nouf H. Al-Saud, Xena A. Al-Qahtani, Shaffi A. Shaik, Maha H. Abdulla, Khayal A. Al-Khayal and Omar A. Al-Obeed

  Saudi Medical Journal June 2012, 33 (6) 627-633;
• Open Access

  Pattern of cervical smear abnormalities using the revised Bethesda system in a tertiary care hospital in Western Saudi Arabia

  Fadwa J. Altaf and Shagufta T. Mufti

  Saudi Medical Journal June 2012, 33 (6) 634-639;
• Open Access

  Three-dimension anatomy-based planning optimization for high dose rate vaginal vault brachytherapy

  Yasir A. Bahadur, Ashraf H. Hassouna, Camelia T. Constantinescu, Adly F. Naga, Noor M. Ghasal and Mohamed E. Elsayed

  Saudi Medical Journal June 2012, 33 (6) 640-647;
• Open Access

  Encopresis in children. Outcome and predictive factors of successful management

  Adnan A. Mohammed and Farag M. Mekael

  Saudi Medical Journal June 2012, 33 (6) 648-653;
• Open Access

  The corrected perinatal mortality rate. A hospital-based study in Saudi Arabia

  Nabeel S. Bondagji and Eman M. Kasim

  Saudi Medical Journal June 2012, 33 (6) 654-659;
• Open Access

  Associations between spontaneous preterm birth and maternal-newborn ABO blood phenotype pairs

  Sameer Y. Al-Abdi, Maryam A. Al-Aamri, Kamal I. Dabelah, Taher A. Mousa, Najeeb G. Al-Rahman and Hussien I. Bukhamsien

  Saudi Medical Journal June 2012, 33 (6) 660-664;
• Open Access

  Knowledge on adherence and safety of the oral contraceptive pill in Saudi women

  Ghadeer K. Al-Shaikh, Ahmed Y. Mayet, Mashael K. Alshaikh, Amani F. Hamad, Mansour A. Mahmoud and Hisham S. Aljadhey

  Saudi Medical Journal June 2012, 33 (6) 665-671;
• Open Access

  Prevalence of gingival biotype and its relationship to dental malocclusion

  Khalid H. Zawawi, Shaimaa M. Al-Harthi and Mohammad S. Al-Zahrani

  Saudi Medical Journal June 2012, 33 (6) 671-675;