Saudi Medical Journal: 25 (11)

November 01, 2004; Volume 25,Issue 11

Leading Article

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Role of tuberculosis laboratories in Saudi Arabia. A call to implement standardized procedures
Sahal A. Al-Hajoj and Fahad A. Alrabiah

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1545-1548;

Review Article

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The natural history and the national pre-marital screening program in Saudi Arabia
Mohsen A. F. El-Hazmi

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1549-1554;
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Towards evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in Saudi Arabia
Lubna A. Al-Ansary and Abdulla Alkhenizan

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1555-1558;
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Human immunodeficiency virus in Saudi Arabia
Abdulrahman A. Alrajhi

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1559-1563;

Original Article

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Saudi women in academic medicine. Are they succeeding?
Dalal M. Al-Tamimi

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1564-1567;
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Polymorphism of p53 gene in Jordanian population and possible associations with breast cancer and lung adenocarcinoma
Amjad A. Mahasneh and Suzanne S. Abdel-Hafiz

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1568-1573;
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Breast self-examination among Saudi female nursing students in Saudi Arabia
Abdulaziz A. Alsaif

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1574-1578;
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Age distribution of nasopharyngeal cancer in Saudi Arabia
Abdulwahab A. Andejani, Vijayananda Kundapur and Kamal Malaker

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1579-1582;
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Renal cell carcinoma in children. Prognostic factors
Mohammad O. Al-Shabanah, Derek R. Jenkin, Yasser O. Khafaga, Ali M. Al-Zahrani, Cyril Danjoux and Mark Greenberg

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1583-1586;
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Flow cytometric evaluation of bone marrow plasma cells using CD19, CD45, CD56, CD38, and CD138 and correlation with bone marrow infiltration ratio in multiple myeloma patients
Ismail O. Kara, Berksoy Sahin, Semra Paydas and Salih Cetiner

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1587-1592;
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Plasma fibrinogen and its correlates in adult Saudi population
Awatif A. Alam, Ahmed H. Mitwalli, Jamal S. Al-Wakeel, Abdul R. Chaudhary and Mohammed A. Zebaid

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1593-1602;
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Diabetes mellitus in Saudi Arabia
Mansour M. Al-Nozha, Mohammed A. Al-Maatouq, Yaqoub Y. Al-Mazrou, Saad S. Al-Harthi, Mohammed R. Arafah, Mohamed Z. Khalil, Nazeer B. Khan, Akram Al-Khadra, Khalid Al-Marzouki, Mohammed S. Nouh, Moheeb Abdullah, Omer Attas, Maie S. Al-Shahid and Abdulellah Al-Mobeireek

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1603-1610;
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Plasma concentrations of non-esterified fatty acids in chronic renal failure in the United Arab Emirates
Michael P. Gillett, Enyioma N. Obineche, Safina T. Khan and Abdishakur M. Abdulle

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1611-1616;
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Leptin concentration during different trimesters of pregnancy and its relation to other pregnancy hormones
Fatma S. Al-Atawi, Mohammed H. Addar, Arjumand S. Warsy and Zainab A. Babay

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1617-1622;
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Bone mineral density among postmenopausal Saudi women
Mir Sadat-Ali, Ibrahim M. Al-Habdan, Fatma A. Al-Mulhim and Abdallah Y. El-Hassan

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1623-1625;
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Cultural and ethnic barriers in conducting research. Factors influencing menarche in the United Arab Emirates
Padmanabhan Badrinath, Saad Ghazal-Aswad, Daniel Parfitt and Nawal Osman

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1626-1630;
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The Jordanian cesarean section rate
Ibrahim M. Hindawi and Zakarya B. Meri

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1631-1635;
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Use of dexamethasone to reduce postoperative vomiting and pain after pediatric tonsillectomy procedures
Abdulhamid H. Samarkandi, Mussarat A. Shaikh, Rana A. Ahmad and Ahmed Y. Alammar

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1636-1639;
Open Access
Brucellosis in the West Bank, Palestine
Abdullatif S. Husseini and Asad M. Ramlawi

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1640-1643;
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Evaluation of a PCR-amplified IS6110 insertion element in the rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in comparison to microscopic methods in Sudan
Tarig G. El-Dawi, El Nageeb S. Saeed and Mohamed E. Hamid

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1644-1647;
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Light and scanning electron microscopic examination of late changes in hair with hereditary trichodysplasia (Marie Unna hypotrichosis)
Hamdi H. Celik, Selcuk H. Surucu, Mustafa M. Aldur, Bulent M. Ozdemir, Aysen A. Karaduman and Meserret M. Cumhur

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1648-1651;
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Dermatological publications in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. An analysis of 1966-2004 Medline papers
Fahad M. Al-Aboud, Khalid M. Al-Aboud, Khalid A. Al-Hawsawi and Venketshari Ramesh

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1652-1655;
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Short- and long-term effects of acetylsalicylic acid treatment on the proliferation and lipid peroxidation of skin cultured melanocytes of active vitiligo
Mohammad Z. Zailaie

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1656-1663;
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Seroprevalence of Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana infections in children from Central and Northern Jordan
Ahmad M. Al-Majali and Khaled M. Al-Qudah

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1664-1669;
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Unstable pelvic ring injuries. Outcome and timing of surgical treatment by internal fixation
Mohammed M. Zamzam

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1670-1674;
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The syndrome of septo-optic dysplasia in Saudi children
Bassam S. Bin-Abbas, Abdullah A. Al-Ashwal, Ibrahim A. Al-Alwan, Mohammad H. Al-Qahtani, Angham N. Al-Mutair and Nadia A. Sakati

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1675-1678;
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Clinical growth charts for pre-school children
Maysoon M. Al-Amoud, Yagob Y. Al-Mazrou, Sirrag E. El-Gizouli, Tawfik A. Khoja and Khalid A. Al-Turki

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1679-1682;
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The impact of non-compliance with the therapeutic regimen on the development of stroke among hypertensive men and women in Gaza, Palestine
Bernhard T. Baune, Yousef I. Aljeesh and Ralf Bender

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1683-1688;
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Ultrastructural changes of pneumocytes of rat exposed to Arabian incense (Bakhour)
Saud A. Alarifi, Mohammed M. Mubarak and Majed S. Alokail

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1689-1693;

Case Report

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Subcutaneous dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens
Rajan Chopra, Bodh R. Panhotra, Yusef Al-Marzooq and Abdul-Rahman Al-Mulhim

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1694-1696;
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Primary ovarian hydatid disease in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Onnuola A. Adewunmi and Hoogar M. Basilingappa

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1697-1700;
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Brown tumor of the femur associated with double parathyroid adenomas
Nidal A. Younes, Waleed S. Mahafza and Shukri S. Agabi

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1701-1703;
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Twin intrauterine and cornual gestation in a case of triplet pregnancy
Sangeeta M. Bhat, Ilham M. Hamdi and Radwan A. Faraj

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1704-1706;
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Combined parathyroid adenoma and an occult papillary carcinoma
Abdul-Wahed N. Meshikhes, Mohammed S. Butt and Basima A. Al-Saihati

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1707-1710;
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Primary hyperaldosteronism treated by radiofrequency ablation
Abdulrahman A. Al-Shaikh, Mohamed M. Al-Rawas and Mirvat A. Al-Asnag

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1711-1714;
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The magnetic resonance image findings of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis
Rami J. Yaghan

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1715-1719;
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Exertional dizziness and syncope caused by anomalous left coronary artery origin from the right sinus of Valsalva
Walid S. Hassan, Walid A. Al-Habeeb, Fayez E. El-Shaer and Zohair Y. Al-Halees

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1720-1722;
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Clinical and histologic studies of a Qatari family with myofibrillar myopathy
Ayman A. El-Menyar, Jassim Al-Suwaidi, Abdurrazak A. Gehani and Abdulbari Bener

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1723-1726;
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Bilateral posterior fracture dislocation of the shoulders following seizure
Nazzar K. Tellisi, Gehad R. Abusitta and Richard J. Fernandes

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1727-1729;

Clinical Note

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A fatal non-01 vibrio cholerae septicemia in a patient with liver cirrhosis
Ahmed T. Eltahawy, Asif A. Jiman-Fatani and Maha M. Al-Alawi

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1730-1731;
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A human fasciolosis presenting with cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis in Van, Turkey
Hasan Yilmaz, Cetin Kotan, Omer Soylemez and Hasan Arslanturk

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1732-1733;
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A case of a right ovarian artery diverging from a right accessory renal artery
Zeliha Kurtoglu, Mustafa Aktekin, Hakan A. Ozturk and Alev Bobus

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1734-1735;
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Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita and Crohn's disease
Jihad T. Al-Ratrout and Naseem A. Ansari

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1736-1738;

Brief Communication

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The dilemma of clinical research. Historical and philosophical considerations of physicians' ambitions and patients' fear
Abdulsalam A. Al-Sulaiman and Yussuf M. Al-Gindan

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1739-1741;
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Authorship. Credit and disputes
Mustafa M. Afifi

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1742-1743;
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Gender differences in academic performance among Arab medical students
Shabih Manzar

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1744-1745;
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Crossword puzzle. A new paradigm for interactive teaching
Shabih Manzar and Saleh M. Al-Khusaiby

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1746-1747;
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Trends in women's health in Iran. 1991-2000
Masoumeh Fallahian

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1748-1750;
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The effects of melatonin on focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion model
Ahmet Kavakli, Engin Sahna, Hakan Parlakpinar, Seyfettin Yahsi, Murat Ogeturk and Ahmet Acet

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1751-1752;
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The effect of melathonin on changes in brown and white adipose tissue ratios induced by exercise. The significance of age in this effect
Hilmi Ozden, Davut Ozbag, Fahrettin Akyuz, Emine Sunal, Firdevs Gurer and Mine Inal

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1753-1754;
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Embalming with honey
Khalifa E. Sharquie, Rafid A. Najim and Khalifa E. Sharquie

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1755-1756;
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Local antigen in serodiagnosis of trichomoniasis vaginalis
Nadham K. Mahdi, Zainab H. Gany and Maysoon S. Flafil

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1757;
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Gastric leiomyoma. Is there an association with Helicobacter pylori?
Abdul-Wahed N. Meshikhes, Emad A. Al-Khalaf and Shukri H. Al-Bahar

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1758-1759;
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Transfusion transmitted virus and autoimmune hepatitis. Is there any association?
Azita Hekmatdoost, Tahereh Ghaziani, Fatemehsadat Esteghamathanzaie, Seyedmoayyed Alavian, Hamid Mohaghegh and Mohammadreza Zali

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1760-1761;
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Do we need blood transfusion in elective infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
Abdullah M. Al-Wahbi, Mohammed Al-Omran, Loris Aro and F. Michael Ameli

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1762-1763;
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Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of group B Streptococci isolated from pregnant women in Trinidad, West Indies
Fitzroy A. Orrett

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1764-1765;
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Dysregulation of growth hormone in acquired generalized lipodystrophy
Nael N. Sahhar, Azmi T. Ahmad, Fawaz L. Ammari and Kamel M. Ajlouni

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1766-1767;
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Evaluation of rheumatoid factor by a new latex enhanced immuno-turbidimetric assay
Khalil Abdul-Aziz and Abdul-Aziz Faizal

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1768-1769;
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Maternal and neonatal outcome of twin pregnancies complicated by a single intrauterine dead fetus
Mesbah M. Abdal-Khalig and Adekunle A. Sobande

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1770-1771;
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Radiological features of bisphosphonate therapy in children with osteogenesis imperfecta
Bassam S. Bin-Abbas, Abdullah A. Al-Ashwal, Zayed S. Al-Zayed and Nadia A. Sakati

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1772-1773;

Correspondence

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Views of women towards cesarean section
Diaa E. Rizk, Mona Nasser, Letha Thomas, Mutairu Ezimokhai and Lulu Al-Nuaim

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1774-1775;
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Duration of anticoagulation after first episode of unprovoked venous thromboembolism
Hikmat N. Abdel-Razeq, Ghazala R. Radwi and Rami S. Farraj

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1776-1777;
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Possible herbal treatment for C4HCV patients who are not suitable for interferon based treatment
Joseph Canepa and Osama A. Shobokshi

Saudi Medical Journal November 2004, 25 (11) 1778;

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