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| EDITORIAL |
| Saudi Medical Journal 25 years of excellence [ Abstract ] |
Saleh M. Al-Deeb, Basim A. Yaqub
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| LEADING ARTICLE |
| A major pitfall in the search strategy on PubMed [ Abstract ] |
Ghazi O. Tadmouri, Nisrine Bissar-Tadmouri
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| REVIEW ARTICLES |
| Food poisoning in Saudi Arabia. Potential for prevention? [ Abstract ] |
Yagob Y. Al-Mazrou
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| Cancer-related anemia [ Abstract ] |
Hikmat N. Abdel-Razeq
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| ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
| Enterococcal bacteremia in a teaching hospital in the Central region of Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Fawzia E. Al-Otaibi, Abdelmageed M. Kambal, Rubana A. Baabbad
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| Prevalence of HBV, HCV, HIV-1, 2 and HTLV-I/II infections among blood donors in a teaching hospital in the Central region of Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Malak M. El-Hazmi
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| Intestinal parasites among presumably healthy individuals in Lebanon [ Abstract ] |
Bassem R. Saab, Umaya Musharrafieh, Nabil T. Nassar, Mustafa Khogali, George F. Araj
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| Prophylactic ciprofloxacin drops after tympanostomy tube insertion [ Abstract ] |
Omer Nawasreh, Ibrahim A. Al-Wedyan
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| DUPLICATE PUBLICATION: Ultrasonography of the uterus after normal vaginal delivery [ Abstract ] |
Abdel-Nabi A. Al-Bdour, Hakam F. Akasheh, Naser A. Al-Husban
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| The effect of Ramadan fasting on amniotic fluid volume [ Abstract ] |
Zahra Kamyabi, Tayebeh Naderi
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| The effect of fasting in Ramadan on patients with heart disease [ Abstract ] |
Hassan Chamsi-Pasha, Waqar H. Ahmed
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| Prevalence of renal artery stenosis in patients undergoing routine cardiac catheterization [ Abstract ] |
Akram A. Saleh, Basem B. Bustami
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| Thyroid cancer in Yemen [ Abstract ] |
Yasser A. Abdulmughni, Mohammed A. Al-Hureibi, Khalid A. Al-Hureibi, Mohammed A. Ghafoor, Ali H. Al-Wadan, Yahia A. Al-Hureibi
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| Mutation analysis of the breast cancer gene BRCA1 among breast cancer Jordanian females [ Abstract ] |
Manar F. Atoum, Sameer A. Al-Kayed
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| Scorpion sting syndrome in a general hospital in Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Abdulrahman K. Al-Asmari, Abdulaziz A. Al-Saif
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| The Watched Structure Clinical Examination (WASCE) as a tool of assessment [ Abstract ] |
Faisal A. Alnasir
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| Effects of short term metformin administration on androgens in diabetic men [ Abstract ] |
Nadima S. Shegem, Abeer M. Alsheek Nasir, Anwar M. Batieha, Hatem El-Shanti, Kamel M. Ajlouni
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| Dementia in Qatar [ Abstract ] |
Ahmad I. Hamad, Mohammed A. Ibrahim, Essa M. Sulaiti
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| The Arabic version of childhood health assessment questionnaire modified for Arabic children [ Abstract ] |
Sanaa M. Madi, Sulaiman M. Al-Mayouf, Carol G. Grainger, Sultan A. Bahabri
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| Effect of elevated-rim acetabular liner and 32-mm femoral head on stability in total hip arthroplasty [ Abstract ] |
Duwairi M. Qassem, Karlson B. Smith
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| Appraisal of the modified Alvarado Score for acute appendicits in adults [ Abstract ] |
Ahmed M. Al-Hashemy, Mohamed I. Seleem
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| CASE REPORTS |
| Wandering spleen [ Abstract ] |
Faisal M. Al-Mashat, Abdulrahman M. Sibiany, Abdulraouf A. Maimani, Fayad K. Alem
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| Hemorrhagic episodes in hemophiliacs simulating abdominal surgical emergencies [ Abstract ] |
Mohammad E. Rabie, Abdul-Rahman E. Al-Tayeb, Mubarak H. Zafer, Anwar K. Sheikha
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| Choledochal cyst [ Abstract ] |
Ahmed H. Al-Salem
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| Amlodipine associated hyperpigmentation [ Abstract ] |
Zulal Erbagci
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| Thrombocytopenia responding to red blood cell transfusion [ Abstract ] |
Ahmed A. Mubarak, Abdalla Awidi, Kakil I. Rasul, Ussama Al-Homsi
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| SPECIAL COMMUNICATION |
| Clinical research methodology. A course report [ Abstract ] |
Rabie E. Abdel-Halim
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| CLINICAL NOTES |
| Ramsay Hunt syndrome in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis [ Abstract ] |
Khalid M. Cheema, Mustapha K. Kanu, M. Kutaiba, Mohammed Sohail
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| BRIEF COMMUNICATION |
| Candida guilliermondii fungemia. To treat or not to treat [ Abstract ] |
Shabih Manzar
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| Acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease [ Abstract ] |
Zakaria M. Al-Hawsawi
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| Spectrum of childhood poisoning in a tertiary center in the Eastern Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Afrah Kashmar, Aftab S. Chishti
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| C-Reactive protein in diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia [ Abstract ] |
Samir M. Khoja, Fahd A. Alabbassi, Abuelgassim O. Abuelgassim, Omar A. Al-Bar
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| Risk of morbid obesity with pregnancy [ Abstract ] |
Ezzeldin A. Khorshid, Tarek A. Elbeheidy, Aly M. Quinaibi
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| CORRESPONDENCE |
| Bowel anastomosis. A comparative study of various surgical techniques [ Abstract ] |
Abdulmajeed Al-Abdulkareem, Abdelkarim El-Bakry
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| WHO PRESS RELEASE |
| WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS FAILURE TO DELIVER AIDS MEDICINES IS A GLOBAL HEALTH EMERGENCY [ Abstract ] |
| DIABETES CASES COULD DOUBLE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN NEXT 30 YEARS [ Abstract ] |
| GLOBAL AIDS TREATMENT EMERGENCY [ Abstract ] |
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