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REVIEW ARTICLES
Noninvasive treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Where do we stand in 2005  [  Abstract  ]
Abdulla A. Al-Ansari,  Ahmed A. Shokeir
 
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
The effect of osteogenic medium on the adhesion of rat bone marrow stromal cell to the hydroxyapatite  [  Abstract  ]
Ismet Deliloglu-Gurhan,  Ibrahim Tuglu,  Hafize S. Vatansever,  Feyzan Ozdal-Kurt,  Hayati Ekren,  Muzaffer Taylan,  Bilge H Sen
 
Effects of swimming training and free mobilization on bone mineral densities of rats with the immobilization-induced osteopenia  [  Abstract  ]
Hilmi Karatosun,  Ali Erdogan,  Mustafa Yildiz,  Celal Akgun,  Cem Cetin
 
Comparison of bone scintigraphy with serum tumor markers of CA 15-3 and carcinoembryonic antigen in patients with breast carcinoma  [  Abstract  ]
Gonca K. Gedik,  Pinar O. Kiratli,  Beliz Tascioglu,  Tulin Aras
 
Colorectal carcinoma from Saudi Arabia. Analysis of MLH-1, MSH-2 and p53 genes by immunohistochemistry and tissue microarray analysis.  [  Abstract  ]
Khawla S. Al-Kuraya,  Prashant P. Bavi,  Adnan A. Ezzat,  Fouad A. Al-Dayel,  Shahab Uddin,  Valerie L. Atizado,  Naif A. Al-Jomah,  Samir S. Amr,  Salwa S. Sheikh,  Guido Sauter,  Ronald Simon
 
Does thyroid replacement therapy affect pulmonary function tests in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism?  [  Abstract  ]
Lokman Koral,  Zeliha Hekimsoy,  Cetin Yildirim,  Bilgin Ozmen,  Arzu Yorgancioglu,  Alpaslan Girgin
 
Primary care physicians perceptions and practices on asthma care in Aseer region, Saudi Arabia  [  Abstract  ]
Abdulrhman Abudahish,  Hassan Bella
 
Lung function in type 2 Saudi diabetic patients  [  Abstract  ]
Sultan A. Meo,  Abdul Majeed Al-Drees,  Muhammad Arif,  Khalid Al-Rubean
 
Serum zinc levels in diabetic patients and effect of zinc supplementation on glycemic control of type 2 diabetics  [  Abstract  ]
Refaat A. Al-Maroof,  Shatha S. Al-Sharbatti
 
Sexual dysfunction among Jordanian men with diabetes  [  Abstract  ]
Faisal A. Khatib,  Nadim S. Jarrah,  Nadima S. Shegem,  Anwar M. Bateiha,  Ruba M. Abu-Ali,  Kamel M. Ajlouni
 
The role of multifrequency tympanometry in otitis media  [  Abstract  ]
Kamal-Eldin A. Abou-Elhamd,  Abd-Elmateen M. Abd-Ellatif,  Mohammed A. Sultan
 
Frequency and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of bacterial pathogens isolated from septicemic patients in Makkah hospitals  [  Abstract  ]
Atif H. Asghar
 
Effects of community-acquired infections on fever, leukocyte count and the length of stay in elderly. A cross-sectional study of 240 cases  [  Abstract  ]
Vildan Avkan-Oguz,  Nur Yapar,  Mine Erdenizmenli,  Ziya Kuruuzum,  Sema Alp-Cavus,  Reyhan Ucku,  Nedim Cakir,  Ayse Yuce
 
Association of HLA class I and class II alleles with psoriasis vulgaris in Turkish population. Influence of type I and II psoriasis  [  Abstract  ]
Mustafa Atasoy,  Ibrahim Pirim,  Omer F. Bayrak,  Sevki Ozdemir,  Mevlit Ikbal,  Teoman Erdem,  Akin Aktas
 
Evaluation of self-medication prevalence, diagnosis and prescription in migraine in Kerman, Iran  [  Abstract  ]
Behnaz Sedighi,  Siavash Ghaderi-Sohi,  Sara Emami
 
Hematologic status in patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis in Jordan  [  Abstract  ]
Samar Z. Burgan,  Faleh A. Sawair,  Zouhair O. Amarin
 
 
CASE REPORTS
The double deep gluteal muscles  [  Abstract  ]
Ercan Tanyeli,  Turan Pestemalci,  Mehmet Uzel,  Mehmet Yildirim
 
Hypoglycemia, the first presenting sign of hepatocellular carcinoma  [  Abstract  ]
Saman Nikeghbalian,  Alimohammad Bananzadeh,  Hooman Yarmohammadi
 
Pseudomyxoma peritonei  [  Abstract  ]
Abdul-Wahed N. Meshikhes,  Hussain A. Al-Abkari,  Sami A. Al-Momen,  Feryal E. Saad
 
Renal dysplasia with extrarenal calyces  [  Abstract  ]
Saud A. Taha,  Mohamed H. Hashish,  Hamed M. Eldarawany,  Alaa-Eldin M. Barakat,  Ali A. Al-Zahrani
 
Childhood solitary collagenoma  [  Abstract  ]
Sarah H. Al-Breiki,  Iqbal A. Bukhari
 
The treatment of masseter hypertrophy with botulinum toxin type A  [  Abstract  ]
Hazem T. Al-Ahmad,  Mansour A. Al-Qudah
 
 
CLINICAL NOTES
Active pulmonary tuberculosis in a patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis  [  Abstract  ]
Oguzhan Okutan,  Zafer Kartaloglu,  Ahmet Ilvan,  Omer Deniz,  Emir Silit,  Rauf Gorur
 
 
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
Effects of nonstrangulated small bowel obstruction on intestinal histology, insulin-like growth factor-I level, antioxidants, and lipid peroxidation in rats  [  Abstract  ]
Ismet F. Ozguner,  Cagri Savas,  Meltem Ozguner,  Namik Delibas
 
Ultrastructural investigation of the protective role of folic acid and vitamin E against toxic effects of valproic acid on maternal liver tissue during period of gestation  [  Abstract  ]
Ozlem P. Baran,  Piraye Kervancioglu,  Murat Akkus,  Yusuf Nergiz
 
Are the laws or applications insufficient to prevent children from the hazards of corrosive materials?  [  Abstract  ]
Tarik Gunduz,  Omur Elcioglu,  Huseyin Ilhan
 
An unusual case of colouterine fistula  [  Abstract  ]
Tara C. Sharma,  Sonal Bathla,  Nirmala Agarwal,  Subhash C. Arya,  Pragya Ahuja
 
Peritoneal tuberculosis mimicking ovarian pathology. A series of 11 cases  [  Abstract  ]
Ahmet Kale,  Nurten Akdeniz,  Levent Akyildiz,  Ebru Kale,  Talip Gul
 
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in pregnancy  [  Abstract  ]
Farhad Kamrani,  Mehdi Khalighimonfared
 
Is there any effect of age, gender and body mass index on the electrocardiographic T-wave amplitude in Northern Saudi Arabia?  [  Abstract  ]
Naveed D. Mahmood,  Abdul S. Khan,  Shazia N. Jamil
 
Densitometric analysis of Dot blot assays for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and 2 antibodies  [  Abstract  ]
Mehrdad Ravanshad,  Fereidoun Mahboudi,  Farzaneh Sabahi,  Anoshirvan Kazemnejad
 
Procalcitonin marker for sepsis diagnosis. Evaluating a rapid immuno-chromatografic test  [  Abstract  ]
Alireza E. Naeini,  Shahin Montazerolghaem
 
Comparison of glycemic control of type 2 diabetes between private hospital and governmental hospital  [  Abstract  ]
Abdulrahman A. Al-Shaikh
 
 
CORRESPONDENCE
Electrocardiographic evidence of heart metastasis from a primary lung cancer  [  Abstract  ]
Walid Hassan
 
Helicobacter pylori and ischemic heart disease. Which potential pathogenic mechanisms?  [  Abstract  ]
Rinaldo Pellicano,  Marco Astegiano,  Mario Rizzetto,  Ali K. Adiloglu
 
 
ERRATUM
Saudi Medical Journal. Maintaining the previous, achieving more. Progress  [  Abstract  ]
 
WHO PRESS RELEASE
AVIAN INFLUENZA IN AFRICA. Statement by the Director-General of WHO  [  Abstract  ]
NO BIRD FLU RISK FOR CONSUMERS FROM PROPERLY COOKED POULTRY AND EGGS. FAO/WHO say good hygiene essential for safe preparation of poultry  [  Abstract  ]
MEDICAL COSTS PUSH MILLIONS OF PEOPLE INTO POVERTY ACROSS THE GLOBE  [  Abstract  ]
 
NEWSLETTER
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CLINICAL QUIZ
Anterior midline neck swelling  [  Abstract  ]
Sandeep Sahay,  Chandramani Panjabi,  Ashok Shah
 
 

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