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| EDITORIAL |
| Laboratory diagnosis of Hepatitis C virus infection. A change to common practice [ Abstract ] |
Ali H. Hajeer, Ziad A. Memish, Bandar A. Al-Knawy
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| REVIEW ARTICLES |
| The role of the putative virulence markers (cagA and vacA ) of Helicobacter pylori in peptic ulcer disease [ Abstract ] |
Barik A. Salih
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| The crisis of antibiotic-resistance in bacteria [ Abstract ] |
AhmedTarif A. El-Tahawy
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| ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
| Factors associated with iron depletion and iron deficiency anemia among Arabic preschool children of the United Arab Emirates [ Abstract ] |
Campbell J. Miller, Earl V. Dunn, Sameeh F. Abdouni, Huda M. Shaheen, Mohammed S. Ullah
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| Anticoagulation period in idiopathic venous thromboembolism. How long is enough? [ Abstract ] |
Rami S. Farraj
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| Hematological findings in male x-ray technicians [ Abstract ] |
Sultan A. Meo
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| Assessment of risk factors of uterine cancer in Saudi patients with postmenopausal bleeding [ Abstract ] |
Hanan M. Al-Kadri, Samiha H. Al-Awami, Azza M. Madkhali
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| The role of fine needle aspiration cytology and imprint cytology in cervical lymphadenopathy [ Abstract ] |
Abdulrahman S. Al-Mulhim, Ali Maqbol A. Al-Ghamdi, Youssef M. Al-Marzooq, Hany M. Hashish, Hamdoun A. Mohammad, Adel M. Ali, Ibrahim A. Gharib
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| Pattern of thyroid malignancy at a University Hospital in Western Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Faiza A. Qari
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| Serum levels of lipids and lipoproteins in Syrian patients with beta-thalassemia major [ Abstract ] |
Faizeh A. Al-Quobaili, Imad E. Abou Asali
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| Impact of gestational diabetes on lipid profiling and indices of oxidative stress in maternal and cord plasma [ Abstract ] |
Samia H. Sobki, Abdulrahman M. Al-Senaidy, Tamader A. Al-Shammari, Sohail S. Inam, Abdulaziz A. Al-Gwiser, Samia A. Bukhari
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| Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, clinical presentation and outcome [ Abstract ] |
Zakeya A. Bukhary, Abdulrahman A. Alrajhi
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| The clinical and epidemiological features of hydatid disease in Northern Jordan [ Abstract ] |
Rami J. Yaghan, Kamal E. Bani-Hani, Hussein A. Heis
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| Necrotizing fasciitis. Role of early surgical intervention [ Abstract ] |
Shabir A. Qazi, Abdulmajeed A. Mohammed, Elsanousi I. Saber, Shaukat M. Mirza
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| Nosocomial urinary tract infection. Risk factors, rates and trends [ Abstract ] |
Saeed M. Al-Asmary, Nabil S. Al-Helali, Moataz M. Abdel-Fattah, Tawfiq M. Al-Jabban, Abdellatif M. Al-Bamri
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| Medical liability. The dilemma of litigations [ Abstract ] |
Ahmed A. Alsaddique
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| Awareness and frequency of potential side effects on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs among the Jordanian patient population [ Abstract ] |
Abla M. Albsoul-Younes, Sawsan K. Jabateh, Summer M. Abdel-Hafiz, Saafan A. Al-Safi
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| Nicotine content in tobacco used in hubble-bubble smoking [ Abstract ] |
Kamal A. Hadidi, Faisal I. Mohammed
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| The prevalence of hypertension and its associated risk factors in a newly developed country [ Abstract ] |
Abdulbari Bener, Jasim Al-Suwaidi, Khalifa Al-Jaber, Saleh Al-Marri, Mohammed H. Dagash, Isam-Eldin A. Elbagi
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| Immunological changes in acute myocardial infarction [ Abstract ] |
Randa S. Al-Ahmad, Azmi M. Mahafzah, Eyas N. Al-Mousa
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| Maxillary sinus carcinoma. Natural history and outcome [ Abstract ] |
Ali S. Al-Jhani, Nasser M. Al-Rajhi, Medhat M. El-Sebaie, Nasser S. Nooh, Ziyad Z. Mahasen, Abdullah S. Al-Amro, Abdullah T. Otieschan
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| Intensive behavioral therapy for primary enuresis [ Abstract ] |
Saleh M. Al-Harbi, Robert D. Needlman, Abdul S. Khan, Tarun Patni
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| CASE REPORTS |
| Papillon Lefevre syndrome [ Abstract ] |
Shibu Thomas, Sarat Gummadapu, Auswaf Ahsan, Keerthilatha M. Pai
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| The selective conservative management of gunshot injury to the abdomen [ Abstract ] |
Mohammad E. Rabie, Peter O. Binitie, Gharama Y. Al-Sheri, Mohammad S. Al-Qahtani
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| Hypothyroidism due to Hashimoto thyroiditis post struma ovarii excision [ Abstract ] |
Vera N. Amareen, Fares H. Haddad, Nabih S. Al-Kaisi
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| Disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis [ Abstract ] |
Khalifa E. Sharquie, Rafid A. Najim
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| Posterior mediastinal gastoenteric cyst in neonate [ Abstract ] |
Mearaj U. Khan, Khalid M. Saidy, Djamal M. Ousulimane, Mohammad D. Khan
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| CLINICAL NOTES |
| Gentamicin use in pregnancy. A renal anomaly [ Abstract ] |
Fusun Yaris, Murat Kesim, Mine Kadioglu, Sibel Kul
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| BRIEF COMMUNICATION |
| Adequacy of completion of clinical microbiology laboratory request forms in a Jordanian hospital [ Abstract ] |
Nasser M. Kaplan
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| Outbreak of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter in the neonatal intensive care unit [ Abstract ] |
Shabih Manzar
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| Acute gluteal abscess due to chloroquine injection in Sudanese pregnant woman [ Abstract ] |
Ishag Adam, Mustafa I. Elbashir
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| Pseudocyesis and infertility [ Abstract ] |
Saad El-Naim Dafallah
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| Garden cress lepidium sativum seeds as oral contraceptive plant in mice [ Abstract ] |
Maysoon Sharief, Zainab H. Gani
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| CORRESPONDENCE |
| Special anniversary issue [ Abstract ] |
Sadek Pharaon
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| BOOK REVIEWS |
| Circles of Recovery-Self-Help Organizations for Addictions [ Abstract ] |
Ibrahim Al-Khodair
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| WHO PRESS RELEASE |
| WHO SEE SURGE IN PROGRESS AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS ON EVE OF GLOBAL SUMMIT [ Abstract ] |
| DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS LEVELS TEN TIMES HIGHER IN EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA [ Abstract ] |
| MEDICINAL PLANTS – GUIDELINES TO PROMOTE PATIENT SAFETY AND PLANT CONSERVATION FOR A US$ 60 BILLION INDUSTRY [ Abstract ] |
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