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| REVIEW ARTICLES |
| Saudi newborn screening. A national public health program: needs, costs, and challenges [ Abstract ] |
Ashraf M. Afifi, Mohammad A. Abdul-Jabbar
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| Surgical management of hepatocellular carcinoma. Liver resection and liver transplantation [ Abstract ] |
Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Norihiro Kokudo, Masatoshi Makuuchi
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| ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
| Does N-acetylcysteine have an effect on acetylcholine-induced contractions and histopathological changes on isolated rat ileum? [ Abstract ] |
Emine Koc, Sema A. Yavuzer, Belgin Can, Banu Ocakcıoglu, Ahmet Ergun, Yuksel Saran
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| The potential osteogenic effects of systemic leptin and insulin administration in streptozotocin-induced diabetic female rats [ Abstract ] |
Hayam I. Gad
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| Hormonal levels of leptin, insulin, ghrelin, and neuropeptide Y in lean, overweight, and obese Saudi females [ Abstract ] |
Maha H. Daghestani, Pinar T. Ozand, Ahmed R. Al-Himadi, Ali N. Al-Odaib
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| Comparison of midazolam, propofol and fentanyl combinations for sedation and hemodynamic parameters in cataract extraction [ Abstract ] |
Varol Celiker, Elif Basgul, Altan Sahin, Sennur Uzun, Betul Bahadir, Ulku Aypar
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| A conservative approach to unilateral ovarian torsion in a rat model [ Abstract ] |
Ebru Dikensoy, Ahmet Gocmen, Ibrahim Sari
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| Complications of chemoembolization for hepatic neoplasms [ Abstract ] |
Hongxiu Dai, Hui Ding, Faquan Liu, Zhenjiu Yao, Lina Li, Chuang Li, Yiqing Tan, Jun Wang
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| Breech delivery before and after the term breech trial recommendation [ Abstract ] |
Adekunle Sobande, Farheen Yousuf, Mamdoh Eskandar, Mona A. Almushait
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| Pediatric parotidectomy. Indications and complications [ Abstract ] |
Khalid A. Al-Mazrou,
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| Is there an oxidative stress in children with Helicobacter pylori infection? [ Abstract ] |
Duran Arslan, Kader Kose, Tahir E. Patiroglu
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| Decline in the incidence of neural tube defects after the national fortification of flour (1997-2005) [ Abstract ] |
Osama Y. Safdar, Amal A. Al-Dabbagh, Wafa A. AbuElieneen, Jameela A. Kari
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| Diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus serosurvey in Saudi children [ Abstract ] |
Yagob Y. Al-Mazrou, Mohamed K. Khalil, Sirag A. ElGizouli, Mohamed H. Al-Jeffri, Mohamed M. Bakhsh, Ameen A. Mishkais
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| Bacteriological monitoring of dialysis fluid in 2 hemodialysis units in Alexandria, Egypt [ Abstract ] |
Ahmed F. El-Koraie, Walaa A. Hazzah, Aleya A. Abbass, Sorya A. El-Shazly
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| Actual antibiotic resistance pattern of Brucella melitensis in central Anatolia. An update from an endemic region [ Abstract ] |
Esra Tanyel, Ahmet Y. Coban, Suda T. Koruk, Husniye Simsek, Serkan Hepsert, Osman S. Cirit, Necla Tulek
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| The prevalence of cryptosporidiosis in Turkish children, and genotyping of isolates by nested polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism [ Abstract ] |
Gulden S. Tamer, Meral Turk, Hande Dagci, Bayram Pektas, Edward C. Guy, Adnan Y. Guruz, Ahmet Uner
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| Effect of androgens on bone mineral density in Saudi Arabian males above the age of 50 years [ Abstract ] |
Mir Sadat-Ali, Abdulmohsen H. AlElq
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| Autologous chondrocyte implantation for the treatment of large full-thickness cartilage lesions of the knee [ Abstract ] |
Christian Ossendorf, Peter C. Kreuz, Matthias R. Steinwachs, Christoph Erggelet
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| To evaluate the differences of risk factors in patients with lower extremity venous disease [ Abstract ] |
Ganime Sadikoglu, Alis Ozcakir, Ilker Ercan, Guven Ozkaya, Yurtkuran M. Sadikoglu
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| Prevalence and risk factors of hypertension among schoolchildren aged 12-14 years in Bursa, Turkey [ Abstract ] |
Nalan Akis, Kayihan Pala, Emel Irgil, Arzu M. Utku, Seyithan Bingol
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| Obstacles to preventive intervention. Do physicians’ health habits and mind-set towards preventive care play any role? [ Abstract ] |
Mohammed Al-Doghether, Abdulmohsen Al-Tuwijri, Abdusattar Khan
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| CASE REPORTS |
| Light and scanning electron microscopic examination of hair in Griscelli syndrome [ Abstract ] |
Hakan H. Celik, Huseyin Tore, Selcuk Tunali, Ilkan Tatar, Muhammed M. Aldur
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| Primary testicular non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma with atrial mass as an initial presentation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [ Abstract ] |
Ruba A. Halloush, Haitham Arabi, Mousa A. Al-Abbadi
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| Coronary artery ectasia in a patient with Behcet’s disease [ Abstract ] |
Ersan Tatli, Huseyin Surucu, Meryem Aktoz, Mutlu Buyuklu
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| Mobile phone induced sensorineural hearing loss [ Abstract ] |
Surayie H. Al-Dousary
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| Crohn’s disease masquerading carcinoma of the esophagus [ Abstract ] |
SeifEldin I. Mahdi, Ahmed M. ElHassan, Mohamed E. Ahmed
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| Second-trimester diagnosis of osteogenesis imperfecta associated with schizencephaly by sonography [ Abstract ] |
Ayhan Ozkur, Resat Kervancioglu, Selim Kervancioglu, Ebru Dikensoy, Metin Bayram
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| CLINICAL NOTES |
| Malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the rectum with prolapse [ Abstract ] |
Dildar Hussain, Suresh K. Baliga, Sara Al-Madhi, Rolf U. Hartung
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| Congenital duplication of submandibular ducts [ Abstract ] |
Soliman Ahmed, Hussain Al-Jawad, Abdurrahman Al-Sayyari, Ali N. Khan
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| BRIEF COMMUNICATION |
| Inhibition of Akt/protein kinase B activity sensitizes moderately- to un-differentiated gastric cancer cells to chemotherapy [ Abstract ] |
Yao G. Wu, Xi M. Xu, Guang J. Yuan, Jun H. Li, Zhong Y. Zhou, Wei Ge
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| Random amplified polymorphic DNA typing of nosocomial Candida albicans isolates [ Abstract ] |
Somansu Basu, Harish C. Gugnani, Pooja Jain, Zafar K. Khan
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| Assessment of nutritional status and lifestyle pattern among Saudi Arabian school children [ Abstract ] |
Fayssal M. Farahat, Kamlesh P. Joshi, Falah F. Al-Mazrou
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| The study of diabetes mellitus in Gorgan, Iran [ Abstract ] |
Gholamreza Veghari, Abdoljalal Marjani, Hamidreza Joshaghani
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| Prophylactic effects of Echinacea purpurea polysaccharide against lethal ocular herpes simplex virus type I [ Abstract ] |
Amir Ghaemi, Hoorieh Soleimanjahi, Pooria Gill, Ehsan Arefian, Sara Soudi, Zuhair M. Hassan
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| CORRESPONDENCE |
| Laboratory diagnosis in suspected cases of dengue [ Abstract ] |
Subhash C. Arya, Nirmala Agarwal, Ali K. Ageep
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| Cervical cancer screening with pattern of Pap smear. Review of multicenter studies [ Abstract ] |
Ali S. Al-Zahrani, Kandasamy Ravichandran
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| WHO PRESS RELEASE |
| Global goal to reduce measles deaths in children surpassed [ Abstract ] |
| WHO revives efforts to eliminate forgotten disease [ Abstract ] |
| WHO publishes guidelines on cultivating essential plant used in anti-malaria medicines [ Abstract ] |
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| CLINICAL QUIZ |
| Loculated pleural effusion [ Abstract ] |
Mohammed A. Yassin
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