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| REVIEW ARTICLES |
| Recent advances in the management of hypertension [ Abstract ] |
Mansour M. Al-Nozha, Mohamed Z. Khalil |
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| ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
| Melatonin reduces the expression of chemokines in rat with trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid-induced colitis [ Abstract ] |
Jun H. Li, Wei Zhou, Kun Liu, Hong X. Li, Long Wang |
| The effect of silver nitrate, chloroformic garlic extract, and normal saline in induction of sclerosing cholangitis in rabbits [ Abstract ] |
Seyed V. Hosseini, Jalil Mohebzadeh, Perikala V. Kumar, Davood Mehrabani, Mohammad Bagheri, Seyed M. Sadjjadi, Masoud Amini, Afshin Amini |
| Over expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in correlation to Ki-67, grade, and stage of breast cancer [ Abstract ] |
Esraah S. Al-Harris, As ad A. Al-Janabi, Kaswer M. Al-Toriahi, Akeel A. Yasseen |
| Isolation and cloning of human papillomavirus 16 L1 gene from Iranian isolate [ Abstract ] |
Ali Teimoori, Hoorieh Soleimanjahi, Fatemeh Fotouhi, Zahra Meshkat |
| Diagnostic multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay for the identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from the skin biopsy specimens in burn wound infections and detection of antibiotic susceptibility [ Abstract ] |
Rasoul Y. Mashouf, Alireza Zamani, Hadi S. Farahani |
| Activity of propolis in an experimental model of Pneumocystosis [ Abstract ] |
Muge Oguzkaya-Artan, A. Nedret Koc, Sibel Silici, Ahmet Ozturk |
| Association of the polymorphism of codon 121 in the ecto-nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase 1 gene with polycystic ovary syndrome in Chinese women [ Abstract ] |
Yuhua Shi, Xuedong Sun, Zijiang Chen, Peng Zhang, Yueran Zhao, Li You |
| Tissue necrosis after chemotherapy in osteosarcoma as the important prognostic factor [ Abstract ] |
Sam H. Sami, Ali H. Rafati, Parsa Hodjat |
| A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of metformin treatment for weight gain associated with initiation of risperidone in children and adolescents [ Abstract ] |
Soroor Arman, Mohammad R. Sadramely, Mortaza Nadi, Navid Koleini |
| Hypothyroidism and obesity. Cause or Effect? [ Abstract ] |
Abhyuday Verma, Muthukrishnan Jayaraman, Hari K. V. S. Kumar, Kirtikumar D. Modi |
| Obesity among female school children in North West Riyadh in relation to affluent lifestyle [ Abstract ] |
Awatif A Alam |
| Adverse drug reactions related hospitalization identified by discharge ICD-9 codes in a univeristy hospital in Riyadh [ Abstract ] |
Haya M. Al-Malaq, Sinaa A. Al-Aqeel, Mohammad S. Al-Sultan |
| Tramadol as an adjuvant to intravenous regional anesthesia with lignocaine [ Abstract ] |
Ahsan K. Siddiqui, Hany A. Mowafi, AbdulMohsin Al-Ghamdi, Salah A. Ismail, Haitham A. AbuZeid |
| Should the health information glaucoma be hospital based or community based? [ Abstract ] |
Rajiv B. Khandekar, Mohammed A. Jaffer, Harith Al-Harthy |
| Ophthalmic manifestations of 107 cases with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count syndrome [ Abstract ] |
Ibrahim Erbagci, Mehmet Karaca, Mete G. Ugur, Seydi Okumus, Necdet A. Bekir |
| Corrected thrombolysis in myocardial infarction frame counts in diabetic patients with angiographically normal coronary arteries [ Abstract ] |
Sedat Turkoglu, Murat Ozdemir, Gulten Tacoy, Yusuf Tavil, Adnan Abaci, Timur Timurkaynak, Atiye Cengel |
| Assessment of right ventricular function in children with congenital heart disease Doppler tissue imaging [ Abstract ] |
Noor M. Noori, Semira Mehralizadeh, Ali Khaje |
| High prevalence of the cardiovascular risk factors in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates. An emerging health care priority [ Abstract ] |
Latifa M. Baynouna, Anthony D. Revel, Nico J. Nagelkerke, Tariq M. Jaber, Aziz O. Omar, Nader M. Ahmed, Mohammad K. Naziruldeen, Mamdouh F. Al-Sayed, Fuad A. Nour |
| Shock wave lithotripsy in patients with renal calculi [ Abstract ] |
Abdulmalik M. Tayib, Hisham A. Mosli, Hasan M. Farsi, Mahmoud A. Atwa, Hisham A. Saada |
| Modified Alvarado score for acute appendicitis in overweight patients [ Abstract ] |
Abdul-Rahman S. Al-Mulhim, Ali I. Al-Sultan |
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| CASE REPORTS |
| Lipoid proteinosis. A report of 2 siblings and a brief review of the literature [ Abstract ] |
Sahar H. Al-Natour |
| Anticoagulant induced leukoagglutination [ Abstract ] |
Saeed M. Al-Amoudi |
| Macrodystrophia lipomatosa with syndactyly [ Abstract ] |
Waleed S. Mahafza, Azmi A. Haroun, Ahmed D. Abdul-Wahab, Shaher T. Hadidi |
| Pigmented villonodular synovitis managed by Yttrium 90 after debulking surgery [ Abstract ] |
Hayati Ozturk, Okay Bulut, Zekeriya Oztemur, Sema Bulut |
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| BRIEF COMMUNICATION |
| Findings on hysteroscopy in patients with in vitro fertilization by intra cytoplasmic single sperm injection and embryo transfer failures [ Abstract ] |
Soheila Arefi, Haleh Soltanghoraei, Mohammad R. Sadeghi, Ali S. Tabaei, Hojat Zeraati, Hasan Zarnani |
| Trend in the presentation of cervical cancer in Nigeria [ Abstract ] |
Ajenifuja K. Olusegun, Uche Onwudiegwu, Solomon Ogunniyi, Olabisi Loto, Adepiti A. Clement, Onile O. Godwin |
| Diagnostic value of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis [ Abstract ] |
Mani Mofidi, Afshin Moghadam |
| 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 |
| Patterns of breastfeeding practice during the first 6 months of life in Saudi Arabia. [ Abstract ] |
Ghulam Nabi, Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi, Fouzia Alhreashy |
| Essential element levels in thalassemia major patients [ Abstract ] |
Amar Taksande, Krishna Vilhekar, Arvind Kumar |
| The mounting rate of cesarean sections. Is it accompanied by a drop in instrumental births? [ Abstract ] |
Dilek Dilli |
| Helicobacter pylori and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Negative results and goals of future studies [ Abstract ] |
Rinaldo Pellicano, Marco Astegiano, Mario Rizzetto |
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| ERRATUM |
| Indeterminate human immunodeficiency virus western blot results in Iranian patients with discordant screening assay results [ Abstract ] |
Mehrdad Ravanshad, Fereidoun Mahboudi, Farzaneh Sabahi, Saeed Bayanolhagh |
| Ultrasonography of the uterus after normal vaginal delivery [ Abstract ] |
Abdel-Nabi A. Al-Badour, Hakam F. Akasheh, Naser A. Al-Husban |
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| BOOK REVIEWS |
| Clinical Management of Bone and Joint Pain [ Abstract ] |
Dhafir Al-Khudhairi |
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| WHO PRESS RELEASE |
| CHINA AND UAE MAKE BIG PROGRESS IN ENSURING SAFE BLOOD DONATION [ Abstract ] |
| RAPID TESTS FOR DRUG-RESISTANT TB TO BE AVAILABLE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES [ Abstract ] |
| 2.5 BILLION LIVE WITH POOR SANITATION FACILITIES [ Abstract ] |
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