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| LEADING ARTICLE |
| Contributions of Ibn Zuhr (Avenzoar) to the progress of surgery: A study and translations from his book Al-Taisir [ Abstract ] |
Rabie E. Abdel-Halim
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| REVIEW ARTICLES |
| Serological diagnosis of celiac disease [ Abstract ] |
Khalil A. Aziz, Rex J. Polson
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| ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
| Comparison of bone mineral density with dual energy x-ray absorptiometry, quantitative ultrasound and single energy x-ray absorptiometry [ Abstract ] |
Mahmoud I. El-Desouki, Mohammad S. Sherafzal, Saleh A. Othman
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| Determination of osteoporosis risk factors using a multiple logistic regression model in postmenopausal Turkish women [ Abstract ] |
Zeki Akkus, Handan Camdeviren, Fatma Celik, Ali Gur, Kemal Nas
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| Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Saudi adult soldiers [ Abstract ] |
Dhafer A. Al-Qahtani, Mohammed L. Imtiaz
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| Hypothermia in Iranian newborns. Incidence, risk factors and related complications [ Abstract ] |
Farid Zayeri, Anoshirvan Kazemnejad, Mojtaba Ganjali, Gholamreza Babaei, Navid Khanafshar, Fatemeh Nayeri
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| The pattern of CagA and VacA proteins in Helicobacter pylori seropositive asymptomatic children in western Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Soad M. Jaber
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| Anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in hemodialysis patients receiving long-term hemodialysis therapy in Turkey [ Abstract ] |
Sabahattin Ocak, Nizami Duran, Ali F. Eskiocak, Hasip Aytac
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| Serodiagnosis of toxoplasmosis in Bahrain [ Abstract ] |
Khaled S. Tabbara, Fadhel Saleh
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| The effect of electromagnetic waves on the growth of Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar [ Abstract ] |
Umit Aksoy, Serap Sahin, Soykan Ozkoc, Gul Ergor
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| Evaluation of efficacy, survival rate and complications of peritoneal catheter placement of patients with end-stage renal disease [ Abstract ] |
Khosro Ayazi, Shahnaz Atabak, Reza Saghebi, Shahin Ayazi, Samira Aryasepehr
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| Evolution of living donor liver transplantation in Egypt [ Abstract ] |
Hatem Khalaf, Mahmoud El-Meteini, Talaat El-Sefi, Alaa F. Hamza, Galal El-Gazaz, Saleh M. Saleh, Ibrahim Moustafa, Hesham Gad, Ayman Yosry, Ehab El-Hussainy, Medhat Khafaga, Amr Helmy
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| Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-7 and bone marrow as a substitute for bone graft in reconstruction defect of rabbit mandible [ Abstract ] |
Amer Smajilagic, Moustafa Y. Al-Khalil, Amira Redjic, Selma Filipovic, Besima Hadjihasanovic, Sami Lappalainen
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| Important anatomical landmarks in the lateral nasal wall [ Abstract ] |
Baris O. Donmez, Bulent V. Agirdir, Muzaffer M. Sindel
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| Arcuate foramen and its clinical significance [ Abstract ] |
Ozgur Cakmak, Esra Gurdal, Gazanfer Ekinci, Erdem Yildiz, Safiye Cavdar
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| Association between lamellar body count and respiratory distress in neonates [ Abstract ] |
Shohreh Bahasadri, Nasrin Changizi
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| Pregnancy outcome of parturients below 16 years of age [ Abstract ] |
Bahia Namavar Jahromi, Armaghan Daneshvar
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| Factors associated with complications in gynecological surgeries [ Abstract ] |
Mohammed H. Addar, Johara A. Al-Motawa
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| Effects of sevoflurane and desflurane in CA1 after incomplete cerebral ischemia in rats [ Abstract ] |
Ali F. Erdem, Mehmet Cesur, Haci A. Alici, Fazli Erdogan, Nazim Dogan, Husnu Kursad, Mustafa S. Yuksek
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| The efficacy of Schroth s 3-dimensional exercise therapy in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in Turkey [ Abstract ] |
Saadet Otman, Nezire Kose, Yavuz Yakut
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| Drug prescribing indicators in primary health care centers in Bahrain [ Abstract ] |
Tawfeeq A. Naseeb, Mohammed A. Nasser
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| Housewife onycholysis [ Abstract ] |
Inas K. Sharquie, Mohammed Al-Faham, Jasim M. Karhoot, Khalifa E. Sharquie, Makram M. Al-Waiz, Wisam S. Al-Douri
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| CASE REPORTS |
| Ingested chicken bone leading to aorto-esophageal fistula [ Abstract ] |
Nawaf J. Shatnawi, Kamal E. Bani-Hani
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| Resolution of a large left ventricular thrombus with anticoagulation alone [ Abstract ] |
Syed-Mehdi H. Zaidi, Tarig S. Al-Khuwaitir, Bashir A. Wani, Ezza Alafifi
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| Foreign body in the vallecula presenting as acute epiglottitis with unilateral supraglottitis [ Abstract ] |
Latifi Asrar, Nureni Oyetunji, Sayed S. Raza, Imranulhaque Zeyaulhaque
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| Primary amenorrhea. Varied etiology [ Abstract ] |
Sangeeta M. Bhat, Ilham M. Hamdi
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| Ovarian arteries with bilateral unusual courses [ Abstract ] |
Osman Sulak, Soner Albay, Suleyman M. Tagil, Mehmet A. Malas
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| Pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma. Bilateral pulmonary nodules associated with chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura [ Abstract ] |
Mohamed B. Satti, Abdelnasir A. Batouk, Muntasir M. Abdelaziz, Mohamed F. Ahmad, Mohamed A. Abdelaal
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| Adhesive intestinal obstruction following blunt abdominal trauma [ Abstract ] |
Ashraf F. Hefny, Karl Lunsjo, Sandhya Joshi, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan
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| CLINICAL NOTES |
| Autosomal dominant Weill-Marchesani syndrome and glaucoma management [ Abstract ] |
Murat S. Saricaoglu, Ahmet Sengun, Ahmet Karakurt, Zeliha Colluoglu
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| BRIEF COMMUNICATION |
| Failure to wean due to steroid psychosis [ Abstract ] |
Fahmi Y. Khan
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| Paclitaxel in relapsed high risk anthracycline treated breast cancer patients [ Abstract ] |
Manal Elhabbash, Abukris A. Alwindi
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| Effect of antioxidant serum levels of myocardial ischemia markers in patients with ischemic heart disease after treadmill exercise testing [ Abstract ] |
Nabil M. Hasso, Hassan A. Al-Rubayi, Hedef D. El-Yassin
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| Proliferating cell nuclear antigen index and nm23 expression in osteosarcoma in relation to disease- free survival and tumor grade [ Abstract ] |
Vuslat S. Unal, Ayse Ayhan, Mazhar A. Tokgozoglu
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| Medicolegal deaths in children and adolescents [ Abstract ] |
Yasar Tirasci, Suleyman Goren, Fuat Gurkan, Ibrahim Uzun
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| Evaluation of antisperm antibodies in infertile men associated with varicocele. Pre and post varicocelectomy [ Abstract ] |
Abdolrasool Mehrsai, Mojtaba R. Valojerdi, Homan Djaladat, Gholamreza Poormand
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| The therapeutic value of elective laparoscopic appendectomy in the management of chronic abdominal pain [ Abstract ] |
Seyed V. Hosseini, Marzieh Haghbeen, Hooman Yarmohammadi, Kamran B. Lankarani, Mohammad J. Kaviani, Hamid R. Sharifzad
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| Evaluation of wood s light and direct smear for diagnosis of pityriasis versicolor and erythrasma [ Abstract ] |
Masood Maleki, AbdolMajid Fata
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| Students perceptions of their undergraduate medical education [ Abstract ] |
Serpil Aydin, Fusun Yaris, Melih E. Sahin, Cahit Ozer, Esber Ozkomur
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| CORRESPONDENCE |
| Electromagnetic fields, hormonal changes, and offspring sex ratio [ Abstract ] |
Mostafa Saadat
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| ERRATUM |
| Authors Index [ Abstract ] |
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| BOOK REVIEWS |
| HIV and psychiatry. A training and resource manual [ Abstract ] |
Gamal El-Gurashi
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| The trauma of terrorism [ Abstract ] |
Saleh M. Al-Deeb
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| WHO PRESS RELEASE |
| WHO REPORT CALLS FOR NEW APPROACH TO SAVE LIVES OF MOTHERS AND CHILDREN [ Abstract ] |
| TB CASES AND DEATHS LINKED TO HIV NOW AT ALARMING LEVELS IN AFRICA [ Abstract ] |
| MEASLES DEATHS WORLDWIDE DROP BY NEARLY 40% OVER FIVE YEARS [ Abstract ] |
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