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| REVIEW ARTICLES |
| Sepsis and septic shock. A global perspective and initiative [ Abstract ] |
Niranjan Kissoon
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| ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
| Microarray analysis of micro-ribonucleic acid expression in primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy [ Abstract ] |
Yong Dai, Weiguo Sui, Huijuan Lan, Qiang Yan, He Huang, Yuanshuai Huang
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| Analysis of HIV subtypes and the phylogenetic tree in HIV-positive samples from Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Alhusain J. Alzahrani
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| Effects of psychotropic drugs on the thrombin-induced liberation of arachidonate in human platelets [ Abstract ] |
Ramadhan Oruch, Ian F. Pryme, Holm Holmsen
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| Prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting with ondansetron, metoclopramide, or placebo in total intravenous anesthesia patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy [ Abstract ] |
Abdullah M. Kaki, Essam E. Abd El-Hakeem
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| Short-term effects of irbesartan treatment on microalbuminuria in patients with normotensive type 2 diabetes [ Abstract ] |
Sevki S. Cetinkalp, Muammer M. Karadeniz, Mehmet A. Erdogan, Gokhan A. Ozgen, Candeger O. Yilmaz
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| Status of serum leptin levels in females with infertility [ Abstract ] |
Riffat Shafi, Muhammad N. Afzal
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| Prevalence of dyslipidemia in patients with type 2 diabetes in Jordan [ Abstract ] |
Nazik M. Abdel-Aal, Azmi T. Ahmad, Erika S. Froelicher, Anwar MS Batieha, Musdaq M. Hamza, Kamel M. Ajlouni
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| Can perioperative C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 levels predict atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery? [ Abstract ] |
Shervin Ziabakhsh-Tabari
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| Are endoscopic grading and scoring systems in inflammatory bowel disease the same? [ Abstract ] |
Shen Jun, Ran Z. Hua, Tong J. Lu, Chen Xiang, Xiao S. Dong
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| Surgical management of colonic volvulus during same hospital admission [ Abstract ] |
Mohammed K. Alam, Fraz Fahim, Mohammed HA. Al-Akeely, Shabir A. Qazi, Nasser F. Al-Dossary
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| Management of penile fractures [ Abstract ] |
Abdulelah M M. Ghilan, Waleed A. Al-Asbahi, Mohammed A. Ghafour, Mohammed A. Alwan, Omar M. Al-Khanbashi
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| Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of temporomandibular joint derangement in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients [ Abstract ] |
Manar T. El-Essawy, Nizar A A. Al-Nakshabandi, Ahmad A. Al-Boukai
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| Spinal shrinkage as a measure of spinal loading in male Saudi university students and its relationship with body mass index [ Abstract ] |
Talay Yar
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| Comparison between ender and unreamed interlocking nails in tibial shaft fractures [ Abstract ] |
Jafar Soleimanpour, Hojat H. Feizi, Mohammad A. Mohseni, Amin Moradi, Ali Arzromchilar
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| Fetal macrosomia greater than or equal to 4000 grams. Comparing maternal and neonatal outcomes in diabetic and nondiabetic women [ Abstract ] |
Ahmed Saleh, Sultan M. Al-Sultan, Anwar M. Moria, Fatema I. Rakaf, Yasmin M. Turkistani, Shaha H H. Al-Onazi
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| Infection in childhood sensory hearing loss [ Abstract ] |
Samile Noorbakhsh, Mohammad Farhadi, Azardokht Tabatabaei, Shabahang Mohamadi, Emam Jomeh
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| New treatment protocol for primary nocturnal enuresis in children according to ultrasound bladder measurements [ Abstract ] |
Afshin Azhir, Alaleh Gheissari, Ziba Fragzadegan, Atosa Adebi
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| The prevalence of sickle cell disease in Saudi children and adolescents. A community-based survey [ Abstract ] |
Mansour M. Al-Qurashi, Mohammad I. El-Mouzan, Abdullah S. Al-Herbish, Abdullah A. Al-Salloum, Ahmad A. Al-Omar
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| Stem cell transplantation in hematological disorders. A developing country experience-impact of cost considerations [ Abstract ] |
Maha M. El-Zimaity, Essam A. Hassan, Soha E. Abd El-Wahab, Afaf A. Abd El-Ghaffar, Nazek A. Mahmoud, Amal M. Elafifi, Mohamed M. Moussa, Ghada M. El-Gohary, Mona M. Hagras, Nadia M. Mowafy
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| Paederus dermatitis in Najaf province of Iraq [ Abstract ] |
Muhsin A. Al-Dhalimi
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| CASE REPORTS |
| Rare gross deletion in T-cell immune regulator-1 gene in Iranian family with infantile malignant osteopetrosis [ Abstract ] |
Mohammad R. Abbaszadegan, Alireza Modarresi, Farhad Khadivi-Zand, Arash Velayati
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| Hemoptysis. A rare presentation of a vallecular cyst [ Abstract ] |
Saad A. Alsaleh, Ahmed Y. Al-Ammar
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| Retropharyngeal hematoma [ Abstract ] |
Ameen Z. Alherabi
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| An unusual complication of uterine prolapse. Bilateral severe hydronephrosis [ Abstract ] |
Tekin Durukan, Tulay Ozlu, M. Coskun Salman, Nihal Sahin, Ozgur Kara
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| Congenital osteofibrous dysplasia of the tibia, associated with pseudoarthrosis of the ipsilateral fibula [ Abstract ] |
Mohammed M. Zamzam
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| CLINICAL NOTES |
| Meningoencephalocele presenting as a mass at the external auditory meatus [ Abstract ] |
Bakur A. Jamjoom, Momen Sharab, Abdulhakim B. Jamjoom
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| Endobronchial primary pulmonary meningioma [ Abstract ] |
Ali Fidan, Benan Caglayan, Bulent Arman, Nimet Karadayi
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| BRIEF COMMUNICATION |
| Atypical 22q11 microdeletions in Iranian patients with congenital conotruncal cardiac defects [ Abstract ] |
Sara Pouranvari, Mehrdad Noruzinia, Reza S. Ghafari, Akbar A. Zeinaloo, Saeed Kaviani
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| Pethidine-induced seizure after vestibular anus repair [ Abstract ] |
Tareq M. Al-Ayed, Ahmed Y. Dafalla
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| The effects of drotrecogin alpha and meropenem treatment on the levels of cytokines in rats with sepsis [ Abstract ] |
Nazim Dogan, Salih Boy, Abdulkadir Yildirim
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| CORRESPONDENCE |
| Antibiotic resistance pattern and empirical therapy for urinary tract infections in children [ Abstract ] |
Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi
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| Pattern of neonatal and postneonatal deaths over a decade 1995-2004 at a Military Hospital in Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi, Muhammad A. Majeed-Saidan, Fawaz T. Kashlan, Atyah A. Al-Zahrani, Faisal Y. Ezzedeen, Amer N. Ammari
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| ERRATUM |
| Prevention of postpartum hemorrhage, safety and efficacy. [ Abstract ] |
Adnan A. Abu-Omar
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| Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy in Arabs [ Abstract ] |
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| WHO PRESS RELEASE |
| WHO URGES INCREASED INVESTMENTS AND SERVICES FOR MENTAL HEALTH [ Abstract ] |
| AFRICAN HEALTH MINISTERS TO INTRODUCE NEW MENINGITIS VACCINE TO PREVENT DEADLY EPIDEMICS [ Abstract ] |
| NEW GUIDELINES TO IMPROVE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE IN EMERGENCIES [ Abstract ] |
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