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| REVIEW ARTICLES |
| Contributions of Muhadhdhab Al-Deen Al-Baghdadi to the progress of medicine and urology. A study and translations from his book Al-Mukhtar [ Abstract ] |
Rabie E. Abdel-Halim
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| Rheumatoid arthritis, cytokines and hypoxia. What is the link? [ Abstract ] |
Ahmed K. Al-Shukaili, Ali A. Al-Jabri
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| ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
| The ultrastructural alterations in rat corneas with experimentally-induced diabetes mellitus [ Abstract ] |
Gulnur Take, Gulten Karabay, Deniz Erdogan, Izzet Duyar
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| Does Ramadan fasting affect expiratory flow rates in healthy subjects? [ Abstract ] |
Mirza M. F. Subhan, Qamar A. Siddiqui, Mohammed N. Khan, Salman Sabir
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| The effect of h1 calponin expression on gallstone formation in pregnancy [ Abstract ] |
Ding YouMing, Wang Bin, Wang WeiXing, Wang BingHua, Luo RuoYu, Cheng BangChang
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| Suspected acute appendicitis in female patients. Trends in diagnosis in emergency department in a University Hospital in Western region of Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Fatma K. Althoubaity
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| Emergency general surgical admissions. Prospective institutional experience in non-traumatic acute abdomen: Implications for education, training and service [ Abstract ] |
Abdulmohsen A. Al-Mulhim
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| Presentation of choanal atresia in Saudi children [ Abstract ] |
Ahmed Y. Al-Ammar
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| Does the anatomical localization of lower extremity venous diseases affect the quality of life? [ Abstract ] |
Ganime Sadikoglu, Alis Ozcakir, Ilker Ercan, Caner Yildiz, Yurtkuran Sadikoglu
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| Risk factors for urinary incontinence in Turkish women. A cross-sectional study [ Abstract ] |
Tuncay M. Filiz, Cefariye Uludag, Nursan Cinar, Suleyman Gorpelioglu, Pinar Topsever
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| Inflammatory responses after laparoscopic uterine myomectomy compared to open surgery in current clinical practice [ Abstract ] |
Zdenek Holub, Antonin Jabor, Lev Kliment, Ludek Sprongl
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| The significance of documenting clinical appearance of the uterine cervix in the cervical cytology form [ Abstract ] |
Hanan M.F. Al-Kadri, Ali H. Hajeer, Nadia S. Al-Hawashim, Hany H. Salem
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| Serum malondialdehyde level in patients with cystic echinococcosis [ Abstract ] |
Ismail S. Koltas, Guzide Yucebilgic, Ramazan Bilgin, Cem K. Parsak, Gurhan Sakman
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| Risk factors for nosocomial candiduria [ Abstract ] |
Selma Guler, Onur Ural, Duygu Findik, Ugur Arslan
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| Clinical presentations and laboratory findings in suspected cases of dengue virus [ Abstract ] |
Ali K. Ageep, Aml A. Malik, Mubarak S. Elkarsani
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| Retrospective analysis of intestinal parasitic infections diagnosed at a University Hospital in Central, Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Ibrahim S. Alkhalife
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| Immunity status in children with Bacille Calmette-Guerin adenitis. A prospective study in Tehran, Iran [ Abstract ] |
Noorbakhsh Samileh, Siadati Ahmad, Ashtiani Farzaneh, Rimaz Shahnaz, Fereidoni Lida, Nikbin Mohammad
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| Prevalence of retinopathy in hypertensive patients [ Abstract ] |
Mohammad R. Besharati, Abolghasem Rastegar, Mohammad R. Shoja, Mahmood E. Maybodi
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| Diabetes mellitus and male osteoporosis. Is there a relationship? [ Abstract ] |
AbdulMohsen H. Al-Elq, Mir Sadat-Ali
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| Stage 4S neuroblastoma, a disseminated tumor with excellent outcome [ Abstract ] |
Najla A. Elimam, Ayad A. Atra, Najwa Y. Fayea, Tareq G. Al-Asaad, Taha M. Khattab, Ganadeel A. Al-Sulami, Sami K. Felimban
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| Breast cancer. Knowledge, attitudes and practices of breast self examination among women in Qassim region of Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Saulat Jahan, Abdullah M. Al-Saigul, Muzamil H. Abdelgadir
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| Osteoarthritis of knees and obesity in Eastern Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Abdullah I. Ismail, Ahmed H. Al-Abdulwahab, Abdulrahman S. Al-Mulhim
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| CASE REPORTS |
| Bilateral multicystic renal dysplasia with potter sequence. A case with penile agenesis [ Abstract ] |
Ahmet
Dursun, Bahri Ermis, Varim Numanoglu, Burak Bahadir, Ilker Seckiner
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| The use of oxygen in Fournier’s gangrene [ Abstract ] |
Michael C. Safioleas, Michael C. Stamatakos, Ahmad I. Diab, Panagiotis M. Safioleas
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| Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a neonate with cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita [ Abstract ] |
Behzad Elahi, Asghar Ramyar
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| A fatal case of Behcet’s disease with rare complications [ Abstract ] |
Mehmet Sahin, Cagatay Arslan, Sevket E. Tunc, Turhan Yavuz, Sema S. Goksu
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| Septal graft in laryngeal reconstruction [ Abstract ] |
Abdulrahman Bahannan, Ales Slavicek, Milos Taudy, Martin Chovanec
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| Black (samsum) ant induced anaphylaxis in Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Mohammed Al-Shahwan, Sultan Al-Khenaizan, Mohammed Al-Khalifa
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| CLINICAL NOTES |
| Large cyst in the clitoris [ Abstract ] |
Fatemeh Davari-Tanha, Farzaneh M. Aghaee, Marzieh K. Khezri, Zeinab M. Far, Sahar Eftekhari, Mahbod Kaveh
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| Uterus didelphus [ Abstract ] |
Ramachandran Muthukrishnan, George K. Oyakhire, Umadevi K. Ramachandran
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| BRIEF COMMUNICATION |
| Werner syndrome associated with renal involvement [ Abstract ] |
Gonenc Kocabay, Sukru Ozturk, Tevfik Ecder
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| Pregnancy outcomes and complications in advanced maternal age [ Abstract ] |
Seddigheh Ayaty, Fatemeh VahidRoudsari, Mohammad T. Shakeri, Zohreh Yousefi
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| Prehospital delay among cohort of Jordanian patients with acute myocardial infarction [ Abstract ] |
Abdallah F. Omeish
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| Computers and daily bedside rounds in the neonatal intensive care unit [ Abstract ] |
Shabih Manzar
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| Utilization of complement testing in clinical medicine [ Abstract ] |
Khalil Abdul-Aziz, Abdul-Aziz Faizal
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| CORRESPONDENCE |
| General practice is still an inferior medical specialty in Greece [ Abstract ] |
Constantinos C. Mihas, Alevizos Alevizos, Mohamed Natzar, Anargiros D. Mariolis
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| Efficacy of endorectal ultrasonography in preoperative staging of rectal carcinoma [ Abstract ] |
Alaa A. Jabbar
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| Epidemiology of travel-related malaria in a non-malarious areas in Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq
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| BOOK REVIEWS |
| A clinician’s handbook of child and adolescent psychiatry [ Abstract ] |
Fatima Al-Haidar
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| WHO PRESS RELEASE |
| GLOBAL DISEASE BURDEN FROM SOLAR ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION [ Abstract ] |
| HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF EXCESSIVE SOLAR UV RADIATION. New WHO report shows breakdown of disease caused by UV radiation [ Abstract ] |
| REDUCING THE HEALTH RISKS FOR CHILDREN FROM OZONE LAYER DEPLETION. New ozone education pack targets primary schools [ Abstract ] |
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| CLINICAL QUIZ |
| A 31-year-old diabetic woman with light brown patches on her lower limbs [ Abstract ] |
Fahmi Y. Khan
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| From The Cochrane Library |
| Obesity: Rimonabant can give modest weight loss after one year [ Abstract ] |
| Treating hemorrhoids - warn of risks before offering ‘staples’ [ Abstract ] |
| No evidence that soy formula milk is better than cow’s milk formulas for infants at high risk of allergy or food intolerance [ Abstract ] |
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