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REVIEW ARTICLES
Lung cancer stem cells research. Clues from ontogeny  [  Abstract  ]
Yu Xu,  Yi-De Hu
 
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Reference range values of fractional exhaled nitric oxide in healthy Arab adult males  [  Abstract  ]
Syed S. Habib,  Abdullah A. Abba,  Mohammed A. Al-Zoghaibi,  Mirza M. Subhan
 
Comparison of polymerase chain reaction and culture for detection of genital mycoplasma in clinical samples from patients with genital infections  [  Abstract  ]
Nour Amirmozafari,  Reza Mirnejad,  Bahram Kazemi,  Elaheh Sariri,  Mohammad R. Bojari,  Farideh D. Darkahi
 
Bile acid transport correlative protein mRNA expression profile in human placenta with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy  [  Abstract  ]
Tao Cui,  Yufang Liu,  Xiaoliang Men,  Zhou Xu,  Lin Wu,  Shuyun Liu,  Aiyun Xing
 
Serum protein and prolactin as diagnostic markers  [  Abstract  ]
Rayah S. Baban
 
Nucleic acid amplification technology for hepatitis B virus, and its role in blood donation screening in blood banks  [  Abstract  ]
Mohammad S. Bamaga,  Essam I. Azahar,  Ahmed K. Al-Ghamdi,  Faris Q. Alenzi,  Fayssal M. Farahat
 
Comparison of xanthine oxidase levels in synovial fluid from patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other joint inflammations  [  Abstract  ]
Nadjet Hanachi,  Noureddine Charef,  Abderrahmane Baghiani,  Seddik Khennouf,  Yacine Derradji,  Sabah Boumerfeg,  Daoud Harzallah,  Lekhmici Arrar
 
Bone mass measurement using quantitative ultrasound in healthy Saudi women. A cross-sectional screening  [  Abstract  ]
Ibrahim M. Al-Habdan,  Mir Sadat-Ali,  Fahd A. Al-Muhanna,  Abdulmohsen H. Al-Elq,  Abdul-Aziz A. Al-Mulhim
 
Palm vitamin E and glucosamine sulphate in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee  [  Abstract  ]
NorHazla M. Haflah,  Kamsiah Jaarin,  Suhail Abdullah,  Masbah Omar
 
The clinicopathologic patterns of prostatic diseases and prostate cancer in Saudi patients  [  Abstract  ]
Hisham A. Mosli,  Taha A. Abdel-Meguid,  Jaudah A. Al-Maghrabi,  Wisam K. Kamal,  Hisham A. Saadah,  Hasan M. Farsi
 
Selective spinal anesthesia for inguinal herniorrhaphy  [  Abstract  ]
Yasar Pala,  Murat Ozcan,  Gulten Dikmeer,  Vildan Taspinar,  Dilsen Ornek,  Levent Ozdogan,  Aydin Selcuk,  Bayazit Dikmen
 
Effects of high dose orally administered paracetamol for heel prick pain in premature infants  [  Abstract  ]
Zohreh Badiee,  Niloofar Torcan
 
Hand sepsis in patients with diabetes mellitus  [  Abstract  ]
Mohamed E. Ahmed,  Shadad M. Mahmoud,  Seifeldin I. Mahadi,  Abubakr H. Widatalla,  Mohamed A. Shawir,  Mohamed E. Ahmed
 
Frequency of renal artery stenosis among cohort of Jordanians undergoing drive-by renal angiography at time of conventional cardiac catheterization  [  Abstract  ]
Abdallah F. Omeish,  Hatem H. Abbadi,  Issa M. Ghanma,  Foad A. Botoosh,  Mohammed K. Shwabkeh
 
Practices and perceptions of physicians to prescribing elastic compression stockings in a single center in Saudi Arabia  [  Abstract  ]
Farjah H. AlGahtani,  Abdulrahman I. Al-Diab,  Arthur C. Isnani
 
The effect of regular training on plasma cytokines response in healthy and diabetic rats  [  Abstract  ]
Mohammadreza Bonyadi,  Reza Badalzadeh,  Mustafa Mohammadi,  Shahindokht Poozesh,  Iraj Salehi
 
 
CASE REPORTS
Fatal abdominal sarcomatosis secondary to gastrointestinal stromal tumor with bland histology  [  Abstract  ]
Yasmin M. Elshenawy,  Charles E. Ganote,  Mousa A. Al-Abbadi
 
Manchester repair. An alternative to hysterectomy  [  Abstract  ]
Abdulrahim A. Rouzi,  Nora N. Sahly,  Amal S. Shobkshi,  Hassan S. Abduljabbar
 
Spontaneous left main coronary artery dissection. A rare cause of acute coronary syndrome  [  Abstract  ]
Maha A. Al-Mohaissen
 
 
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
Coping with visceral leishmaniasis in Turkey  [  Abstract  ]
Hüseyin Cakan,  Mehmet Y. Iscan,  Vecdet Oz,  Mustafa Aslan,  Tuncay M. Karayel,  Ismail Cakir,  Huseyin B. Uner
 
Effects of age and gender on the likelihood of hip fracture in the elderly population in Shanghai, China  [  Abstract  ]
Yongqiang Hao,  Guangliang Hao,  Shijing Qiu,  Bingshun Wang
 
The effectiveness of nurse led teaching in decreasing complications during femoral artery sheath removal after percutaneous coronary intervention in Ahvaz, Iran  [  Abstract  ]
Seyed M. Adel,  Maria Alavi,  Azadeh Kochak,  Fatemeh Entezari,  Mojgan Dai
 
 
CORRESPONDENCE
Autoimmune thyroid disease in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Northwest Iran  [  Abstract  ]
Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi,  Siamak Shiva,  Afshin G. Behbahan
 
Islam and end-of-life organ donation  [  Abstract  ]
Giles N. Cattermole,  Mohamed Y. Rady,  Joseph L. Verheijde
 
The use of complementary and alternative therapies in Western Saudi Arabia  [  Abstract  ]
Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi,  Mohammed M. Jan
 
 
WHO PRESS RELEASE
Food standards commission targets dangerous bacteria and chemicals  [  Abstract  ]
International Day for Disaster Reduction  [  Abstract  ]
 

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