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| REVIEW ARTICLES |
| Lung cancer stem cells research. Clues from ontogeny [ Abstract ] |
Yu Xu, Yi-De Hu |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| WHO PRESS RELEASE |
| Food standards commission targets dangerous bacteria and chemicals [ Abstract ] |
| International Day for Disaster Reduction [ Abstract ] |
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