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| EDITORIAL |
| Is this clinical trial fully registered? A Statement from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors [ Abstract ] |
Catherine D. De Angelis, Jeffrey M. Drazen, Frank A. Frizelle, Charlotte Haug, John Hoey, Richard Horton, Sheldon Kotzin, Christine Laine, Ana Marusic, A. John P.M. Overbeke, Torben V. Schroeder, Harold C. Sox, Martin B. Van Der Weyden
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| The Ottawa Statement. International registration of protocol information and results from human trials of health related interventions [ Abstract ] |
Zbys Fedorowicz, Amani A. Al-Hajeri
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| REVIEW ARTICLES |
| Ethical guidelines in genetics and genomics. An Islamic perspective [ Abstract ] |
Aida I. Al-Aqeel
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| Assisted reproductive technology. What is needed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia? [ Abstract ] |
Muhammad A. Majeed-Saidan
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| Serological diagnosis of autoimmune hepatobiliary diseases [ Abstract ] |
Khalil Abdul-Aziz, Abdul-Aziz Faizal
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| ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
| Trace elements and oxidative stress in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [ Abstract ] |
Birgul Isik, Rana S. Isik, Ali Ceylan, Orhan Calik
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| Frequency of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T polymorphism in patients with cardiovascular disease in Eastern Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Amein K Al-Ali, Fahad A. Al-Muhana, Emmanuel B. Larbi, Mohammed F. Abdulmohsen, Ali I. Al-Sultan, Mohamed S. Al-Maden, Suad A. Al-Ateeq
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| Breast carcinogenesis. Transition from hyperplasia to invasive lesions [ Abstract ] |
Ibrahim Meteoglu, Emel Dikicioglu, Muhan Erkus, Nil Culhaci, Furuzan Kacar, Esra Ozkara, Meral Uyar
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| Influence of ovariectomy and flutamide treatment on vaginal tissue and body weight [ Abstract ] |
Berna G. Saruhan, Davut Ozbag, Yakup Gumusalan, Nurullah Ozdemir
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| Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Correlation with histology and viral hepatitis [ Abstract ] |
Gulen Akyol, Ozlem Erdem, Guldal Yilmaz
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| A new technique to avoid losing the strains of Echinococcus multilocularis during passaging [ Abstract ] |
Tonay Inceboz, Metin Korkmaz, Ahmet Uner
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| Induction of clindamycin resistance in erythromycin-resistant, clindamycin susceptible and methicillin-resistant clinical Staphylococcal isolates [ Abstract ] |
Abdulrahman A. Kader, Angamuthu Kumar, Ananth Krishna
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| Metabolic syndrome in Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Mansour Al-Nozha, Akram Al-Khadra, Mohammed R. Arafah, Mohammed A. Al-Maatouq, Mohamed Z. Khalil, Nazeer B. Khan, Yaqoub Y. Al-Mazrou, Khalid Al-Marzouki, Saad S. Al-Harthi, Moheeb Abdullah, Maie S. Al-Shahid, Abdulellah Al-Mobeireek, Mohmmed S. Nouh
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| Chlamydia pneumoniae seropositivity and risk of developing coronary heart disease in Western Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Aiman M. Momenah, Mohammed T. Tayeb
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| Effect of hormone replacement therapy on hemostatic variables in post-menopausal women [ Abstract ] |
Hana M. Al-Farra, Sahar K. Al-Fahoum, Mohammed A. Tabbaa
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| Frequency and clinical characteristics of ketoacidosis at onset of childhood type 1 diabetes mellitus in Northwest Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Hamed S. Habib
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| Results and complications of external dacryocystorhinostomy surgery at a teaching hospital in Iran [ Abstract ] |
Mohammad R. Besharati, Abolghasem Rastegar
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| Validity of leukocyte count to predict the severity of acute appendicitis [ Abstract ] |
Salman Y. Guraya, Talal A. Al-Tuwaijri, Gamal A. Khairy, Khalid R. Murshid
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| Drug poisoning in childhood [ Abstract ] |
Ali M. Shotar
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| Incidence of chromosome abnormalities in the Sultanate of Oman [ Abstract ] |
Mallana T. Goud, Salma M. Al-Harassi, Shafiya A. Al-Khalili, Kamla K. Al-Salmani, Suleiman M. Al-Busaidy, Anna Rajab
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| Prevalence, knowledge, beliefs and psychosocial impact of acne in University students in Central Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Ahmad A. Al Robaee
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| Prevalence of tongue lesions among Turkish schoolchildren [ Abstract ] |
Dilek Ugar-Cankal, Senem Denizci, Turgay Hocaoglu
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| Prevalence of visual deficits among young men in Jordan [ Abstract ] |
Wafed Ramadan, Wafa Asfour
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| Measles seroepidemiology in 3 cities in Turkey [ Abstract ] |
Aysegul Gozalan, Gulay Korukluoglu, Demet Kurtoglu, Kikuko Miyamura, Neziha Yilmaz, Morihiro Morita, Berrin Esen, Levent Akin
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| CASE REPORTS |
| Ossifying renal tumor of infancy [ Abstract ] |
Tareq K. El-Husseini, Siddig A. Egail, Ali M. Al-Orf, Colin Mostert
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| Anesthesia management in Kabuki make-up syndrome [ Abstract ] |
Remziye Sivaci, Orhan K. Kahveci, Muge Celik, Ali Altuntas, Mustafa Solak
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| Ascites and eosinophilic colitis in a young patient [ Abstract ] |
Mohammed A. Yassin, Fahmi Y. Khan, Ahmed Al-Ani, Zeinab Fawzy, Issam A. Al-Bozom
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| A rare presentation of hydatid cyst [ Abstract ] |
Nuran Sabir, Basak Yildirim, Banu Cetin, Mustafa Sengul, Erkan Alatas
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| Successful treatment of chronic persistant vesicular hand dermatitis with topical pimecrolimus [ Abstract ] |
Iqbal A. Bukhari
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| CLINICAL NOTES |
| A death due to electrical injury through external ear canals [ Abstract ] |
Bora Boz, Kemalettin Acar, Ayse Kurtulus, Gulden Cengel
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| BRIEF COMMUNICATION |
| The incidence and impact of lupus anticoagulants among patients in the intensive care unit [ Abstract ] |
Abdulaziz S. Aldawood, Mark Crowther, Roman Jaeschke, Ousama Dabbagh, Khalid Alkhairy, Salim Baharoon, Nazir Ahmed
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| The hypo-hyper syndrome [ Abstract ] |
Haider M. Al-Attia, Soliman A. Kamel
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| Actinomyces meyeri isolation from synovial fluid of a patient with metastatic squamous cell lung carcinoma [ Abstract ] |
Emel S. Cetin, Selcuk Kaya, Mustafa Demirci, Buket C. Aridogan
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| Utility of cefoxitin resistance determination by disk diffusion method for routine detection of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus [ Abstract ] |
Bodh R. Panhotra, Anil K. Saxena, Abdulrahaman S. Al-Mulhim
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| Role of maternal factors in the etiology of neural tube defects in Jordan [ Abstract ] |
Amira Masri
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| Self-inflicted needle in the urethra retrieved endoscopically from the bladder [ Abstract ] |
Ali Al-Zahrani, Hamed El-Darawani, Yasser M. Al-Jehani, Khalid Moghazi, Ahmed El-Sadr
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| Torsion of an epiploic appendix mimicking acute appendicitis [ Abstract ] |
Hisham S. Hurreiz, Callisto M. Madavo
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| Public knowledge and attitudes towards passive smoking [ Abstract ] |
Nazar Al-Haddad, Randah R. Hamadeh, Samia A. Bahram
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| The evaluation of the internet and computer utilization by the fourth grade medical students [ Abstract ] |
Ali N. Yildiz, Candas Kilic, Gulsum I. Bayhan, Hale Goksever, Ozlem Karaarslan
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| CORRESPONDENCE |
| Evaluation of oxacillin and cefoxitin disk diffusion test for routine detection of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus [ Abstract ] |
Subhash C. Arya, Lalit K. Mehta, George Mathai, Bharat K. Agarwal, Shekhar Agarwal
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| Treatment of vitiligo with topical 15% lactic acid solution in combination with ultra violet-A [ Abstract ] |
Iqbal A. Bukhari, Khalifa E. Sharquie
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| BOOK REVIEWS |
| Diabetes in the Arab World [ Abstract ] |
Basmah Al-Wahhabi
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| WHO PRESS RELEASE |
| DONATION OF THREE MILLION TREATMENTS OF OSELTAMIVIR TO WHO WILL HELP EARLY RESPONSE TO AN EMERGING INFLUENZA PANDEMIC [ Abstract ] |
| WHO DECLARES TB AN EMERGENCY IN AFRICA [ Abstract ] |
| NEW EMERGENCY IMMUNIZATION PLAN LAUNCHED TO PROTECT HORN OF AFRICA, AS POLIO IS CONFIRMED IN SOMALIA [ Abstract ] |
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