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REVIEW ARTICLE
The current status of beta blockers’ use in the management of hypertension
SHAHID AKBAR, MOHAMMAD S. ALORAINY ...
ARTICLES
Comparison between total laparoscopy and laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer. A meta- analysis based on Japanese and Korean articles
SHUO-MENG XIAO, XIAO-JIN GAO, PING ZHAO ...
Distinct outcomes in patients with different molecular subtypes of inflammatory breast cancer
J. ZHOU, Y. YAN, L. GUO, H. OU, J. HAI, C. ZHANG, Z. WU, L. TANG ...
Histopathological and immune alterations in autopsied kidneys
U. USTA, E. TASTEKIN, E. ISLER, A. K. KUTLU, F. OZ PUYAN ...
Does combined peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors-agonist and pravastatin therapy attenuate the onset of diabetes-induced experimental nephropathy?
HAYAM I. GAD ...
Viral etiology of respiratory infections in children in southwestern Saudi Arabia using multiplex reverse- transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
MOHAMED S. AL-AYED, AHMED M. ASAAD, MOHAMED A. QURESHI, MOHAMMED S. AMEEN ....
Nosocomial infections in ambulances and effectiveness of ambulance fumigation techniques in Saudi Arabia. Phase I study
DAIFALLAH ALRAZEENI, MOHAMMED S. AL SUFI ...
The clinical utility of eye exam simulator in enhancing the competency of family physician residents in screening for diabetic retinopathy
AMAL A. BUKHARI ...
Reference values for arterial stiffness indices in an Omani Arab population
K. M. AL-HASHMI, M. A AL-ABRI, I. S. AL-ZAKWANI, K. A. AL-WAILI, K. H. AL-RASADI,
H. A. AL-SABTI, M. O. HASSAN ...
Prevalence and severity of plaque-induced gingivitis in a Saudi adult population
MAJDY M. IDREES, SALEH N. AZZEGHAIBY, MOHAMMAD M. HAMMAD, OMAR B. KUJAN ...
Gingival biotype in relation to incisors’ inclination and position
KHALID H. ZAWAWI, MOHAMMAD S. AL-ZAHRANI ...
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MAHA A. BAHAMMAM, MONA H. HASSAN ...
CASE REPORTS
Malignant transformation of persistent endometriosis after hysterectomy
NAIF A. BAWAZEER, HATIM M. AL-JIFREE, ABDULRAHIM M. GARI ...
Toxic epidermal necrolysis in a patient receiving concurrent phenytoin and whole brain and thoracic radiotherapy IMTIAZ AHMED, AHITAGNI BISWAS, SAPNA KRISHNAMURTHY, PRAMOD K. JULKA ...
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
Cause analysis and therapeutic methods of chylous leakage after pancreaticoduodenectomy
W. JI, J. WANG, B. SONG, K. ZHENG, H. MA, A. NADAF, Z. SHAO, G. JIN ...
Does cesarean section have an impact on the successful initiation of breastfeeding in Saudi Arabia?
AFNAN A. ALBOKHARY, JENNIFER P. JAMES ...
Exenatide effect in reducing glycosylated hemoglobin level and weight in Arab population with type 2 diabetes A. M. BASHIER, E. I. ABDELGADIR, A. A. KHALIFA, F. RASHID, S. M. ABUELKHEIR, F. E. BACHET ....
Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori and parasites in symptomatic children examined for Helicobacter pylori antibodies, antigens, and parasites in Yemen
MABROOK A. BIN MOHANNA, LUTF M. AL-ZUBAIRI, ABDUL K. SALLAM ...
Site-specific mouth rinsing can improve oral odor by altering bacterial counts. Blind crossover clinical study
MOHAMMED A. ALQUMBER, KHALED A. ARAFA ...
CLINICAL IMAGE
Mass lesion in a chest x-ray of a male adolescent
INDIRA MADHAVAN, MEKKATTUKUNNEL A. ANDREWS ...
CORRESPONDENCE
Acute hemiplegia as a rare presentation of infantile Guillain-Barre syndrome
MAHMOOD D. AL-MENDALAWI ...
REPLY: OSAMA MUTHAFFAR ...
BOOK REVIEW
Cosmetic surgery after massive weight loss
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THE COCHRANE LIBRARY NEWSALERT
Timing of epidural is up to the mother ...
Expectant mothers with epilepsy face tough choices over their medication ...
WHO NEWS RELEASE
WHO welcomes Swissmedic approval of Ebola vaccine trial at Lausanne University Hospital ...
Statement on the 3rd meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa ...
Symposia & Conferences ...
Appointments ...
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