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REVIEW ARTICLE
Catamenial pneumothorax. Is it time to approach differently?
Yasser aljehani ...
ARTICLES
Chloral hydrate versus midazolam as sedative agents for diagnostic procedures in children Omar m. hijazi, anwar e. ahmed, jaber a. anazi, hashim e. al-hashemi,
majed i. al-jeraisY ...
Association of plasma glucose, insulin, and cardiovascular risk factors in overweight and obese children
j. zhaO, G. liu, Y. wei, l. jianG, P. baO, Q. YanG, r. zhenG ...
Augmentation index is a better marker for cardiovascular risk in young Malaysian males. A comparison of involvement of pulse wave velocity, augmentation index, and C-reactive protein
a. aminuddin, K. ChellaPPan, O. masKOn, z. zaKaria, a. a. Karim, w. z. nGah,
n. m. nOrdin ...
Determinants of hand hygiene non-compliance in a cardiac center in Saudi Arabia
daifallah j. alnaKhli, Kamran baiG, aiPenG GOh, hasan sandOKji, shaiKh s. din ...
Antibiotics exposure, risk factors, and outcomes with Candida albicans and non-Candida albicans candidemia.
Results from a multi-center study
h. wanG, d. wu, h. han, j. Yue, f. zhanG, T. shan, h. GuO, m. Yin ...
Potential risk factors for patient mortality during admission to the intensive care units
s. CeliK, d. sahin, C. KOrKmaz, b. Kuzulu, s. Cabar, f. bahadir, Y. Yildiz ...
Selective beta-1 blockers deteriorate glucose metabolism. A meta-analysis
X. m. zhanG, Y. fanG, K. raO, C. zhenG, h. liu, X. ChenG ...
Administered antipsychotic pro re nata medications in psychiatric inpatients. Pre- and post-accreditation comparison mOhammed a. al-suGhaYir ...
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Saudi newborns at a tertiary care center
K. m. alfaleh, a. m. al-manie, h. f. al-mahmOud, h. m. al-razQan, a. b. al-muTlaQ, s. a. al-rumaih, r. m. hasanaTO, h. m. al-mandeel ...
Perceptions of Saudi medical students on the qualities of effective teachers. A cross-sectional study
abdulrahman a. al-mOhaimeed, nauman z. Khan ...
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CASE REPORTS
An unusual case of bezoar from Sudan
nada h. abdel-rahman, awad m. ahmed ...
Iatrogenic water intoxication in healthy parturient causing convulsions and fractured mandible sami a. abu halaweh, abdelKareem s. alOweidi, ibraheem Y. QudaisaT,
fawaz a. al-Kazaleh ...
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
Pycnogenol® supplementation and its beneficial effects in healthy rats
Pelin aribal-aYral, Güzin Özelçi-KaVas, aTilla h. elhan ...
Spectrum and antimicrobial resistance of uropathogens from patients with urinary tract infection in urology and non-urology departments
Q. wanG, X. zhanG, P. Xia, Y. Chen, Q. wanG, w. fenG, f. sun ...
CORRESPONDENCE
Ménétrier’s disease in a Saudi child
mahmOOd d. al-mendalawi ...
rePlY: abdullah a. alanGari, mOhammad el-mOuzan ...
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS SECTION ...
THE COCHRANE LIBRARY NEWSALERT
Clean water and soap may help improve growth in young children ...
Screening decisions are better informed when risk information is personalised ...
WHO NEWS RELEASE
First ever global atlas identifies unmet need for palliative care ...
World malaria report 2013 shows major progress in fight against malaria, calls for sustained financing ...
Symposia & Conferences ...
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