IN THIS ISSUE
November Highlights ...
EDITORIAL
Is there a need to involve doctors in management of health care in Saudi Arabia?
ALI M. AL-SHEHRI ...
REVIEW ARTICLES
A new era for preventive genetic programs in the Arabian Peninsula
ALI N. AL-ODAIB, KHALED K. ABU-AMERO, PINAR T. OZAND, ALI M. AL-HELLANI ...
Health hazards of welding fumes
SULTAN A. MEO, THAMIR AL-KHLAIWI ...
ARTICLES
Source of job stress for nurses in public hospitals
AHMED S. AL-AAMERI ...
Students’ perception of the various teaching methods used in the primary health care course in the Abha College of Medicine
ISMAIL ABDELMONEIM ...
Deniz: The electronic database for ß-thalassemia mutations in the Arab world
GHAZI O. TADMOURI, RESUL I. GULEN ...
Quick gene expression profiling of promyelocytic cell line HL-60
SYED S. HUSSAIN, HALA S. KHALIL, TALA M. BAKHEET, SUAD M. BIN AMER ...
Pitfalls of inhalation technique in chronic asthmatics. Effect of education program and correlation with peak expiratory flow
OMER S. ALAMOUDI ...
Penicillin resistance in serogroups/serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing invasive infections in Central Saudi Arabia
KINGSLEY TWUM-DANSO, ABDULRAHMAN M. AL-MAZROU, ABDEL-MAGEED M. KAMBAL, FAHAD A. AL-ZAMIL ...
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www.smj.org.sa Saudi Med J 2003; Vol. 24 (11) Primary hyperparathyroidism
HAYAN A. BISMAR, ABDELKARIM A. EL-BAKRY ...
Risk factors, knowledge and health status in diabetic patients
SYED S. HABIB, MOHAMMAD ASLAM ...
Profile of Pap smear cytology in the Western region of Saudi Arabia
AWATIF A. JAMAL, JAUDAH A. AL-MAGHRABI ...
The outcome of pregnancy in elderly primigravidas
HAIFA A. AL-TURKI, ADEL T. ABU-HEIJA, MOHAMMED H. AL-SIBAI ...
Management of acute myocardial infarction. Do we follow guidelines applied in practice?
MOHAMED Z. KHALIL, ABDULLAH A. ABBA ...
Incidence of intraoperative hypothermia. Adopting protocol for its prevention
ALI S. AL-QAHTANI, FAROUK M. MESSAHEL ...
Prevalence of medically compromised patients referred for periodontal treatment to a teaching hospital in Central Saudi Arabia
KHALID ALMAS, FATIN A. AWARTANI ...
Metallothionein expression in human prostate gland
ZIAD M. BATAINEH, MOHAMAD K. NUSIER ...
CASE REPORTS
Successful pregnancy in a patient with Takayasu’s arteritis
AISHA A. AL-GHAMDI ...
Pelvic hematoma resulting in obstructive uropathy
AHMED A. ABDULWAHAB, SALAH HASSAN, LULU AL-NUAIM, RABIE ABDEL HALIM ...
The pathological expressions of Brunner’s gland hyperplasia into adenoma and hamartoma
FAYEK A. AL-HILLI, ASHOK K. MALIK, SARA M. GEORGE ...
Bilateral simultaneous hip fractures secondary to an epileptic seizure
MUSTAFIZ M. RAHMAN, ADNAN AWADA ...
Erythrokeratoderma variabilis
IQBAL A. BUKHARI, NAWAL A. JUMA’A ...
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Saudi Med J 2003; Vol. 24 (11) www.smj.org.sa BRIEF COMMUNICATION
Preference of medical students in clinical year
NADIA M. FIDA ...
Unmet need for family planning
FAROUK M. SHAKHATREH ...
Does tuberculin skin test predict tuberculosis in patients with end-stage liver disease?
M. AL-MOAMARY, S. AL-BAZ, A. ALOTHMAN, Z. MEMISH, H. AL-JAHDALI, A. AL-ABDULKAREEM The prevalence of antibodies against rubella in pregnant women in Kerman, Iran
TAHEREH A. GANJOOIE, MOHAMMAD M. MOHAMMADI ...
Tepid blood versus cold crystalloid cardioplegia in cardiac protection
ABBAS AFRASIABI, SUSAN HASSANZADEH ...
CORRESPONDENCE
Prescribing for asthmatic children in primary care. Are we following the guidelines?
ABDULLAH AL-MOBEIREEK ...
Reply from the Author
NOHA A. DASHASH ...
WHO Press Release
Water is a human right ...
Statement of the World Health Organization on WTO access to medicines decision ...
Amid SARS concerns, WHO urges influenza vaccinations for high-risk groups ...
Symposiums, Conferences & Announcement ...
Marketing Update ...
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