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IN THIS ISSUE
April Highlights ...
EDITORIAL
Assisted reproductive technology in Saudi Arabia
HASSAN S. ABDULJABBAR, RUBINA AMIN ...
REVIEW ARTICLE
Anterior cruciate ligament graft tear. Primary and secondary magnetic resonance signs
EMAM M. KHEDER, FMOHAMED E. ABD EL-BAGI, MOHAMED H. EL-HOSAN ...
ARTICLES
Formaldehyde cross-linking of proteins to osteoclast differentiation factor promoter for the identification of biofunctional proteins
MOJGAN HAGHIGHI ...
Effect of stress on pain perception in young women
KHOLOUD S. ALGHAMDI, MONA H. AL-SHEIKH ...
The relationship between seminal plasma zinc levels and high molecular weight zinc binding protein and sperm motility in Iraqi infertile men
OMAR F. ABDUL-RASHEED ...
Radioprotective effects of kojic acid against mortality induced by gamma irradiation in mice
SEYED J. HOSSEINIMEHR, SAEED EMAMI, VALI ZAKARYAEE, AMIRHOSSEIN AHMADI, DARYUSH MOSLEMI ...
The healing effects of Teucrium polium in the repair of indomethacin-induced gastric ulcer in rats D. MEHRABANI, A. REZAEE, N. AZARPIRA, M. R. FATTAHI, M. AMINI, N. TANIDEH, M. R.
PANJEHSHAHIN, M. SABERI-FIROUZI ...
Combination effect of low dose fentanyl and propofol on emergence agitation in children following sevoflurane anesthesia
HASSAN S. BAKHAMEES, ARZU MERCAN, YASSER M. EL-HALAFAWY ...
Prophylactic antiemetic effects of midazolam, dexamethasone, and its combination after middle ear surgery NAEEM K. MAKHDOOM, MAGDY F. FARID ...
Correlation between serum 25 hydroxy vitamin D3 and laboratory risk markers of cardiovascular diseases in type 2 diabetic patients
SHOKOUFEH BONAKDARAN, ABDOL-REZA VARASTEH ...
Role of fine-needle aspiration in the management of thyroid nodules
ALI R. MOFID, TAHEREH YAZDANI, MARYAM SHAHRZAD, SEYEDAHMAD SEYEDALINAGHI, SAEED ZANDIEH ...
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A11 Ninety degree conjunctival rotation autograft versus zero and 180 degree rotation autograft for pterygium
surgery
TALAL A. HAIDER, LOUAY M. AL-AMIN, MAHFOUTH A. BAMASHMUS, SHATHA F. ALI ...
Secondary malignancies in ovarian dermoid cyst
E. S. AL-RAYYAN, W. J. DUQOUM, M. S. SAWALHA, M. C. NASCIMENTO, S. PATHER, C. J.
DALRYMPLE, J. R. CARTER ...
Mycetoma revisited. Incidence of various radiographic signs
MOHAMED E. ABD EL-BAGI, AHMED H. FAHAL ...
Inguinal hernia repair with tension-free hernioplasty under local anesthesia
J. GAO, Z. WANG, B. ZHAO, S. MA, G. PANG, D. NA, Y. ZHANG ...
Inflammatory bowel disease in the Western Saudi Arabia
AZHAR Q. KHAWAJA, ALI S. SAWAN ...
Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses, HIV, and syphilis infections among engaged couples
AHMET ALIM, MUGE O. ARTAN, ZE YNEP BAYKAN, BETUL A. ALIM ...
Levels of acceptance of Asthma Control Test questionnaire among Saudi patients attending 5 tertiary care hospitals in Saudi Arabia
MOHAMMED O. ALANEZI, HAMDAN H. AL-JAHDALI, MOHAMED S. AL-HAJJAJ, MOHAMED O.
ZEITONI, TURKI H. AL-TASAN ...
The efficacy of self-care education on rehabilitation of stroke patients
MOHAMMAD SAHEBALZAMANI, LEILA ALILOO, ALI SHAKIBI ...
Comparison of students’ performance in the traditional oral clinical examination and the objective structured clinical examination
TALAL M. BAKHSH, ABDULRAHMAN M. SIBIANY, FAISAL M. AL-MASHAT, ABDULRAHMAN A.
MECCAWY, FATMA K. AL-THUBAITY ...
CASE REPORTS
Intrathyroid lymph node tissue in multinodular goiter in an Egyptian female
ASMAA G. ABDOU, HAYAM A. AIAD ...
Migration of an intrauterine contraceptive device into the sigmoid colon
ROLA S. AL-MUKHTAR, JABER A. AL-ALI, MAHER M. AMIN, BASEL M. AL-SUMAIT ...
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis in a Saudi patient complicated by life-threatening arrhythmia
SALEH A. ALDASOUQI, SAMIA A. BOKHARI, PATAN M. KHAN, ALI S. AL-ZAHRANI ...
CLINICAL NOTE
Solitary fibrous tumor of the spermatic cord
MIGUEL A. ARRABAL-POLO, MANUEL PAREJA-VILCHEZ, MIGUEL ARRABAL-MARTIN, ARMANDO ZULUAGA-GOMEZ ...
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BRIEF COMMUNICATION
The role of immunohistochemistry in differentiating between peritoneal mesothelioma and ovarian serous carcinoma
HAITHAM J. AL-RAWI, NAJLA S. BEN-GHASHIR ...
Gestational diabetes after infertility treatment for polycystic ovarian syndrome
ANWAR A. JAMMAH, KIRANDEEP K. SOMAL, STEVE G. POWER, RUTH M. MCMANUS ...
Clinical patterns of cutaneous tuberculosis at King Fahad Hospital of the University in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia over 13 years
IQBAL A. BUKHARI ...
Warning signs prior to in-hospital cardiac arrest. Need for a rapid response team
RIFAT S. REHMANI, JAVED I. MEMON, IMRAN Y. NIZAMI ...
CORRESPONDENCE
Fetal macrosomia greater than or equal to 4000 grams. Comparing maternal and neonatal outcomes in diabetic and non-diabetic women
MAHMOOD D. AL-MENDALAWI ...
Reply: AHMED SALEH ...
WHO PRESS RELEASE
Global, national efforts must be urgently intensified to control Zimbabwe cholera outbreak ...
Unprotected sex has no age limit: The unexplored story of HIV and ageing ...
Symposia, Conference & Announcement ...
Appointments ...
Instruction to Authors ...
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