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October Highlights ...
REVIEW ARTICLE
An evidence-based review of Dopamine receptor agonists in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease
DIRK DELEU, MARGARET G. NORTHWAY, YOLANDE HANSSENS ...
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Impact of Nephrology publications from Saudi Arabia in the last decade
ABDULLA A. AL-KHADER, MOHAMED S. AL-JONDEBY, FAISSAL A. SHAHEEN ...
Impact of early surgical correction of curves in paralytic scoliosis
STEFAN M. KNOELLER, RALF D. STUECKER ...
Mode of loosening of matt-finished femoral stems in primary total hip replacement
YASER M. BEHAIRY, WILLIAM H. HARRIS ...
Clinical and experimental evaluation of the effect of Khat-induced myocardial infarction HUSSEIN O. ALKADI, MAJED A. NOMAN, ABDULLA K. AL-THOBHANI,
FUAD S. AL-MEKHLAFI, YAHIA A. RAJA’A ...
Effort thrombosis of the subclavian-axillary vein
HUSSEIN A. HEIS, KAMAL E. BANI-HANI ...
Mobilization and superficialization of basilic vein for brachio basilic fistula SALIM A. DAHDULI, NABEEL M. QATTAN, RASHID A. AL-KUHAYMI,
MOHAMMED A. AL-JABREEN, ABDULLAH A. AL-KHADER ...
Total cellular ribose nucleic acid analysis of multi-drug resistant cancer cells
AKEEL A. YASSEEN ...
Pattern and incidence of cancer in Northern Saudi Arabia
IMAD A. EL HAG, RAMESH KATCHABESWARAN, LAWRENCE C. CHIEDOZI,
SHARANAMMA M. KOLLUR ...
Sternalis. An anatomic variant of chest wall musculature
MUHAMMAD SAEED, KHALID R. MURSHID, AMIN A. RUFAI, SALAH E. ELSAYED, MUHAMMAD S. SADIQ ...
Coverage and perceptions of Medical Sciences students towards hepatitis B virus vaccine in Sana’a City, Yemen
Y. A. RAJA’A, G. G. SAEED, A. A. AL-HATTAMI, M. H. AL-ASADI, A. A. MOHAMMAD, A. A. AHMED, N. M. AL-AMMARI ...
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ABDULRAHMAN A. ALRAJHI, ALI M. AL-BARRAK ...
Bowel anastomosis. A comparative study of various surgical techniques
ABDELKARIM A. EL-BAKRY ...
Patients’ perspective on factors affecting utilization of primary health care centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
ABDALLA A. SAEED, BADRELDIN A. MOHAMED ...
Treatment-related misconceptions among diabetic patients in Western Saudi Arabia MOHAMMED AL-SAEEDI, AHMED G. ELZUBIER, AHMED A. BAHNASSY,
KASIM M. AL-DAWOOD ...
Clinical pattern of systemic lupus erythematosus in Western Saudi Arabia
FAIZA A. QARI ...
Linkage analysis of a large inbred family with congenital megaloblastic anemia JAMIL R. AL-ALAMI, MARWAN K. TAYEH, MAHMOUD Y. AL-SHEYYAB,
HATEM I. EL-SHANTI ...
Glycosylated hemoglobin and lipoproteins in patients with premature hair grayness KHALIFA E. SHARQUIE, ANSAM A. AL-BAYATI, AL-HUSSAINI A. AL-HAMEED,
MAYTHAM M. AL-HILO ...
Frequency of Helicobacter pylori infection in dyspeptic patients in Libya
ASIM S. BAKKA, ANIS B. EL-GARIANI, FOUZI M. ABOUGHRARA, BARIK A. SALIH ...
Role of magnesium sulphate in treatment of severe persistent pulmonary hypertension of the neoborn
SAWSAN H. DAFFA, WALEED A. MILAAT ...
Mother-infant colonization and neonatal sepsis in prelabor rupture of membranes
ASINDI A. ASINDI, ERIC I. ARCHIBONG, NIVEDITA B. MANNAN ...
CASE REPORTS
Complete separation of the testis and epididymis presenting as inguinal hernia
ABDULLATIF A. AL-ARFAJ, ALI A. AL-SAFLAN ...
Intrapericardial paraganglioma
DRISSI A. BOUMZEBRA, ZOHAIR S. CHARIFCHEFCHAOUNI, SAAD A. BELHADJ,
WAJEH A. MAAZOUZI, ZOHAIR Y. AL-HALEES ...
Interdigitating dendritic cell tumor
YOUSSEF M. AL-MARZOOQ, AMMAR C. AL-RIKABI, BO B. HAINAU ...
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Adrenal cyst
AVNI GOKALP, GOKTURK MARALCAN, ILYAS BASKONUS, IBRAHIM SANAL ...
Misdiagnosing esophageal perforation as esophageal atresia
SHAHEED M. MEERALEBBAE, SEIDAHMED M. ZAIN, ABDELBASIT O. BASIR,
ABDULLAH M. AHMED, ABOMELHA M. ABDULLAH ...
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
Cervical lymph node biopsy. Clinical and histological significance
IBRAHIM MANSOOR, SAYED ABDUL-AZIZ ...
Hepatic hypochondriasis
SAROSH A. KHAN, ABDUL R. BHAT, LATIF A. KHAN ...
Perioperative management of children with sickle cell disease undergoing major abdominal surgery
AHMED H. AL SALEM, SAYED QAISERUDDIN, ZAKI NASERULLA ...
Errata ...
CORRESPONDENCE To separate wheat and chaff
SALEH A. ABBOOD ...
Reply. Author declined to reply ...
BOOK REVIEWS ...
WHO Press Release
Physical inactivity a leading cause of disease and disability, warns WHO ...
Fifty-fifth world health assembly opens today strong momentum created on public health must intensify and expand ...
FIFA bags top health award. World cup to be tobacco free ...
Symposiums, Conferences & Announcements ...
Appointments ...
Instructions to Authors ...
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