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February Highlights ...
LEADING ARTICLE
The cytokine TNF-alpha. Genetics and suitability for prenatal risks’ assessment
EL-HARITH A. EL-HARITH ...
REVIEW ARTICLES
Fertility preservation in children and young adults undergoing treatment for malignancy
HAYA M. AL-FOZAN, TOGAS TULANDI ...
Evaluation of disability of occupational illness claims for workers’ compensation
SULTAN T. AL-OTAIBI ...
ARTICLES
Knowledge, attitudes and intention of high school students towards the nursing profession in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia
BADRAN A. AL-OMAR ...
Cytotoxic effects of some animal and vegetable extracts and some chemicals on liver and colon carcinoma and myosarcoma
VAHDETTIN BAYAZIT ...
Spectrum of malignant lymphomas in Bahrain. Leitmotif of a regional pattern
DURJOY K. SHOME, SARAH M. GEORGE, FAYEK AL-HILLI, ALI A. SATIR ...
Comparison of some risk factors between non-familial and familial breast cancer females in Jordan MANAR F. ATOUM, HUDA M. AL-HOURANI ...
Saphenofemoral ligation as a safe and effective alternative for the treatment of chronic venous leg ulcer
EMAD A. EL-HAFEZ, MOHAMED I. SELEEM ...
Branching pattern of the left coronary artery and an important branch. The median artery
HUSEYIN S. SURUCU, SULEYMAN T. KARAHAN, ERCAN TANYELI ...
Endocarditis prophylaxis in children with congenital heart disease. A parent’s awareness
ABDULLAH S. AL-JARALLAH, AMER A. LARDHI, AMINA A. HASSAN ...
Alpha-1 antitrypsin phenotypes in patients with lung, prostate and breast cancer
ZEYAD J. EL-AKAWI, FATIN K. AL-HINDAWI ...
Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in acute respiratory failure. An alternative modality to invasive ventilation at a general hospital
SANA S. AL-MUTAIRI, JEHAN S. AL-DEEN ...
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www.smj.org.sa Saudi Med J 2004; Vol. 25 (2) Clinical measurement of proprioceptive function after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
ABDULLAH A. AL-OTHMAN ...
Effect of diclofenac alone or in combination with alpha-tocopherol on the oxidative activity of polymorphonuclear leukocytes in healthy and osteoarthritic individuals
ABDURHMAN S. AL-ARFAJ, SULIMAN R. ALBALLA, ALI A. MUSTAFA,
ALI S. AL-TUWAIJRI, M. S. AL -HUMAYYD, ABDULLAH N. AL-DALAAN ...
Prevalence of hepatitis C virus among bilharziasis patients
ZAHEER A. KHAN, IBRAHIM S. ALKHALIFE, SAMI E. FATHALLA ...
The effect of glycemic control in type 2 diabetic patients with diabetes-related dyslipidemia
ABDEL-GAYOUM A. ABDEL-GAYOUM ...
Leptin level in pregnant mothers at term and cord blood and the effect of newborns gender ZAINAB A. BABAY, ARJUMAND S. WARSY, MOHSEN A. EL-HAZMI,
MOHAMMED H. ADDAR ...
Cigarette smoking behavior among male secondary school students in the Central region of Saudi Arabia
SALEH A. AL-DAMEGH, MAHMOUD A. SALEH, MOHAMMED A. AL-ALFI,
IBRAHIM A. AL-HOQAIL ...
CASE REPORTS
Spontaneous bladder rupture in a non-augmented neuropathic bladder
KHALID F. NEEL ...
Susac’s syndrome
TURKIA M. LAMMOUCHI, SAMIRA M. BOUKER, MOUNIR T. GRIRA,
SOFIEN A. BENAMMOU ...
Portal vein thrombosis after splenectomy for beta-thalassemia major
ZAKARIA M. AL-HAWSAWI, AMMAR S. HAOUIMI, RUHUL AMIN A. HASSAN,
AHMAD M. TARAWAH ...
Primary actinomycosis of the abdominal wall
KAMRAN KHALID, SHABIR A. QAZI, MOHAMMED A. JOARDER, KHALID A. AL-SALEH ...
Katayama syndrome
MOHAMED I. YASAWY ...
CLINICAL NOTES
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a pregnant lady with systemic lupus erythematosus
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Saudi Med J 2004; Vol. 25 (2) www.smj.org.sa Aggressive malignant abdominal mesothelioma
AHMAD M. AL-HASSAN, ABDULRAHMAN A. AL-SAIGH ...
Complications of femoral venous catheterization in critically ill patients
SUHAILA E. AL-JAWDER, AKMAL A. HAMEED ...
BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS
Perinatal mortality rate in a teaching hospital in Sudan. Review of 15 years
SAAD E. DAFALLAH, HYDAR ELHADI ...
Age at menarche in Jordanian girls
FAWAZ L. AMMARI, HEITHAM K. AJLOUNI, KAMEL K. AJLOUNI ...
Barbexaclone use in pregnancy
FUSUN YARIS, MINE KADIOGLU, MURAT KESIM, CUNAY ULKU,
ERSIN YARIS, NURI I. KALYONCU ...
No evidence of persistent helicobacter pylori infection in peripheral blood of patients with coronary heart disease
ABDULAZIZ S. AL-KHATTAF ...
Suicide after treatment of chloroquine-resistant falciparum malaria with quinine
ISHAG ADAM, MUSTAFA I. ELBASHIR ...
CORRESPONDENCE Cyclopia
CARLOS TRUJILLO ...
Reply. Author declined to reply Physical assault on a medical resident
MOHAMMAD A. BAKHOTMAH ...
Reply from the Author
MANSOUR M. AL-NOZHA, ABDULLAH H. AL-ZAYED, ANWAR A. JAMMAH ...
WHO Press Release
Risks from man-made chemicals are increasingly putting women and children in danger ...
Global search for SARS vaccine gains momentum ...
Virtual press conference transcript ...
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