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REVIEW ARTICLE
Management options of acquired punctal stenosis
AMAL A. BUKHARI ....
ARTICLES
Pigment epithelium-derived factor inhibits high glucose-induced JAK/STAT signalling pathway activation in human glomerular mesangial cells
TUOHUA MAO, HONGMIN CHEN, LIAN HONG, JING LI ...
Performance of chloride/phosphate test in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. Is it related to calcium level?
A. A. MISMAR, G. MATERAZZI, M. BIRICOTTI, N. M. ALBSOUL, N. A. YOUNES, P. MICCOLI ...
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration in patients with psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis and its association with disease activity and serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha
MONA A. ATWA, MONA G. BALATA, ASHRAF M. HUSSEIN, NASHWA I. ABDELRAHMAN,
HAZEM H. ELMINSHAWY ...
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Saudi adults
A. O. ALSUWAIDA, Y. M. FARAG, A. A. AL SAYYARI, D. H. MOUSA, F. F. ALHEJAILI, A. S. AL-HARBI, A. A. HOUSAWI, B. V. MITTAL, A. K. SINGH ...
A randomized control trial evaluating the prevalence of obstetrical anal sphincter injuries in primigravida in routine versus selective mediolateral episiotomy
A. S. SULAIMAN, S. AHMAD, N. M. ISMAIL, R. A. RAHMAN, M. A. JAMIL, A. Z. MOHD DALI ...
Impact of neuromonitoring of recurrent laryngeal nerve and surgical loupes on the outcome of thyroidectomy.
A retrospective chart review
M. A. ALSHAHRANI, F. R. ALZAHRANI, A. S. ALGHAMDI, F. R. ALGHAMDI, Z. A. ALSHAALAN, T. ISLAM, K. H. AL-QAHTANI ...
The correlation between gatifloxacin’s acute adverse reaction and intravenous drip velocity
JIAN XIA, YAN ZHAO, HAI-HUA CHEN, JIAN WANG ...
Socio-demographic determinants of antibiotic misuse in children. A survey from central region of Saudi Arabia A. H. ABOBOTAIN, H. A. SHEERAH, F. N. ALOTAIBI, A. U. JOURY, R. M. MISHIDDI,
A. R. SIDDIQUI, A. BIN SAEED ...
Awareness of interventional radiology among final-year medical students and medical interns at a university in Southwestern Saudi Arabia
GHAZI A. ALSHUMRANI ...
Clinical effectiveness and influential factors of maxillary rehabilitation with zygomatic implant following tumor resection
LU YU, WANG SHU, YANG FENG, YAN QI-HUI ...
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Acceptance of pharmaceutical gifts. Variability by specialty and job rank in a Saudi healthcare setting
F. ALOSAIMI, A. ALKAABBA, M. QADI, A. ALBAHLAL, Y. ALABDULKARIM, M. ALABDULJABBAR, F. ALQAHTANI ...
CASE REPORTS
Fatal hemophagocytic syndrome as a manifestation of immune reconstitution syndrome in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
SAMREEN M. SAFDAR, JALIL U. REHMAN, EBA M. SAMMAN, NEZAR M. BAHABRI ...
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
The use of porcine derived low molecular weight heparins in Muslims
MIR SADAT-ALI, HAIFA A. AL-TURKI ...
CLINICAL QUIZ
A child with congenital amputation of the foot
LATIF Z. JILANI, MAZHAR ABBAS, NAIYER ASIF, SOHAIL AHMAD ...
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS SECTION ...
THE COCHRANE LIBRARY NEWSALERT
Smoking prevention in schools: Does it work? ...
Targeting prescribers can reduce excessive use of antibiotics in hospitals ...
WHO NEWS RELEASE
WHO urges governments to act on hepatitis threat. World hepatitis day 2013 ...
United Nations to establish WHO-led interagency task force on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases ...
Symposia & Conferences ...
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