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Evaluation and management of pneumothorax
MAJDY M. IDREES, ANITA M. INGLEBY, SIRAJ O. WALI ...
CLINICAL REVIEW
Surgery versus pharmacotherapy of benign thyroid diseases
NIDAL A. YOUNES, ABLA M. ALBSOUL ...
ARTICLES
The role of primary health care centers in managing hypertension. How far are they involved?
BADER A. AL-MUSTAFA, HASHEM A. ABULRAHI ...
Resource availability for care of hypertensives at primary health care settings in Southwestern Saudi Arabia ABDULLAH I. AL-SHARIF, YAHIA M. AL-KHALDI ...
Epidemiology and management of hypertension among Bedouins in Northern Jordan
HASHEM Y. JADDOU, ANWAR M. BATEIHA, MOHAMMED S. AL-KHATEEB, KAMEL M. AJLOUNI ...
Performance indicators and validity of serum fructosamine assay as a diagnostic test in a screening program for diabetes mellitus
WAAD-ALLAH S. MULA-ABED, AMJAD H. AL-NAEMI ...
Intensive insulin treatment versus conventional regimen for adolescents with type 1 diabetes, benefits and risks SULIMAN H. AL-FIFI ...
Awareness of hormonal replacement therapy among females attending primary health care centers in Western Saudi Arabia
MARWAN A. BAKARMAN, HANAN A. ABU AHMED ...
Glutathione-S transferase-π expression in non small cell lung cancer in the assessment of response to chemotherapy
MEFTUN ÜNSAL, ILKSER AKPOLAT, BEDRI KANDEMIR ...
The diagnostic value of fine needle aspiration cytology in thyroid swellings in a University Hospital, Yemen K. A. AL-HUREIBI, A. A. AL-HUREIBI, Y. A. ABDULMUGHNI, S. M. AULAQI, M. S. SALMAN, E. M. AL- ZOOBA ...
The value of radiological examination in the management of adenoidal hypertrophy in a pediatric population SAMI A. AL-KINDY, ABDULMUNEM O. OBAIDEEN ...
Prescribing for asthmatic children in primary care. Are we following guidelines?
NOHA A. DASHASH, SAUD H. MUKHTAR ...
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Prevalence and risk factors for Helicobacter pylori infection among Yemeni dyspeptic patients
ABDALLAH A. GUNAID, NAGEEB A. HASSAN, IAIN MURRAY-LYON ...
Clinicopathological pattern of colorectal cancer in the United Arab Emirates
S. R. AL-SHAMSI, A. BENER, M. AL-SHARHAN, T. M. AL-MANSOOR, I. A. AZAB, A. RASHED, R. I. KAKIL, K. M. AMIRI ...
Abdominal wall endometriosis. An overlooked diagnosis
MUHAMMAD R. KHAMMASH, ABEL K. OMARI, GHAZI. R. GASAIMEH, KAMAL E. BANI-HANI ...
CASE REPORTS
Intrapericardial chemotherapy for the management of neoplastic cardiac tamponade
NEELAM SIDDIQUI, ABDULRAHMAN I. AL-DIAB ...
A case of seven recurrent ectopic pregnancies
SHAKEEL A. FAIZ, BENGT G. SPORRONG, ABDULAZIZ A. AL-MESHARI ...
Mayer-Rokintansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome of Müllerian agenesis
BHAVNA PANDEY, ILHAM M. HAMDI ...
Bilateral additional renal arteries and an additional right renal vein associated with unrotated kidneys
ALP BAYRAMOGLU, DENIZ DEMIRYUREK, KADRIYE M. ERBIL ...
Neonatal Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome complicating ileal atresia
ADNAN A. MOHAMMED, MUSA A. AL-GADI ...
CLINICAL NOTES
Hypocalcemia resistant to 1,alpha hydroxyvitamin D treated successful with 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D
R. GOUSSOUS, R. BARAKAT, N. JARRAH, M. O. ABU-HIJLEH, M. EL-ZAHERI, K. AJLOUNI ...
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
Influence of sickle hemoglobinopathy on growth and development of young adult males in Southern Iraq
ABBAS A. MANSOUR ...
Effect of itraconazole therapy in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
RAJ KUMAR, PRANAV SINGH, RAJAN ARORA, SHAILENDRA N. GAUR ...
Socio-economic discrepancies in growth status of Jordanian children in military-run schools: At the turn of the twentieth century
HASSAN MAJALI, ANWAR M. BATIEHA, HASHEM Y. JADDOU, ABDELKAREEM KHAWALDEH, KAMEL M. AJLOUNI
The prevalence of hepatitis B carrier state in Khorassan province of Iran
AHMADSHAH FARHAT, GHOLAMREZA KHADEMI, SHAHRIAR J. MAZLOUMAN ...
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IMAD A. EL HAG, LAWRENCE C. CHIEDOZI, SHARANAMMA M. KOLLUR ...
CORRESPONDENCE
Glycosylated hemoglobin and lipoproteins in patients with premature hair grayness
WAAD-ALLAH S. MULA-ABED ...
Reply. KHALIFA E. SHARQUIE, MAYTHAM M. AL-HILO, ANSAM AL-BAYATI, ALI AL-HUSSAINI ...
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WHO Press Release
INEXPENSIVE DRUG PREVENTS FATAL CONVULSIONS IN PREGNANT WOMEN, STUDY FINDS ...
WHO REPORTS 10 MILLION TB PATIENTS SUCCESSFULLY TREATED UNDER “DOTS” 10 YEARS AFTER DECLARING TB A GLOBAL EMERGENCY ...
GLOBAL CANCER RATES COULD INCREASE BY 50% TO 15 MILLION BY 2020 ...
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