Book Review
Brief Reports
Cardiovascular risk factors in Saudi and non-Saudi diabetics
Daad H. Akbar, Maimona M. Ahmed, and Aisha A. Algambi
Ectopic pregnancy in a teaching hospital in Sudan
Saad E. Dafallah, Abdalla H. Elsadig, and Faroug El-Agib
Head and neck cancer in the Central region of Saudi Arabia
Shad S. Akhtar, Asim I. Ijaz, Fadl A. Fadl, and Nureni M. Oyetunji
Hypertension in type 2 diabetic patients
Musa M. Kheir, Awad M. Ahmed, and Asma Elbalaa
Intravenous patient-controlled analgesia for labor pain
Jamil S. Anwari, Faisal M. Ehsan, and Muhammad M. Al-Dar
Case Reports
Tender neck in a diabetic patient
Faiza A. Qari
Letter to the Editors
The efficacy of a management protocol in reducing emergency visits and hospitalizations in chronic asthmatics
Abdullah Al-Mobeireek and Omer Alamoudi
BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in breast cancer patients from Saudi Arabia
Srdjan Denic, Lihadh Al-Gazali, El-Harith A. El-Harith, Dianna Steinmann, Thilo Dork, and Maha S. Abdel-Hadi
Other
Successful thrombolysis of submassive pulmonary embolism by tissue plasminogen activator
Tarig S. Al-Khuwaitir, Abdurahman M. Al-Mugheiri, Bashir A. Wani, and Suphiya M. Sherbeeni
Stone ingestion by a child
Riyadh Hassan
Granular cell tumor of the esophagus
Hiam M. Mohammed, Suliman S. Fedail, and Ahmed M. Al-Hassan
Research Articles
A survey of patients attitude toward low back surgery in a major center in Saudi Arabia
Yaser M. Behairy, Hayazi Al-Shehri, Saleh A. Al-Azzam, and Adnan G. Al-Zahrani
Comparison of the growth standards between Saudi and American children aged 0-5 years
Yagob Y. Al-Mazrou, Maysoon M. Al-Amoud, Sirrag E. El-Gizouli, Tawfik Khoja, Khalid Al-Turki, Nasr E. Tantawi, Mohamed K. Khalil, and Khwaja M. Aziz
Strategy to improve road safety in developing countries
Abdulbari Bener, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Abdel K. Bensiali, Ahmad A. Al-Mulla, and Khair S. Jadaan
A hematological survey of preschool children of the United Arab Emirates
Campbell J. Miller, Earl V. Dunn, Bertel Berg, and Sameeh F. Abdouni
Primary thrombophilia in Saudi Arabia
Soad K. Al-Jaouni
The changing trends of adult Hodgkin's disease in Saudi Arabia
Abdulrahman I. Al-Diab, Neelam Siddiqui, Firoze F. Sogiawalla, and Essam M. Fawzy
Breast diseases in the Northern region of Saudi Arabia
Lawrence C. Chiedozi, Imad A. El-Hag, and Sharanamma M. Kollur
Cisplatin and etoposide alternating ifosfamide, vincristine, epirubicin in small cell lung cancer
Meftun Unsal and Didem Erturk
Prevalence of antibodies to human T- lymphotropic viruses types I and II among healthy blood donors
Mohammad A. Taha, Layla A. Bashawri, Malik S. Ahmed, and Mirghani A. Ahmed
Prevalence and correlates of obesity and central obesity among Omani adults
Asya A. Al-Riyami and Mustafa M. Afifi
High risk levels of lipoprotein(a) in Pakistani patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Syed S. Habib and Muhammad Aslam
Cardiovascular manifestations in chronic renal failure patients on hemodialysis
Yahya A. Al-Ezzy, Abdulmoghni O. Al-Barraq, Nabil A. Al-Hamaty, Kamel Haza'a, Salem Y. Thania, and Feras A. Al-Saidy
Spirometric evaluation of lung function (maximal voluntary ventilation) in welding workers
Sultan A. Meo
Outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute biliary pancreatitis
Hayan A. Bismar and Saleh M. Al-Salamah
Prostate specific antigen reference ranges in Saudi men
Baher A. Kamal, Gaber A. Ali, and Saud A. Taha
Polytetrafluoroethylene use for above-knee femoropopliteal bypass in critical limb ischemia
Abdulrahman A. El-Kayali
Birth associated trauma
Bassam H. Awari, Ibrahim Al-Habdan, Mir Sadat-Ali, and Abdulaziz Al-Mulhim
Reviews
Prostate cancer in Saudi Arabia in 2002
Hisham A. Mosli
Obstetric, neonatal and anesthetic considerations for preterm labor and delivery
Jonathan H. Skerman and Khalil E. Rajab