Brief Reports
The theory and uses of citation indexing
Hassan A. El-Munshid
Analysis of hepatitis C virus core antigenemia in Saudi drug users
Alhusain J. Alzahrani
Age-related alterations of plasma lipid peroxidation and erythrocyte superoxide dismutase activity in different age groups of Gorgan City, Iran
Abdoljalal Marjani
A pharmacoepidemiological study of prescription pattern for upper respiratory infections in a tertiary health care center
Yacoub M Irshaid, Mohammed A. Al-Homrany, and Anwar A. Hamdi
Outcomes of penicillin toxicities on DNA in rats
Vahdettin Bayazit and Ali Cimbiz
Esophageal foreign bodies in Yemen
Mohamed Y. Al-Mahbashi and Yahia A. Rajaa
Mycobacterium tuberculosis and CD4+ T-lymphopenia. A grave combination
Shahid Aziz, Awadh R. Al-Anazi, Mogbil A. Al-Hedaithy, Hani A. Al-Shobaili, and Abdulkarim I. Al-Aska
Management of difficult airway in a child with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita during general anesthesia
Remziye Sivaci, Canan Balci, Gokhan Maralcan, and Ilhami Kuru
Sickle cell disease in a woman with triplet pregnancy
Mariam Mathew and Vaidyanathan Gowri
Case Reports
Acute small bowel obstruction due to bilharziasis
Rahman Gul, Kamran Khalid, Mohammad F. Al-Rajhi, and Hayan A. Bismar
Pulmonary interstitial emphysema and continuous positive airway pressure in a premature infant
Sameer Y. Al-Abdi and Nalini Singhal
Neonatal infravesical obstruction in females
Fayez T. Hammad and Vipul A. Upadhyay
Dicephalus dibrachius with anencephaly
Amal A. Hassani, Amarjit K. Sandhu, and Mangala S. Sundari
Avulsion fractures of tibial tuberosity in adolescents. Treatment with closed reduction and percutaneous screwing, using MRI to identify combined intraarticular lesions
Nadir Ozkayin and Kemal Aktuglu
Hemifacial spasm resulting from vertebral artery dolichoectasia
Dirk Deleu and Boulenouar Mesraoua
Letter to the Editors
Osteoporosis in men
Waad-Allah S. Mula-Abed and Rafat Faraawi
Malignant eccrine poroma
Naseem A. Ansari and Mahmoud S. Al-Ahwal
Other
The criteria and analysis of good multiple choice questions in a health professional setting
Ahmad A. Abdel-Hameed, Eiad A. Al-Faris, Ibrahim A. Alorainy, and Mohammed O. Al-Rukban
Research Articles
Amifostine exerts anti-angiogenic activity and suppresses vascular endothelial growth factor secreted by hemopoietic stem/progenitor cells
Salem M. Akel, Manar F. Atoum, Suleiman A. Saleh, and Samir M. Awadallah
The immunohistochemical approach to determine the origin and possible function of the juxtaoral organ in dogs
Meltem Bahcelioglu, Engin Calguner, Deniz Erdogan, Cigdem Elmas, Rabet Gozil, Semih Keskil, and Dural Kadioglu
The effect of age and gender on the anatomic structure of Caucasian healthy eyelids
Ibrahim Erbagci, Hulya Erbagci, Nese Kizilkan, Erdem Gumusburun, and Necdet Bekir
Partial laser arytenoidectomy in the management of bilateral vocal fold immobility. A modification based on functional anatomical study of the cricoarytenoid joint
Hesham A. Al-Fattah, Ashraf H. Hamza, Alaa H. Gaafar, and Ahmed A. Tantawy
Unusual causes of mechanical small bowel obstruction
Nawaf J. Shatnawi and Kamal E. Bani-Hani
Serosurvey of measles, mumps and rubella antibodies in Saudi children
Yagob Y. Al-Mazrou, Mohamed K. Khalil, Annedore Tischer, Mohamed H. Al-Jeffri, Yasser S. Al-Ghamdi, Mohamed M. Bakhsh, Ameen A. Mishkas, and Sirag A. Elgizouli
Bloodstream infections in pediatric patients
Hanan A. Babay, Kingsley Twum-Danso, Abdelmageed M. Kambal, and Fawzia E. Al-Otaibi
Human brucellosis in Northern Saudi Arabia
Samira M. Fallatah, Adekunle J. Oduloju, Saad N. Al-Dusari, and Yisa M. Fakunle
Evaluation of the effect of trimetazidine on Tc-99m methoxyisobutyl isonitrile gated scintigraphy in patients with coronary artery ectasia
Berna Okudan, Feride M. Ozbek, Abdullah Dogan, Begum Ozturk, and Mustafa Yildiz
Impact of fasting in Ramadan in patients with cardiac disease
Jassim Al Suwaidi, Mohammad Zubaid, Wael A. Al-Mahmeed, Ibrahim Al-Rashdan, Haitham Amin, Abdulbari Bener, Hadi R. Hadi, Ashraf Helmy, Mohammed Hanifah, and Hajar A. Al-Binali
The role of ketoconazole in the prevention of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome during assisted reproductive technology cycles
Monir Owj, Ensieh S. Tehrani-Nejad, Elham Amirchaghmaghi, Ahamd R. Baghestani, and Jila Ahmadi
Effect of parity on bone mineral density among postmenopausal Saudi Arabian women
Mir Sadat-Ali, Ibrahim Al-Habdan, Abdul-Aziz Al-Mulhim, and Abdallah Y. El-Hassan
High frequency of suboptimal serum vitamin B12 level in adults in Jordan
Mahmoud A. Fora and Mukhallad A. Mohammad
Mechanism of CD11b down-regulation from phorbol myristate acetate stimulated polymorphonuclear neutrophils
Khalil A. Aziz
Pattern of skin diseases in Eastern Saudi Arabia
Omar M. Alakloby
Assessment and evaluation of the nutritional status of the elderly using 2 different instruments
Ozge Kucukerdonmez, Eda Koksal, Neslisah Rakicioglu, and Gulden Pekcan
Socioeconomic determinants of inequality and self-reported morbidity among adolescents in a developing country
Leticia Avila-Burgos, Gustavo Ramirez-Valverde, Miguel A. Martinez-Damian, Aurelio Cruz-Valdez, Maria J. Santiago-Cruz, and Carlo E. Medina-Solis
Reviews
Glucagon-like peptide-1 derivatives and dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitors. New hope for the treatment of type-2 diabetes
Mohamed A. Al-Omar and Mohammed N. Al-Arifi
Molecular hematology. Qualitative to quantitative techniques
Salem H. Khalil