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Joint Commission Required Medication Profile Reconciliation, Joseph A. Woelfel

School of Pharmacy Faculty Articles

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Comparison Of Fda-Approved Antiepileptic Drugs, Joseph A. Woelfel

School of Pharmacy Faculty Articles

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Childhood Experiences Of Appalachian Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence During Adulthood., Amy L. Reeves

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Recent national surveys in the United States estimate one in five females will experience abuse by an intimate partner during her lifetime. Previous quantitative research linked childhood victimization to repeated victimization in adult relationships. This qualitative study explored the lived experiences of childhood in eight female victims of intimate partner violence who were born and reared in southern Appalachia. Interviews were analyzed using a descriptive-interpretative phenomenological method, as described by Van Manen. The three essential themes from childhood were identified as: living 'as if' an orphan; surviving in chaos; and, manifesting a devalued self. These themes were congruent with findings …

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Four Ways To Better 1l Assessments, Ron M. Aizen

Duke Law Journal

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Forms Of European Administrative Action, Mario P. Chiti

Law and Contemporary Problems

Chiti examines the various forms of European administration and their associated administrative law systems. Chiti recounts the history of administration and of administrative law in the European Community, examines the main types of administrative action in the Community, and highlights the novel elements and the shortcomings of European administrative law today.

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The “Standard” Administrative Procedure For Supervising And Enforcing Ec Law: Ec Treaty Articles 226 And 228, Alberto J. Gil Ibanez

Law and Contemporary Problems

Ibanez examines the European Commission's policy and strategy in enforcement proceedings and attempts to discover the predominant European model, if such a model exists, for enforcing and supervising EC law. Ibanez focuses on some general difficulties in analyzing supervision and enforcement at the European level and the problem of implementation in more general terms.

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Administrative Proceedings Involving European Agencies, Edoardo Chiti

Law and Contemporary Problems

Chiti reconstructs the peculiar features of proceedings involving European agencies by analyzing the relevant positive law, administrative practice, and case law. This is to ascertain, in part, what is distinctive about these proceedings, as compared to the other procedural models that are progressively emerging in the Community legal order.

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The Constitutional Battle Over The Public Interest Litigant Exception To Rule 82, Abizer Zanzi

Alaska Law Review

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An Arts Administration Internship With The Contemporary Arts Center In New Orleans, Cornelia Reinisch

Arts Administration Master's Reports (1984-2016)

This detailed report of an internship at the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, includes an organizational profile, a description of the activities performed during the internship, and an analysis of an organizational management challenge, a proposed resolution to the management challenge, and a discussion of the short and long range effects of the internship on the organization. Image and branding techniques are important aspects of the analysis and the resolution of the management challenge.

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A Report On An Arts Administration Internship With The Arts Council Of New Orleans, Marianna Roll

Arts Administration Master's Reports (1984-2016)

This report documents a one semester internship with the Arts Council of New Orleans. Through a detailed description of specific projects completed, the intern shares information regarding challenges and observations. Specifically, observations deal with management structure and office efficiency. The report concludes with recommendations for improvement in these areas.

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Where Do They Fit In?: The Perceptions Of High School Students, Parents, And Teachers Regarding Appropriate Educational Placements For Children With High Incidence Disabilities., Annette Marie Tudor

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The passage of the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) calls for the education of children with special needs in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE). Interpretation of what constitutes the Least Restrictive Environment has led to debate about how best to include children with disabilities into regular education environments. The process of inclusion has created an environment in which educators have conflicting feelings about the various types of special education placements. At one extreme are those who advocate all students belong in the general classroom all the time. At the other end of the continuum are those that contend …

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Papain: A Novel Urine Adulterant., David Burrows

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The estimated number of employees in the United Stated screened annually for illicit drugs is approximately 20 million, with marijuana being the most frequently abused drug. Urine adulterants provide an opportunity for illicit drug users to obtain a false negative result on commonly used primary drug screening methods such as the Fluorescence Polarized Immunoassay (FPIA) technique. Typical chemical adulterants such as nitrites are easily detected or render the urine specimen invalid as defined in the proposed federal guidelines for specimen validity testing based on creatinine, specific gravity and pH. Papain is a cysteine protease with intrinsic ester hydrolysis capability. The …

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Risk Perceptions Of Adults In The Town Of Unicoi, Tennessee, Regarding The Possible Building Of A Uranium Enrichment Plant., Shannon Kathleen Sellards

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A prolonged siting controversy for a uranium enrichment facility has occurred in the Town of Unicoi, Tennessee. One hundred-seventy residents of Unicoi were interviewed using a questionnaire regarding the building of a proposed uranium enrichment facility for Unicoi. The questionnaire sought to determine relationships between residents’ risk perceptions and 18 variables. When the Fisher’s exact procedure was applied at α< 0.05, the results indicated several associations. Odds ratio measured the strength of association. Results are reported as crude measures of association. Risk perceptions were influenced by the choice of possible locations for the facility [p=0.0003; OR=32.6]. Residents' risk perceptions were associated with a history of working with nuclear materials [p=0.0476; OR=3.2]. Finally, risk perceptions were associated with residents' beliefs that the nuclear facility would affect their health [p=0.0001; OR=18.8]. These results are discussed in light of risk perception and communication theories.

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Interferon Regulatory Factor 7 Is Associated With Epstein-Barr Virus-Transformed Central Nervous System Lymphoma And Has Oncogenic Properties, Luwen Zhang, Jun Zhang, Que Lambert, Channing J. Der, Luis Del Valle, Judith Miklossy, Kamel Kahlili, You Zhou, Joseph S. Pagano

Nebraska Center for Virology: Faculty Publications

EBV transforms primary B cells, and the major EBV oncoprotein, latent membrane protein 1 (LMP-1), is required for the process. LMP-1 both induces the expression of IRF-7 and activates the IRF-7 protein by phosphorylation and nuclear translocation. Here we report that the expression of IRF-7 is increased in EBV-immortalized B lymphocytes compared with that in primary B cells. IRF-7 was phosphorylated and predominantly localized in the nucleus in the immortalized cells. The expression of IRF-7 was detected in 19 of 27 specimens of primary lymphomas of the human central nervous system by immunohistochemical analysis. The association between LMP-1 and IRF-7 …

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Infectious Molecular Clone Of A Recently Transmitted Pediatric Human Immunodeficiency Virus Clade C Isolate From Africa: Evidence Of Intraclade Recombination, Ricky D. Grisson, Agnes-Laurence Chenine, Lan-Yu Yeh, Jun He, Charles Wood, Ganapati J. Bhat, Weidong Zu, Chipepo Kankasa, Ruth M. Ruprecht

Nebraska Center for Virology: Faculty Publications

Although human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) clade C continues to dominate the pandemic, only two infectious clade C proviral DNA clones have been described (N. Mochizuki, N. Otsuka, K. Matsuo, T. Shiino, A. Kojima, T. Kurata, K. Sakai, N. Yamamoto, S. Isomura, T. N. Dhole, Y. Takebe, M. Matsuda, and M. Tatsumi, AIDS Res. Hum. Retrovir. 15:1321–1324, 1999; T. Ndung’u, B. Renjifo, and M. Essex, J. Virol. 75:4964–4972, 2001). We have generated an infectious molecular clone of a pediatric clade C strain, HIV1084i, which was isolated from a Zambian infant infected either intrapartum or through breastfeeding. HIV1084i is an …

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Palliative Care. Proposal For A National Program In Saudi Arabia, Mohammad Z. Al-Shahri, Stuart M. Brown, Eduardo D. Bruera

Saudi Medical Journal

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Cesarean Section On Request, Mandy Abushama, Badreldeen Ahmed

Saudi Medical Journal

Obstetricians are facing a tide of non-medically indicated requests for cesarean section. Risks and benefits of accepting cesarean section on request are discussed.

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Endothelin-1 Induced Alterations In Oxidative-Nitrosative Stress Markers, Pelin A. Kocaturk, Guzin O. Kavas, Sevsen A. Cebeci

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this preliminary study is to investigate the effects of exogenous Endothelin-1 (ET-1) on systolic blood pressure and heart rate as well as on plasma nitric oxide metabolites, malondialdehyde, copper and zinc concentrations and red cell superoxide dismutase and catalase activities. METHODS: Thirty Wistar-Albino male rats, 8-10 weeks old, with a mean body weight of 285 gm were used in the study. Daily systolic blood pressures were measured by tail plethysmography. Following exogenous administration of ET-1 (1 nmol/kg) systolic arterial blood pressures were recorded and blood samples of control and experimental groups were drawn. Nitric oxide metabolites …

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The Effects Of Alcohol And Smoking On Serum, Saliva, And Urine Sialic Acid Levels, Naciye Kurtul, Mehmet Y. Cil, Ebubekir Bakan

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of smoking and alcohol on serum, saliva, and urine total sialic acid (TSA) levels, and on serum gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) enzyme activities. METHODS: Serum, urine and saliva samples obtained from smokers, drinkers, and nonsmokers-nondrinkers (control) subjects. Total sialic acid was measured with the Warren9s colorimetric method, modified by Ponnio et al. The study was performed at the Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, University of Kahramamaras Sutcu Imam, Turkey, in 2002. RESULTS: Serum and saliva TSA levels of alcohol drinkers and serum TSA levels of smokers were higher than …

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Utilization Of Diagnostic Services In The Primary Care, Ali H. Al-Qahtani, Dhafer A. Al-Qahtani

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the pattern of utilization of diagnostic tests by the Primary Care Services of the National Guard Housing Complex at Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and to correlate this pattern with other variables (age, gender, problem or diagnosis). METHODS: This is a retrospective cross-sectional medical record of the use of laboratory and x-ray facilities in the primary care setting using International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC-2) for encoding of data. The study was carried out at King Fahad National Guard Hospital covering a period of one year from January 1998 to December 1998. RESULTS: Two hundred and forty-five …

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Metabolic Alterations As A Result Of Ramadan Fasting In Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Patients In Relation To Food Intake, Faisal A. Khatib, Yanal A. Shafagoj

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: Diabetes is known to be associated with alterations in metabolic parameters. The aim of this study is to investigate whether Ramadan fasting can affect these metabolic parameters in non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) patients. METHODS: This study was conducted in the outpatient Clinic of Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan in February of 1415 Hijra year (1995 Gregorian). Forty-four NIDDM male patients volunteered for this study. Patients fasted the month of Ramadan and few metabolic parameters were recorded. Body weight, fasting blood sugar (FBS), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) and high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) …

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A Pharmacoepidemiological Study Of Prescription Pattern In Outpatient Clinics In Southwestern Saudi Arabia, Yacoub M. Irshaid, Mohammed A. Al-Homrany, Anwar A. Hamdi, Keneth K. Adjepon-Yamoah, Ahmed A. Mahfouz

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: A pharmacoepidemiological study of prescription pattern in outpatient clinics in Southwestern Saudi Arabia METHODS: A total of 3796 prescriptions from outpatient clinics of Aseer Central Hospital, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were screened randomly and systemically over one-year period (April 2000 to April 2001). The prescriptions were analyzed for the essential elements of the prescription order, and for the number and classes of drugs prescribed, source of prescription and appropriateness of prescription to the diagnosis. RESULTS: The source of prescriptions was not provided in 61.5% of prescriptions. The diagnosis was missing in 15.1% and not readable in 18.9% of …

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Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella Pneumoniae Hospital Acquired Bacteremia. Risk Factors And Clinical Outcome, Bodh R. Panhotra, Anil K. Saxena, Ali M. Al-Ghamdi

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To study the risk factors and clinical outcome in patients having extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing (ESBL) Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) hospital acquired bacteremia. METHODS: The study was conducted at 500 bedded King Fahad Hospital and Tertiary Care Center, Al-Hofuf, Al-Hasa, Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Retrospectively infection control and microbiology records of patients having hospital acquired K. pneumoniae bacteremia during July 2001 to July 2003 were reviewed. Data on age, gender, location, onset of bacteremia, hospital stay after onset of bacteremia, prior antibiotic therapy, comorbid conditions and clinical outcome were recorded. RESULTS: During 2 years of study period 26 patients …

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Clinico-Radiological Correlates Of Achalasia, Emad S. Tarawneh, Waleed S. Mahafzah, Azmi A. Haroun, Azmy M. Hadidy, Mustafa M. Shennak

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical and radiographic characteristics of achalasia in a cohort Jordanian patients and to investigate the presence of any clinico-radiological relationships. METHODS: Thirty-five cases of recently diagnosed untreated achalasia patients were studied at Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan during the period of January 1999 to December 2002. Measurements of maximum esophageal and gastroesophageal (GE) junction diameters, as radiographic features, were obtained from films. The clinical features included age; gender; nature; frequency and duration of typical and atypical symptoms; total number of symptoms; calculated typical symptoms score; and diagnostic delay. Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated between radiographic and …

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Hodgkins Lymphoma In North Jordan. Does It Have A Different Pattern?, Nidal M. Almasri

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To study the pattern of Hodgkin9s lymphoma (HL) in North Jordan, identify the epidemiological features of this disease, and to see if these patterns are unique or follow the patterns seen in developed or developing countries. METHODS: All of the cases of HL diagnosed at the Department of Pathology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan between January 1996 and September 2002 were retrieved and reviewed histologically. Seventy-five confirmed HL cases were classified according to the WHO classification of hematological malignancies. Data on the age and gender of the patients were correlated with those of the histopathologic types …

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Long-Term Follow-Up After Liver Transplantation In Egyptians Transplanted Abroad, Hatem Khalaf, Sherif Farag, Ehab El-Hussainy

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To study the long-term outcome after liver transplantation (LT) in Egyptian patients who underwent LT outside Egypt. METHODS: Between May 1993 and February 2004, over 150 Egyptians underwent LT outside Egypt. Data of 67 recipients were collected in Egypt through personal communications with the Overseas Liver Transplant Centers and through the records of the Egyptian Liver Transplant Association. RESULTS: Most patients underwent LT in Europe (73.1%), few in the United State of America (17.9%) and in Japan (9%). Sixty-one patients underwent cadaveric LT and the remaining 6 patients underwent living related liver transplantation (LDLT). The male to female ratio …

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Occupational Exposures And Hepatitis B Vaccination Statues In Dental Students In Central Saudi Arabia, Maha Al-Sarheed

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To assess the nature of occupational exposures occurring to students and to assess the rate of reporting of incidents. METHODS: A self-administrated questionnaire was circulated to third, fourth and final year undergraduate dental students in Dental College of King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from April 2004 to May 2004. The questionnaire was consisted of 4 domains: personal details, hepatitis B vaccination, occupational exposures and reporting of the exposure incident. RESULTS: Significantly more incidents occurred among final year students than third year students. Through the students there was no correlation between ages, gender, and dominate hand; however, …

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Changing Pattern Of Neonatal Bacteremia. Microbiology And Antibiotic Resistance, Mohamed S. Ellabib, Adoracion Ordonez, Asma Ramali, Amala Walli, Touria Benayad, Hafida Shebrlo

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the most important causative agents of bacteremia in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU); their changing distribution and their antibiotic susceptibility patterns over a 5-year period. METHODS: This study was performed between January 1997 and January 2001 at the Microbiology Section, Tripoli Medical Center, Tripoli, Libya. During this period 1431 Oxoid Signal Blood Cultures sets were obtained from 1092 NICU with suspected bacteremia. Conventional methods, API 20 E and API 20 NE were used to identify the isolated bacteria. The Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method was performed to assess their antibiotic susceptibilities in accordance with National Committee for …

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Outcome Of Pregnancies With Preterm Premature Rupture Of Membranes, Tariq Y. Khashoggi

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To study the outcomes of pregnancies complicated with preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM) between 26-36 week gestation. METHODS: A retrospective study of 36670 pregnancies registered and managed in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from March 1993 to February 2003. RESULTS: Two hundred and twenty cases of PPROM (0.6%) were registered and treated expectantly out of 36670 total pregnancies registered during the study period. The majority of the cases (38.6%) were delivered within 72 hours of premature rupture of the membranes (PROM). Only 2.3% of the cases …

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Tegner And Lysholm Scores In Brace-Free Rehabilitation, Husham A. Hasan

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To compare results of aggressive method of rehabilitation after reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament against results of standard braced method of rehabilitation, and to determine prognostic factors. This is a retrospective comparative study with statistical analysis. METHODS: In this study, 85 patients were operated in the Armed Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between December 1998 and December 2001, and underwent rehabilitation with a minimum follow up of 2 years. The patients were split into 2 groups. Group A consist of 32 patients and they underwent the standard rehabilitation program according to established braced programs. Group B is …

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Joint Commission Required Medication Profile Reconciliation, Joseph A. Woelfel

School of Pharmacy Faculty Articles

Comparison Of Fda-Approved Antiepileptic Drugs, Joseph A. Woelfel

School of Pharmacy Faculty Articles

Childhood Experiences Of Appalachian Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence During Adulthood., Amy L. Reeves

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Four Ways To Better 1l Assessments, Ron M. Aizen

Duke Law Journal

Forms Of European Administrative Action, Mario P. Chiti

Law and Contemporary Problems

The “Standard” Administrative Procedure For Supervising And Enforcing Ec Law: Ec Treaty Articles 226 And 228, Alberto J. Gil Ibanez

Law and Contemporary Problems

Administrative Proceedings Involving European Agencies, Edoardo Chiti

Law and Contemporary Problems

The Constitutional Battle Over The Public Interest Litigant Exception To Rule 82, Abizer Zanzi

Alaska Law Review

An Arts Administration Internship With The Contemporary Arts Center In New Orleans, Cornelia Reinisch

Arts Administration Master's Reports (1984-2016)

A Report On An Arts Administration Internship With The Arts Council Of New Orleans, Marianna Roll

Arts Administration Master's Reports (1984-2016)

Where Do They Fit In?: The Perceptions Of High School Students, Parents, And Teachers Regarding Appropriate Educational Placements For Children With High Incidence Disabilities., Annette Marie Tudor

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Papain: A Novel Urine Adulterant., David Burrows

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Risk Perceptions Of Adults In The Town Of Unicoi, Tennessee, Regarding The Possible Building Of A Uranium Enrichment Plant., Shannon Kathleen Sellards

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Interferon Regulatory Factor 7 Is Associated With Epstein-Barr Virus-Transformed Central Nervous System Lymphoma And Has Oncogenic Properties, Luwen Zhang, Jun Zhang, Que Lambert, Channing J. Der, Luis Del Valle, Judith Miklossy, Kamel Kahlili, You Zhou, Joseph S. Pagano

Nebraska Center for Virology: Faculty Publications

Infectious Molecular Clone Of A Recently Transmitted Pediatric Human Immunodeficiency Virus Clade C Isolate From Africa: Evidence Of Intraclade Recombination, Ricky D. Grisson, Agnes-Laurence Chenine, Lan-Yu Yeh, Jun He, Charles Wood, Ganapati J. Bhat, Weidong Zu, Chipepo Kankasa, Ruth M. Ruprecht

Nebraska Center for Virology: Faculty Publications

Palliative Care. Proposal For A National Program In Saudi Arabia, Mohammad Z. Al-Shahri, Stuart M. Brown, Eduardo D. Bruera

Saudi Medical Journal

Cesarean Section On Request, Mandy Abushama, Badreldeen Ahmed

Saudi Medical Journal

Endothelin-1 Induced Alterations In Oxidative-Nitrosative Stress Markers, Pelin A. Kocaturk, Guzin O. Kavas, Sevsen A. Cebeci

Saudi Medical Journal

The Effects Of Alcohol And Smoking On Serum, Saliva, And Urine Sialic Acid Levels, Naciye Kurtul, Mehmet Y. Cil, Ebubekir Bakan

Saudi Medical Journal

Utilization Of Diagnostic Services In The Primary Care, Ali H. Al-Qahtani, Dhafer A. Al-Qahtani

Saudi Medical Journal

Metabolic Alterations As A Result Of Ramadan Fasting In Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Patients In Relation To Food Intake, Faisal A. Khatib, Yanal A. Shafagoj

Saudi Medical Journal

A Pharmacoepidemiological Study Of Prescription Pattern In Outpatient Clinics In Southwestern Saudi Arabia, Yacoub M. Irshaid, Mohammed A. Al-Homrany, Anwar A. Hamdi, Keneth K. Adjepon-Yamoah, Ahmed A. Mahfouz

Saudi Medical Journal

Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella Pneumoniae Hospital Acquired Bacteremia. Risk Factors And Clinical Outcome, Bodh R. Panhotra, Anil K. Saxena, Ali M. Al-Ghamdi

Saudi Medical Journal

Clinico-Radiological Correlates Of Achalasia, Emad S. Tarawneh, Waleed S. Mahafzah, Azmi A. Haroun, Azmy M. Hadidy, Mustafa M. Shennak

Saudi Medical Journal

Hodgkins Lymphoma In North Jordan. Does It Have A Different Pattern?, Nidal M. Almasri

Saudi Medical Journal

Long-Term Follow-Up After Liver Transplantation In Egyptians Transplanted Abroad, Hatem Khalaf, Sherif Farag, Ehab El-Hussainy

Saudi Medical Journal

Occupational Exposures And Hepatitis B Vaccination Statues In Dental Students In Central Saudi Arabia, Maha Al-Sarheed

Saudi Medical Journal

Changing Pattern Of Neonatal Bacteremia. Microbiology And Antibiotic Resistance, Mohamed S. Ellabib, Adoracion Ordonez, Asma Ramali, Amala Walli, Touria Benayad, Hafida Shebrlo

Saudi Medical Journal

Outcome Of Pregnancies With Preterm Premature Rupture Of Membranes, Tariq Y. Khashoggi

Saudi Medical Journal

Tegner And Lysholm Scores In Brace-Free Rehabilitation, Husham A. Hasan

Saudi Medical Journal