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Research articles 

Hepatitis C virus infection among paediatric patients attending University of Assiut Hospital, Egypt

Detection of Giardia lamblia antigen in stool specimens using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

Unusual manifestations of brucellosis: a retrospective case series in a tertiary care Greek university hospital

Effect of metoclopramide on nosocomial pneumonia in patients with nasogastric feeding in the intensive care unit

Metabolic syndrome in patients with hypertension attending a family practice clinic in Jordan

Frequency of haemoglobinopathies at premarital health screening in Dohuk, Iraq: implications for a regional prevention programme

Comparison of peak expiratory flow rates applying European and Iranian equations to Palestinian students

Menarcheal age of mothers and daughters: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study

Impact of preconception health education on health locus of control and self-efficacy in women

Knowledge and practices of pregnant women about folic acid in pregnancy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Effect of Clupeonella grimmi (anchovy/kilka) fish oil on dysmenorrhoea

Comparaison de la ration calcique pendant et en dehors du mois de ramadan dans la région de Marrakech (Maroc)

Lesional skin vascular endothelial growth factor levels correlate with clinical severity in patients with cement allergic contact dermatitis

Profile of childhood blindness and low vision in Yemen: a hospital-based study

Relationship between overall and abdominal obesity and periodontal disease among young adults

Burnout among clinical dental students at Jordanian universities

Snake bite envenomation: experience at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh 

Review

Disclosing the truth to terminal cancer patients: a discussion of ethical and cultural issues 

Case reports

Paravertebral abscess and neurological deficits in cervical brucellar spondylitis

Penile juvenile xanthogranuloma and neurofibromatosis type-1: risk association with juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia? 

Letter to the Editor