Research articles 

Letter from the Editor

Impact of a quality improvement programme on family planning services in Egypt   

Prevalence, awareness and determinants of contraceptive use in Qatari women  

Quality of care for obstetric emergencies in 4 general hospitals in Egypt: an observational study of delays in receiving care and blood bank services  

Needlestick injuries among health care workers of University of Alexandria hospitals   

Nutritional status of children hospitalized in Tabriz Paediatric Hospital, Islamic Republic of Iran, 2008  

Profile of drug users in Karachi city, Pakistan   

Type-D personality: a predictor of quality of life and coronary heart disease  

Comparison of microscopical examination and semi-nested multiplex polymerase chain reaction in diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax  

Prévalence du syndrome métabolique chez les hémodialysés chroniques au Maroc  

Adaptation of the school health index to assess the healthy school environment in Jordan  

Évaluation des actes de prévention dans les cliniques du département d’odontologie de l’Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar  

Specialty choices of medical students and house officers in Karachi, Pakistan