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Research articles 

Implementation of the reaching every district (RED) approach: experience from North Sudan  

Measles surveillance in Qatar, 2008: quality of surveillance data and timeliness of notification   

Measles surveillance in Qatar, 2008: physicians’ knowledge and practices and support received   

Evaluation of the health-related quality of life of Emirati people with diabetes: integration of sociodemographic and disease-related variables  

Causes of visual impairment and blindness among Yemenis with diabetes: a hospital-based study  

Study of depressed mood and quality of life in asthma patients in Tehran using the 28-item general health questionnaire   

Chronic diseases among older people in Amirkola, northern Islamic Republic of Iran  

Regional fat, weight and osteoporosis in elderly women in Egypt  

Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding cervical cancer and screening among women visiting primary health care in Qatar  

Correlation of serum alkaline phosphatase with clinicopathological characteristics of patients with oesophageal cancer  

Viral infections detected by serology and PCR of perilymphatic fluid in children with idiopathic sensorineural hearing loss  

Seroprevalence of Brucella species among women with miscarriage in Jordan   

Timing of deciduous teeth emergence in Egyptian children  Drinking water: a major source of lead exposure in Karachi, Pakistan  

Drinking water: a major source of lead exposure in Karachi, Pakistan

Case report   

A rare cause of myocardial infarction: coronary embolism in a patient with prosthetic mitral valve thrombosis