Research articles

Tuberculosis case-finding and treatment in the central prison of Qazvin province, Islamic Republic of Iran

In vitro activity of gentamicin and amikacin against Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi: a search for a treatment regimen for typhoid fever

C-reactive protein: a useful marker for guiding duration of antibiotic therapy in suspected neonatal septicaemia?

Isolation of Yersinia spp. from cases of diarrhoea in Iraqi infants and children

Efficacy of diphtheria and tetanus vaccination in Gaza, Palestine

Seroprevalence of mumps before inclusion of mumps vaccination in the Iranian Expanded Programme on Immunization

Rationale, methods and first results of the Iranian national programme for prevention of chronic diseases from childhood: CASPIAN Study

Gall bladder contractility in children with beta-thalassaemia

Stunting among primary-school children: a sample from Baghdad, Iraq

Possible role of TORCH agents in congenital malformations in Gorgan, northern Islamic Republic of Iran

Maternal serum zinc deficiency in cases of neural tube defect in Gorgan, north Islamic Republic of Iran

Sanjad–Sakati syndrome/Kenny–Caffey syndrome type 1: a study of 21 cases in Kuwait

Development of a stress scale for pregnant women in the South Asian context: the A–Z Stress Scale

Feasibility of quality of life assessment in routine clinical oncology practice: a Tunisian study

An epidemiological study on survival of oropharyngeal cancer cases in Alexandria, Egypt

Caries prevalence and treatment needs of healthy and medically compromised children at a tertiary care institution in Saudi Arabia

Knowledge and practice of university students in Lebanon regarding contraception

Prevalence and predictors of white-coat hypertension in a large database of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring

Effect of interactive group discussion among physicians to promote rational prescribing

Which patients wait longer to be seen and when? A waiting time study in the emergency department

Opium use in a rural area of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Water-pipe (narguile) smokers in Lebanon: a pilot study

Injection safety at primary health care level in south-western Saudi Arabia

Survey of keratinophilic fungi in sewage sludge from wastewater treatment plants of Mazandaran, Islamic Republic of Iran

Short communication

Epidemiology of animal bites in Rafsanjan, southeast of Islamic Republic of Iran, 2003–05

Review

Hospital-based caesarean section in the Arab region: an overview

Case reports

Food-borne salmonella outbreak at a bank cafeteria: an investigation in an Arab country in transition

Pancréatite aiguë secondaire à la L-asparaginase (à propos d’un cas)