Research articles

Hepatitis B and C viral infections in chronic liver disease: a populationbased study in Qatar

Combination therapy with interferon and ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C infection in beta-thalassaemia major

Does sputum culture affect the management and/or outcome of community-acquired pneumonia?

Pattern of varicella and associated complications in children in United Arab Emirates: 5-year descriptive study

T-cell cytokine production and endothelial dysfunction in type 2 diabetic patients with nephropathy

Colorectal cancer: case–control study of sociodemographic, lifestyle and anthropometric parameters in Riyadh

Risk factors for hypertension among the adult Moroccan population

Antioxidant status and lipid peroxidation activity in evaluating hepatocellular damage in children

High frequency of low serum levels of vitamin B12 among patients attending Jordan University Hospital

Hymen care for unmarried Muslim females: role of the forensic consultant in gynaecology interventions

Caesarean delivery rates, determinants and indications in Makassed Hospital, Jerusalem 1993 and 2002

Prevalence estimate of intimate partner violence in Jordan

Implications of the use of the new WHO growth charts on the interpretation of malnutrition and obesity in infants and young children in Oman

Waist circumference: a better index of fat location than WHR for predicting lipid profile in overweight/ obese Iranian women

Osteoporosis knowledge among female school students in Jordan

Beliefs, perceptions and practices about asthma among Iranian asthma patients

Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices in Lebanon concerning HIV/AIDS, 1996–2004

Relationship of pharmacist interaction with patient knowledge of dispensed drugs and patient satisfaction

Effects of a continuous care model on perceived quality of life of spouses of haemodialysis patients

Food sanitation practices in restaurants of Ramallah and Al-Bireh district of Palestine

Factors determining choice of health care provider in Jordan

Tobacco education in medical schools: survey among primary care physicians in Bahrain

Do smokers benefit from dental hygiene oral prophylaxis? A Nigerian pilot study

Correlates of ever-smoking habit among adolescents in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

National survey of the oral health of 12- and 15-year-old schoolchildren in the United Arab Emirates

Pattern of acute poisoning in Al- Qassim region: a surveillance report from Saudi Arabia, 1999–2003

Review

Growing burden of noncommunicable diseases: the contributory role of oral diseases, Eastern Mediterranean Region perspective

Report

Community-based diabetes programme: the micro-clinic project

Short communication

Paediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy: experience in a Sudanese university hospital

Prevalence of cigarette smoking in the Rafsanjan urban population

Rafsanjan AIDS clinic 1996–2005: problems faced and solutions found

Case report

Brucella meningitis: first reported case in Egypt