Research articles

Comparison of the effectiveness of 2 treatment regimens in patients with isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis

Adverse drug reactions in an Iranian department of adult infectious diseases

Epidemiology of meningitis in Oman, 2000–2005

Faecal carriage of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing bacteria in the community

Salivary anti-Helicobacter pylori positivity among endoscopy patients with chronic liver disease

Medicalization of female genital cutting in Egypt

Caesarean section in the Islamic Republic of Iran: prevalence and some sociodemographic correlates

Current maternal–infant micronutrient status and the effects on birth weight in the United Arab Emirates

Chlamydia trachomatis and rubella antibodies in women with full-term deliveries and women with abortion in Baghdad

Anthropometric measurements of term neonates from a state hospital in Turkey

Osteoporosis-related vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women: prevalence in a Saudi Arabian sample

Epidemiology of breast cancer in the Islamic Republic of Iran: first results from a population-based cancer registry

Plasma homocysteine levels in cardiovascular disease, malaria and protein–energy malnutrition in Sudan

Injection prescribing patterns in public health care facilities in Egypt

Blood pressure of primary-school children of Eghbalieh city, Islamic Republic of Iran

Awareness, treatment and control of hypertension, dyslipidaemia and diabetes mellitus in an Iranian population: the IHHP study

MetS and cardiovascular risk factors among Palestinians of East Jerusalem

Association of breast artery calcification with coronary artery disease and carotid intima-media thickness in premenopausal women

Prevalence of factor V Leiden mutation in patients with thrombosis in Tunisia

Community survey of knowledge about oral cancer in Babol: effect of an education intervention

House-to-house survey of disabilities in rural communities in the north of the West Bank

Child abuse and neglect services in the occupied Palestinian territory

Female youth health promotion model in primary health care: a community-based study in rural Upper Egypt

Health habits and behaviour of adolescent schoolchildren, Taif, Saudi Arabia

Assessment of orthodontic treatment needs of Iraqi Kurdish teenagers using the Dental Aesthetic Index

جودة المياه والوصول إليها في الأرض الفلسطيننية المحتلة

La satisfaction des pharmaciens au Liban et la perspective de la pharmacie clinique

Review

Application of geographical sciences and technologies to investigate health problems in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Multiple myeloma of the central nervous system: a clinicopathological review

Criteria for a good referral system for psychiatric patients: the view from Saudi Arabia

Report

Mental health care in Lebanon: policy, plans and programmes

Case reports

Transluminal Nd:YAG laser embolysis in a case of hemiretinal arterial occlusion

Tuberculosis of pancreas and peripancreatic lymph nodes: a case report

When the patient says “no”

Letter to the Editor