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Research articles 

Comparison of maternity care quality in teaching and non-teaching hospitals in Khorram Abad, Islamic Republic of Iran  

Outcome of vaginal birth after caesarean section in women with one previous section and spontaneous onset of labour  

Reasons for cancellation of elective operations at a major teaching referral hospital in Jordan  

Determining and prioritizing competencies in the undergraduate internal medicine curriculum in Saudi Arabia  

Evaluation of prophylactic antibiotic administration at the surgical ward of a major referral hospital, Islamic Republic of Iran  

Peginterferon alfa-2b and ribavirin therapy in Kuwaiti patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection  

Cross-reaction of antigen preparations from adult and larval stages of the parasite Setaria equina with sera from infected humans with Wuchereria bancrofti  

Bone mineral density in Egyptian adolescents and adults with short stature: results of a national survey  

Physical activity profile of students in Mansoura University, Egypt Review  

Medical education in Saudi Arabia: a review of recent developments and future challenges   

Etiological factors of constipation in the elderly, with emphasis on functional causes 

Report  

Using surveillance data for action: lessons learnt from the second generation HIV/AIDS surveillance project in Pakistan 

Short communication  

Road rage behaviour and experiences of rickshaw drivers in Rawalpindi, Pakistan 

Case report  

Two cases of Vibrio cholerae non-O1/non-O139 septicaemia with favourable outcome in Lebanon