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            Volume 9 Nos. 1/2, January 2003

Letter from the editor
Super course epidemiology, the internet and global health
Research articles
Prevalence of mental retardation among children in Saudi Arabia
Relationship between depression and non-adherence to anticoagulant therapy after valve replacement
Psychiatric disorders among adolescent Jordanian returnees from Kuwait during the 1991 Gulf War
Determination of cadmium, lead, copper and zinc in Yemeni khat by anodic stripping voltammetry
Cytogenetic profile of Down syndrome in Alexandria, Egypt
Frequency of haemoglobinopathies and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Basra
Prevalence of endocrine complications in b-thalassaemia major in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Essential fatty acid status in infants and children with chronic liver disease
Clustering of cardiovascular risk factors among obese urban schoolchildren in Sousse, Tunisia
Smoking among secondary-school boys in Bahrain: prevalence and risk factors
Connaissances, attitudes et comportements des femmes vis-à-vis du dépistage du cancer du sein
Patterns of belief and use of traditional remedies by diabetic patients in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
New method for the fixation of the endotracheal tube in patients with facial hair
Pain tracker diagnostic instrument: effect on patients’ satisfaction with their interactions with the primary care physician
Prevalence of iodine deficiency disorders in the United Arab Emirates measured by raised TSH levels
Contribution des prises alimentaires pendant et en dehors du ramadan
Effect of natural starters used for sourdough bread in Morocco on phytate biodegradation
Prevalence of rubella antibodies among schoolgirls in Sana’a, Republic of Yemen
Effect of gender on reporting of MMR adverse events in Saudi Arabia 
First report of Escherichia coli O157 among Iraqi children
Helicobacter pylori and rosacea
b-haemolytic streptococci in acute pharyngitis
Prevalence of antibody to Brucella species in butchers, slaughterers and others
Use of thermonuclease testing to identify Staphylococcus aureus by direct examination of blood cultures
Evaluation of the community-oriented medical education in two medical schools in Sudan
Validity of using bovine teeth as a substitute for human counterparts in adhesive tests

Review

Bone infection
Case report
Psychosis in a patient with Usher syndrome: a case report