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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