Volume 10 No. 3  May, 2004

Letter from the Editor
Road safety: the potholes of neglect
السلامة علي الطرق : عواقب التجاهل
Research articles
Contraception continuation rates and reasons for discontinuation in Zahedan, Islamic Republic of Iran
Patterns of antenatal care in low- versus high-risk pregnancies in Lebanon 
Ceftriaxone versus ampicillin/cloxacillin as antibiotic prophylaxis in elective caesarean section
Feeding practice outcome for preterm infants in two neonatology units in Buraidah, Saudi Araba
Effect of exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding on infant growth and morbidity
Socioeconomic predictors of unconstrained child growth in Muscat, Oman
Cost–effectiveness of audiometric screening of first-year preparatory pupils in Dhofar region, Oman
Efficacy of sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a small sample of Sudanese children
Influenza surveillance in the Islamic Republic of Iran from 1991 to 2001
Antimicrobial resistance and plasmid profiles of urinary Escherichia coli isolates from Jordanian patients
Evaluation of the COBAS AMPLICOR MTB test for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex  
Molecular evidence of mixed P. vivax and P. falciparum infections in northern Islamic Republic of Iran 
Prévalence des parasites intestinaux au nord du Liban : 1997-2001
A retrospective hospital study of human cystic echinococcosis in Egypt
Inpatient satisfaction with physician services at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Primary health care services utilization and satisfaction among the elderly in Asir region, Saudi Arabia
Performance of health providers in primary health care services in Jordan
Reducing health care costs by rationalizing staffing in primary care settings
Using the job characteristics model to compare patient care assignment methods of nurses 
Evaluation of availability, accessibility and prescribing pattern of medicines in the Islamic Republic of Iran 
Prevalence of skin diseases among students with disabilities in Mansoura, Egypt
The presence of dental fluorosis in the permanent dentition in Doha
أسباب تلوث المياة في الصهاريج التي تجمع فيها مياه الأمطار في ثلاث قرى برام الله ، ومنطقة البيرة في فلسطين
Reports
Normal uterine size in women of reproductive age in northern Islamic Republic of Iran
Postage stamps as a health promotion tool in the Nepalese community
Case reports
Successful outcome of pregnancy in a case of aplastic anaemia in Jordan
Managing a patient with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura requiring large amounts of blood in Oman
Pseudotumour due to retained surgical sponge (gossypiboma)