Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

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Volume 14 No. 5 September - October, 2008

Table of content

 

 

Letter from the Editor

Low birth weight as a risk factor for infant mortality in Egypt

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of Iraqi mothers and family child-caring women regarding breastfeeding

Pattern and severity of rheumatic valvular lesions in children in Khartoum, Sudan 

Frequency of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in children with diarrhoea in Zahedan, Islamic Republic of Iran

Seroprevalence of hepatitis A virus antibodies among a sample of Egyptian children

Age-specific rubella seroprevalence in unvaccinated adolescents in Ankara, Turkey

Allergic disease in 6– 7- year- old schoolchildren in Urmia, Islamic Republic of Iran

Prevalence and correlates of conduct disorder among inmates of juvenile detention centres, United Arab Emirates 

Analysis of mental health research in the Islamic Republic of Iran over 3 decades: a scientometric study

Cardiovascular disease risk factors, metabolic syndrome and obesity in an Iranian population

Clustering of coronary artery disease risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance

Diabète et dysfonction érectile au Maroc : étude épidémiologique auprès d’une population de consultants

 Profile of cancer family clustering in Jordan
 Role of private laboratories in tuberculosis detection in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
 Use of the AMPLIFIED TM Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test for the diagnosis of tuberculosis
 Knowledge, attitude and practices of Egyptian industrial and tourist workers towards HIV/ AIDS
 Seroprevalence of HBV, HCV and HIV infection among intravenous drug users in Shahr- e- Kord, Islamic Republic of Iran
 Patient concerns regarding chronic hepatitis B and C infection
 Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in infertile women at a university hospital in Jordan
 HLA antigens and inflammatory bowel disease in a sample of Iraqi patients
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 Relationship between organizational climate and empowerment of nurses in Menoufiya hospitals, Egypt

Short communication

 Current status of dermatology residency training in Saudi Arabia: trainees’ perspectives 

Teaching biostatistics and epidemiology in a postgraduate medical institution: are we going in the right direction? 

 Comparison of causes of headache diagnosed by neurologist and non-neurologist physicians, Babol,  Islamic Republic of Iran
Report
 South Asian earthquake: psychiatric experience in a tertiary hospital

Case report

 Inappropriate use of steroid and Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia: report of two cases

 Retained foreign body in the axillary region

Central retinal artery occlusion in a 28- year- old man after 10 days of smoking cessation