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  1. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
  2. EMHJ volume 15, 2009

Volume 15, issue 1

Research articles

Research in action: mammography utilization following breast cancer awareness campaigns in Lebanon 2002–05

Cancer patients’ desire for information: a study in a teaching hospital in Saudi Arabia

Environmental exposure to asbestos and the exposure–response relationship with mesothelioma

Infant exposure to environmental tobacco smoke: Jordan University hospital-based study

Evaluation of an educational intervention for farming families to protect their children from pesticide exposure

Injury epidemiology in Kermanshah: the National Trauma Project in Islamic Republic of Iran

National Survey of Prevalence of Mental Disorders in Egypt: preliminary survey

Direct estimation of life expectancy in the Islamic Republic of Iran in 2003

Could the MMR vaccine replace the measles vaccine at one year of age in Egypt?

Distinguishing between primary infection and reinfection with rubella vaccine virus by IgG avidity assay in pregnant women

Hygiene practices and sexual activity associated with urinary tract infection in pregnant women

Training on the Practical Approach to Lung Health: effect on drug prescribing in PHC settings in Jordan

Antimalarial prescribing and dispensing practices in health centres of Khartoum state, 2003–04

Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori in Nahavand: a population-based study

Seroepidemiology of hepatitis E virus infection in 2–25-year-olds in Sari district, Islamic Republic of Iran

Neurobrucellosis: report of a rare disease in 20 Iranian patients referred to a tertiary hospital

Characterization of Bacillus anthracis spores isolates from soil by biochemical and multiplex PCR analysis

Prevalence of coronary heart disease among Tehran adults: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study

Prévalence de la rhinite allergique en milieu rural à Settat (Maroc)

Significant caries index values and related factors in 5–6-year-old children in Istanbul, Turkey

Self-reported needle-stick injuries among dentists in north Jordan

Job satisfaction and burnout among Palestinian nurses

نظرة ناقدة لمقررات اللغة العربية كإحدى مطلوبات التعليم

Report

Epidemiological transition of some diseases in Oman: a situational analysis

Short communications

Microbial contamination in the operating theatre: a study in a hospital in Baghdad

Study of aerobic granulocyte functional activity in the presence of a radiosensitizer (metronidazole)

Case reports

Diffuse myelitis in a 9-month-old infant: case report and review of the literature

Oral contraceptive pills and inherited thrombophilia in a young woman with deep venous thrombosis

Volume 15, issue 2

Research articles

Tuberculosis case-finding and treatment in the central prison of Qazvin province, Islamic Republic of Iran

In vitro activity of gentamicin and amikacin against Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi: a search for a treatment regimen for typhoid fever

C-reactive protein: a useful marker for guiding duration of antibiotic therapy in suspected neonatal septicaemia?

Isolation of Yersinia spp. from cases of diarrhoea in Iraqi infants and children

Efficacy of diphtheria and tetanus vaccination in Gaza, Palestine

Seroprevalence of mumps before inclusion of mumps vaccination in the Iranian Expanded Programme on Immunization

Rationale, methods and first results of the Iranian national programme for prevention of chronic diseases from childhood: CASPIAN Study

Gall bladder contractility in children with beta-thalassaemia

Stunting among primary-school children: a sample from Baghdad, Iraq

Possible role of TORCH agents in congenital malformations in Gorgan, northern Islamic Republic of Iran

Maternal serum zinc deficiency in cases of neural tube defect in Gorgan, north Islamic Republic of Iran

Sanjad–Sakati syndrome/Kenny–Caffey syndrome type 1: a study of 21 cases in Kuwait

Development of a stress scale for pregnant women in the South Asian context: the A–Z Stress Scale

Feasibility of quality of life assessment in routine clinical oncology practice: a Tunisian study

An epidemiological study on survival of oropharyngeal cancer cases in Alexandria, Egypt

Caries prevalence and treatment needs of healthy and medically compromised children at a tertiary care institution in Saudi Arabia

Knowledge and practice of university students in Lebanon regarding contraception

Prevalence and predictors of white-coat hypertension in a large database of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring

Effect of interactive group discussion among physicians to promote rational prescribing

Which patients wait longer to be seen and when? A waiting time study in the emergency department

Opium use in a rural area of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Water-pipe (narguile) smokers in Lebanon: a pilot study

Injection safety at primary health care level in south-western Saudi Arabia

Survey of keratinophilic fungi in sewage sludge from wastewater treatment plants of Mazandaran, Islamic Republic of Iran

Short communication

Epidemiology of animal bites in Rafsanjan, southeast of Islamic Republic of Iran, 2003–05

Review

Hospital-based caesarean section in the Arab region: an overview

Case reports

Food-borne salmonella outbreak at a bank cafeteria: an investigation in an Arab country in transition

Pancréatite aiguë secondaire à la L-asparaginase (à propos d’un cas)

Volume 15, issue 3

Research articles

TB contact investigations: 12 years of experience in the National TB Programme, Morocco 1993–2004

Results of the feasibility test of the Practical Approach to Lung Health in the Syrian Arab Republic

Immune response to measles vaccine after mass vaccination in Urmia, Islamic Republic of Iran

Rubella seroprevalence among women aged 15–39 years in Morocco

Surveillance of childhood vaccinepreventable diseases at health facilities in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Prevalence of oropharyngeal colonization by Haemophilus influenzae type b in Iranian children

Stunting is a major risk factor for overweight: results from national surveys in 5 Arab countries

The use of body mass index for measurement of fat mass in children is highly dependant on abdominal fat

CD95 expression in white blood cells of malnourished infants during hospitalization and catch-up growth

Persistence of goitre in children post-salt iodization in Islamic Republic of Iran: autoimmune status

Prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the Islamic Republic of Iran: systematic review and meta-analysis

Incidence of cancer in Gulf Cooperation Council countries, 1998–2001

Association of reproductive factors with the incidence of breast cancer in Gulf Cooperation Council countries

Woman abuse and pregnancy outcome among women in Khoram Abad, Islamic Republic of Iran

Providing emotional stability through relaxation training

Effect of music on anxiety, stress, and depression levels in patients undergoing coronary angiography

Publications indexed in Medline and Embase originating from the Syrian Arab Republic: a survey

تدريس اللغة الإنكليزية بكلية الطب، جامعة دمشق

دور منظمة الصحة العالمية وبرنامجها العربي في النهوض باللغة العربية

Pharmacoepidemiological study of self-medication in adults attending pharmacies in Alexandria, Egypt

Skin manifestations of chronic hepatitis C virus infection in Cairo, Egypt

Lupus et virus d’Epstein-Barr

Microbiological quality and sample collection policy for dairy products in Ramallah and Al-Bireh district, Palestine

Distribution of ABO and Rh D blood groups in the population of Poonch district, Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Healthy lifestyle habits among Greek university students: differences by sex and faculty of study

Review

Immune thrombocytopenia in children with reference to lowincome countries

Reports

Design and implementation of a hospital information system for the Palestine Red Crescent Society in Lebanon

Developing a holistic accreditation system for medical universities of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Case reports

Contact irritant dermatitis from insect secretions: report of 74 cases in a military unit in Eritrea

Congenital tick-borne relapsing fever: report of a case with transplacental transmission in the Islamic Republic of Iran

letter to the Editor

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