WHO EMRO - EMHJ volume 16, 2010

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Editorial

Screening for breast cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Research articles

First organized screening mammography programme in Saudi Arabia: preliminary analysis of pilot round

Epidemiology of breast cancer in women in Jordan: patient characteristics and survival analysis

Serum concentrations of Helicobacter pylori IgG and the virulence factor CagA in patients with ischaemic heart disease

Eosinophilic cationic protein: is it useful in assessing control of childhood asthma?

Integrated visceral leishmaniasis surveillance system in primary care for children in Meshkin-Shahr district, north-western Islamic Republic of Iran

Role of neutrophils in cutaneous leishmaniasis

Absence of lymphatic filariasis infection among secondary-school children in Oman

Rotavirus gastroenteritis among children aged under 5 years in Al Karak, Jordan

Prévalence des infections nosocomiales dans 27 hôpitaux de la région méditerranéenne

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of barbers about hepatitis B and C transmission in Hyderabad, Pakistan

Patient satisfaction with mobile clinic services in a remote rural area of Saudi Arabia

Health care needs of Jordanian caregivers of patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy on an outpatient basis

Review

Demographic transition and potential for development: the case of Iraqi Kurdistan

Case report

Chylothorax after coronary artery bypass and internal mammary artery harvesting: a case report

Research articles

Letter to the Editor

Anxiety, depression and health-related quality of life in those injured by landmines, Ilam, Islamic Republic of Iran

Waterpipe smoking in Kuwait

Audit of state-funded antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis C in Qatar

Viral hepatitis E outbreak in Al-Sadr city, Baghdad, Iraq

Seroepidemiological study of visceral leishmaniasis in Booyerahmad district, south-west Islamic Republic of Iran

Mortality in the special care baby unit of the main children’s hospital in Tripoli, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Association between sociodemographic factors and nutritive and non-nutritive sucking habits among Iranian girls

Impact de l’enrichissement de la farine en fer élémentaire sur la prévalence de l’anémie chez les enfants en âge préscolaire au Maroc

Asthma knowledge and behaviours among mothers of asthmatic children in Aseer, south-west Saudi Arabia

Breast cancer: demographic characteristics and clinico-pathological presentation of patients in Iraq

Comparative study of climacteric symptoms in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women in Tabriz, Islamic Republic of Iran

Gender differences in factors associated with patients’ decisions to seek treatment for urinary incontinence in Alexandria, Egypt

Activity patterns of residents in homes for the elderly in Alexandria, Egypt

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of primary health care physicians towards evidence-based medicine in Doha, Qatar

Research articles

Letter tfrom the Editor

Case–control study to evaluate risk factors for acute hepatitis B virus infection in Egypt

Hepatitis B and C viral infection: prevalence, knowledge, attitude and practice among barbers and clients in Gharbiagovernorate,Egypt

HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes and beliefs among a group of Iraqi

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in unmarried women in Qazvin, Islamic Republic of Iran

Comparison of pregnancy and implantation rates in zygote intrafallopian transfer and uterine embryo transfer for nontubal infertility

Perinatal outcomes of singleton term breech deliveries in Basr

Nosocomial infections in a neonatal intensive care unit in south-western Saudi Arabia

Antibiotic resistance trends in paediatric community-acquired first urinary tract infections in the United Arab Emirates

National survey of the oral health of 5-year-old children in the United Arab Emirates

Pattern and prevalence of smoking among students at King Faisal University, Al Hassa, Saudi Arabia

Diabetes mortality and causes of death in Benghazi: a 5-year retrospective analysis of death certificates

Ketosis-onset diabetes in Tunisian adults: immunological markers and β-cell function

Corrected QT dispersion improves diagnostic performance of exercise testing in diagnosing coronary artery disease

Biological activity resulting from exposure to aquatic environmental genotoxic pollutants in northern Egypt

Evaluation of intralesional 0.2% ciprofloxacin as a treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis

Musculoskeletal disorders among bank office workers in Kuwait

An analysis of carbon monoxide poisoning cases in Bursa, Turkey

Les nouveaux critères et la qualité des services de soins de santé dans le gouvernorat de Monastir (Tunisie)

Review

Gender inequity in Saudi Arabia and its role in public health Reports

Supporting the Saudi e-health initiative: the Master of Health Informatics programme at KSAU-HS