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  1. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
  2. EMHJ volume 16, 2010

Volume 16, issue 5

Letter from the Editor

Research articles 

Trialling diagnosis-related groups classification in the Iranian health system: a case study examining the feasibility of introducing casemix  

Benefit–incidence analysis of government spending on Ministry of Health outpatient services in Jordan   

Surveillance of adverse events following immunization: 10 years’ experience in Oman   

Evaluation of HIV voluntary counselling and testing services in Egypt. Part 1: client satisfaction  

Evaluation of HIV voluntary counselling and testing services in Egypt. Part 2: service providers’ satisfaction   

Early experiences of abuse and current depressive disorders in Iranian women  

Attention deficit–hyperactivity symptoms among Palestinian children  

Analysis of drug prescriptions in primary health care centres in Bahrain  

Antibiotic use and knowledge in the community in Kalamoon, Syrian Arab Republic: a cross-sectional study  

Knowledge, attitudes and practice of general practitioners towards complementary and alternative medicine in Doha, Qatar  

Monitoring and enforcement of the salt iodization programme in Tabriz, Islamic Republic of Iran: a successful experience  

Spina bifida and birth outcome before and after fortification of flour with iron and folic acid in Oman  

Les infections à virus respiratoire syncytial au Nord du Liban — Prévalence au cours de l’hiver 2008  

Nosocomial diarrhoea in relation to sanitation state: a study in Tikrit, Iraq  

Estimation of birth weight by measurement of fundal height and abdominal girth in parturients at term  

Relationship between trait anxiety, dental anxiety and DMFT indexes of Turkish patients attending a dental school clinic  

Role of periodontitis in hospital-acquired pneumonia 

Report  

Mental and Social Health Atlas I in Saudi Arabia: 2007–08 

Case report  

Necrotizing fasciitis complicating female genital mutilation: case report 

Letter to the Editor

Volume 16, issue 6

Research articles 

Letter from the Editor

Cholera outbreak in Baghdad in 2007: an epidemiological study  

Burden of Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in Pakistani children  

Fever prevalence and management among three rural communities in the North West Zone, Somalia  

Analyse coût-efficacité des stratégies de dépistage du cancer du col utérin en Tunisie  

Hyperglycaemia, hypertension and their risk factors among Palestine refugees served by UNRWA  

Comparison of artificial neural network and binary logistic regression for determination of impaired glucose tolerance/diabetes  

Control of diabetes mellitus in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia: results of screening campaign  

Allaitement maternel exclusif et allaitement mixte : connaissances, attitudes et pratiques des mères primipares  

Predictors of gestational diabetes mellitus in a highparity community in Saudi Arabia  

Evaluation of effect of silymarin on granulosa cell apoptosis and follicular development in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization  

Insulin-like growth factor-1 and zinc status of goitrous primary-school children in Arak, Islamic Republic of Iran  

Prevalence of asthma among schoolchildren in Ahvaz, Islamic Republic of Iran  

Prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents in Irbid governorate, Jordan  

Could the employment-based targeting approach serve Egypt in moving towards a social health insurance model?  

Prevalence of current smoking in Eastern province, Saudi Arabia  Burden of smoking in Moroccan rural areas  

Burden of smoking in Moroccan rural areas

Implementing a gatekeeper system to strengthen primary care in Egypt: pilot study 

Review  

Triage systems: a review of the literature with reference to Saudi Arabia 

Case reports  

Pseudo-Bartter as an initial presentation of cystic fibrosis. A case report and review of the literature  

First report on Leishmania major/HIV coinfection in a Sudanese patient  

Volume 16, issue 7

Research articles 

International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood: phase 3 in the Syrian Arab Republic  

Household characteristics and allergen and endotoxin levels in Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic  

Screening for diabetes in Kuwait and evaluation of risk scores  

Glycaemic control and its associated factors in type 2 diabetic patients in Amman, Jordan  

Type A behaviour pattern: is it a risk factor for hypertension?  

Prévalence du surpoids et de l’obésité chez les enfants scolarisés à Tébessa (Algérie) entre 1998 et 2005  

Domestic abuse before, during and after pregnancy in Jahrom, Islamic Republic of Iran  

Determinants of maternal adaptation to mentally disabled children in El Minia, Egypt   

Effect of group reminiscence therapy on depression in older adults attending a day centre in Shiraz, southern Islamic Republic of Iran  

Proposal for a modernized Iranian notifiable infectious diseases surveillance system: comparison with USA and Australia  

L’infection à Helicobacter pylori chez 755 patients présentant des symptômes digestifs : Institut Pasteur du Maroc, 1998-2007  

Prevalence and antibiotic resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from swimming pools in northern Greece  

Analysis of prescriptions dispensed at community pharmacies in Nablus, Palestine  

Evaluation of the level of micronutrients in fortified foods in Alexandria, Egypt  

Dental visit patterns and periodontal treatment needs among Saudi students  

Letter to the Editor 

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