Vol 9, No 3 (2009)

December

Table of Contents

Editorials

Evaluation Tools in Postgraduate Medical Education : Do we need “Made in Oman” tools?
Lamk Al-Lamki, Al-Neela Lamki
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219-223
Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 : To vaccinate or not to vaccinate?
Ali A Al-Jabri, Sidgi S Hasson
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224-227
The Need to Teach Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy
Gilbert Pinard
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228-230

Reviews

Cardiac Markers in the Early Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome
Hafidh A Al-Hadi, Keith A Fox
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231-246
Challenges of Childhood Uveitis
Reem Abdwani
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247-256

Special Contributions

The Struggle Against Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) 2009
Abdullah Balkhair
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257-260

Sounding Boards

The Trend to Seek a Second Opinion Abroad amongst Cancer Patients in Oman : Challenges and opportunities
Ikram A Burney
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260-263

Original Studies

Relatives’ Advice and Health Care-Seeking Behaviour in Oman
Ahmed Al-Mandhari, Samir Al-Adawi, Ibrahim Al-Zakwani, Mohammed Al-Shafaee, Liyam Eloul
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264-271
Comparative Study of the Radial and Femoral Artery Approaches for Diagnostic Coronary Angiography
Mansour Sallam, Hafidh Al-Hadi, S Rathinasekar, Sunil Chandy
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279-286
Minor Oral Surgery Procedures in Patients Taking Warfarin : A 5-year retrospective study at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Sultanate of Oman
Abdulaziz A Bakathir
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279-286
Patients’ Views of Interpersonal Continuity of Care in Four Primary Health Care Centres of Urban Oman
Mohammed Al-Azri M, Shyam S Ganguly
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287-295
Factors Contributing to the Spread of Odontogenic Infections : A prospective pilot study
Abdulaziz A Bakathir, Khursheed F Moos, Ashraf F Ayoub, Jeremy Bagg
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296-304
Screening of Five Common Beta Thalassemia Mutations in the Pakistani Population : A basis for prenatal diagnosis
Muhammad Usman, Moinuddin Moinuddin, Rubina Ghani, Sadia Usman
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305-310

Brief Communications

Serum Level of Heart-Type Fatty Acid-Binding Protein in Patients with Chronic Renal Failure
Hafidh A Al-Hadi, Brent William, Keith A Fox
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311-314

Case Reports

Leiomyomatosis Peritonealis Disseminata with Features of Carcinomatosis on Laparoscopy : A case report (
Ayman Al-Talib, Abdul R Al-Farsi, Gerald Stanimir
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315-318
A Case of Amiodarone-Induced Thyrotoxicosis : A diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma
Sudheer Ahamed PS, Abe Mathew
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319-323
A Case of Disseminated Tuberculosis with Adrenal Insufficiency
Ali Al-Mamari, Abdullah Balkhair, Arunodaya Gujjar, Fatma Ben Abid, Ahmed Al-Farqani, Aisha Al- Hamadani, Rajeev Jain
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324-327
Papillary Carcinoma of theThyroid Presenting Primarily as Cervical Lymphadenopathy : An approach to management
Norman O Machado, Pradeep J Chopra, Aisha Al Hamdani
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328-332
Surgical Technique for Retroperitoneoscopic Nephrectomy : A case report
Shahid Aquil, Joseph K. Mathew, Krishna Prasad V, Khalid Rehman, Omar W Sharef, Ghalib Al Baadi
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333-336
Culture Negative Confoscan Positive Acanthamoeba Keratitis : A relentless course
Nadia S Al Kharousi, Upender K Wali
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338-340

Continuing Medical Education

Role of Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography in the Evaluation of Biliary Disease
Humoud Al-Dhuhli
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341-353

Medical Images

Coronary Arteries Ectasia
Emad Al-Tamimi, Humoud Al-Dhuhli
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354-356

Book Reviews

Write Effectively A quick course for busy health workers
Anton McLachlan
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357-358

Letters to the Editor

Re: Silent Epidemic of Depression in Women in the Middle East and North Africa Region
Zena Al-Sharbati
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359-360
Re: Plagiarism and Other Types of Publication Misconduct
Anupam Kakaria
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361-361

Conference Abstracts

4th Symposium on Patient Safety One Aim with Shared Responsibilities Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Sultanate of Oman 2nd - 4th February 2009
 
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362-368