Vol 10, No 3 (2010)

December

Table of Contents

Editorials

UN Millennium Development Goals and Oman : Kudos to Oman on its 40th National Day
Lamk Al-Lamki
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301-305
Chronic Non-communicable Diseases as a Threat for All : Recent Global Initiatives
Abdallah S Daar
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306-309
Medical Education is on the Move once more
Musbah O Tanira
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310-311

Reviews

The Need for New Anti-Hepatitis C Virus Therapeutic Strategies : Targeting the cellular micro-ribonucleic acids?
Elias A Said
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312-317

Special Contributions

Developing Communication Skills for the General Practice Consultation Process
Jørgen Nystrup, Jan-Helge Larsen, Ole Risør
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318-325

Original Studies

Hospitalised patients with Influenza A (H1N1) in the Royal Hospital, Oman : Experience of a tertiary care hospital, July–December 2009
Jalila Al-Lawati, Nada Al-Tamtami, Ahmed Al-Qasmi, Amina Al-Jardani, Saif Al-Abri, Sulaiman Al Busaidy
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326-334
Documentation of the Management of Asthma Exacerbation in Adults by Primary Health Care Physicians in a Teaching Hospital in Oman
Sawsan A Baddar, Aida I Al-Ismaili, Muna A Al-Taie, Abdulaziz M Al-Mahrezi, Omar A Al-Rawas
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335-340
Effectiveness of and Adherence to Dietary and Lifestyle Counselling : Effect on metabolic control in type 2 diabetic Omani patients
Mohammed Al-Sinani, Yoeju Min, Kebreab Ghebremeskel, Hussain S Qazaq
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341-349
Comparison of the Demographics, Semen Parameters and Hormone Profiles in Men with Primary and Secondary Infertility
Vaidyanathan Gowri, Krishna P Venkiteswaran, Ibrahim Al-Zakwani, Josephkunju Mathew, Khalid Abdul Rahman, Mohammed Al-Marhoon
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350-353
Imaging of Small Bowel Obstruction following Gastric Bypass Surgery for Morbid Obesity : A retrospective review
Rashid Al-Sukaiti, Lawrence Stein, Nicholas Christou, Benoit Mesurolle, Giovanni P Artho
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354-360
Antioxidant Status, C-Reactive Protein and Iron Status in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Dhia A Taha, Imad A-J Thanoon
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361-369
Comparative Study of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring and Clinic Blood Pressure Measurement in the Risk Assessment and Management of Hypertension
Hatem Farhan, Mona Al-Hasani, Mohamed Misbah, Mansour Sallam
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370-376

Brief Communications

Patient Attitudes towards Interns and Medical Students rotating in Dermatology Clinics in Almadinah Almunawwarah Region, Saudi Arabia
Mana Al-Harbi, Khalid Al-Harbi
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377-381

Technical Notes

New era of Endoscopic Approach for Sialolithiasis: Sialendoscopy
Rashid Al-Abri, Francis Marchal
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382-387

Case Reports

The Diagnosis and Management of Severe Hypercalcaemia : A simplified approach - Report of five cases
Omayma T Elshafie, Nicholas JY Woodhouse
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388-395
Spinal Cord Infarction following Abdominal Surgery and Postoperative Epidural Analgaesia
Abdullah Al-Asmi, Rosanna John, Ramachandiran Nandhagopal, Povathoor C Jacob, Karin Nollain, Rajeev Jain
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396-400
Rapid Iron Loading in Heart and Liver in a Patient with Transfusion Dependent Thalassaemia after Brief Poor Compliance with Iron Chelation Therapy
Shahina Daar, Saeed Ahmed, Vasili Berdoukas
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401-404

Medical Images

Congenital Fusion of the Trapezium and Trapezoid
Nafisa Samir, Abdulaziz Al-Mahrezi
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405-406

Book Reviews

A Practical Guide to the Genetic Family History
Allal Ouhtit
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412-413
Preventing Childhood Obesity : Evidence, Policy and Practice
Saif Al-Yaarubi
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414-415
Curriculum Development for Medical Education : A Six-Step Approach
Thuraya A Al-Shidhani
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416-417
A-Z of Medical Writing
Samir Al-Adawi, Meriel Carboni
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418-419

Letters to the Editor

Re: Stress in the Medical Profession and its Roots in Medical School
Omar Al-Habbal
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409-409
Re: Comparative study of Perceived Stress among Female Medical and Non-Medical University Students in Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Sarah S H Al-Adawi
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410-411

Patient's Viewpoint

Hope lost and found : My struggle with Ménières disease
Khamis Al-Naamani
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407-408