Vol 11, No 2 (2011)

May

Table of Contents

Editorials

Complementary and Alternative Medicine : Where do we stand in the 21st century?
Lamk Al-Lamki
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161-164

Reviews

The Role of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics in Early Drug Development with reference to the Cyclin-dependent Kinase (Cdk) Inhibitor - Roscovitine
Moustapha Hassan, Hatem Sallam, Zuzana Hassan
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165-178
Oral Manifestations and Complications of Diabetes Mellitus A review
Awatif Y. Al-Maskari, Masoud Y Al-Maskari, Salem Al-Sudairy
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179-186

Special Contributions

Sent to Explore, Conquer and Heal History of the evolution of biomedicine in Oman during the 19th century
Nasser Hammad Al-Azri
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187-195

Sounding Boards

To Be or Not To Be Exposed to Direct Sunlight : Vitamin D Deficiency in Oman
Moeness M. Alshishtawy
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196-200
Incentives for Better Performance in Health Care
Asaad Abduljawad, Assaf F. Al-Assaf
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201-106

Original Studies

Factors Affecting the Quality of Diabetic Care in Primary Care Settings in Oman A qualitative study on patients’ perspectives
Mohammed Al-Azri, Hilal Al-Azri, Fatma Al-Hashmi, Samira Al-Rasbi, Kawther El-Shafie, Abdullah Al-Maniri
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207-213
Time Trends and Geographical Distribution of Childhood Leukaemia in Basrah, Iraq,from 2004 to 2009
Laith A Alrudainy, Jenan G Hassan, Hussam M Salih, Mohammed K Abbas, Athar AS Majeed
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214-220
Effects of Pranayam Breathing on Respiratory Pressures and Sympathovagal Balance of Patients with Chronic Airflow Limitation and in Control Subjects
Deepali S Jaju, Mohan B Dikshit, Jothi Balaji, Jyoji George, Syed Rizvi, Omar Al-Rawas
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221-229
Clinical and Therapeutic Profiles of Heart Failure Patients admitted to a Tertiary Hospital, Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia
Abdullah S Assiri
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230-235
Effects of Hydrogen Sulphide on the Isolated Perfused Rat Heart
Afthab Hussain, Helen Maddock, Hajar Al-Rajaibi, Ray J Carson
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236-243
Trends and Characteristics of Head and Neck Injury from Falls A hospital based study, Qatar
Abdulbari Bener, Yassir S. Abdul Rahman, Eltayib Y. Abdel Aleem, Muayad K. Khalid
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244-251
The Disinfecting Potential of Contact Lens Soutions used by Sultan Qaboos University Students
B. C. Nzeako, Sara H Al-Sumri
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252-258

Case Reports

Myelomatous Pleural Effusion : Case report and review of the literature
Khalil Al-Farsi, Ibrahim Al-Haddabi, Nafla Al-Riyami, Rashid Al-Sukaiti, Salam Al-Kindi
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259-264
Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever presenting as Acute Abdomen
Hanaa Al-Araimi, Amal Al-Jabri, Arshad Mehmoud, Seif Al-Abri
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265-268
Visceral Leishmaniasis with an Unusual Presentation in an HIV Positive Patient
Nazar M T Jawhar
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264-272
Lip Necrosis as a Complication of a Prone Position in Scoliosis Surgery
Abdulmonem Alsiddiky
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273-275
Reconstruction of Exenterated Orbit using Combined Surgical and Prosthetic Approach
D R Prithviraj, Anish Gupta, Sumit Khare, Pooja Garg, Malesh Pujari
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276-279
Acquired Pure Red Cell Aplasia caused by Parvovirus B19 Infection following a Renal Transplant
Arundathi Kurukulasuriya, Amal A. Hamed, Muhanna Al-Muslahi, Asaid Ibrahim
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280-283

Medical Images

CADASIL - Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy
Ramachandiran Nandhagopa
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284-285
Late Corneal Thinning and Keratitis following Mitomycin-C use in Pterygium Surgery
Radha Shenoy, Alexander A Bialasiewicz, Badar Al-Barwani
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286-287

Book Reviews

Woman-Centered Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth
Rahma Al-Mabslai, Vaidyanathan Gowri
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291-292
Symptom Sorter
Kamlesh Bhargava
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293-294
The Doctor’s Communication Handbook
Ken Masters
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295-296

Letters to the Editor

Re: UN Millennium Development Goals and Oman : Kudos to Oman on its 40th National Day
Moeness Moustafa Alshishtawy
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288-289
Radiation Exposure from Medical Imaging : A Wake-up Call for Oman!
Vaidyanathan Gowri
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290-290

Conference Abstracts

Advanced General Medicine Conference Joint Conference of Sultan Qaboos University and the Ministry of Health, Oman 23rd–24th February 2011
 
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297-300
Proceedings of Sultan Qaboos University Clinical-Pathological Conferences 2009–2010
 
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301-303
Oman International Conference on Laboratory Medicine – Part II Sultan Qaboos University 9 – 11th November 2010
 
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304-310