Vol 19, No 1 (2019)

February

Table of Contents

Editorials

Informed Consent in Societies with Different Ethos of ‘Selfhood’
Muna Al-Saadoon, Samir Al-Adawi
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e1-3

Reviews

Non-Medical Strategies to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes of Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A literature review
Iman Al Hashmi, Karabi Nandy, Vidya Seshan
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e4-10

Sounding Boards

Female Patients and Informed Consent: Oman’s cultural background
Amal A. Al Balushi
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e11-14

Original Studies

Impact of Home-to-Centre Distance on Bone Marrow Transplantation Outcomes
Malak Al Naabi, Murtadha Al Khabori, Mohammed Al-Huneini, Abdulhakeem Al-Rawas, David Dennison
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e15-18
Workplace Violence Against Nurses in Psychiatric Hospital Settings: Perspectives from Saudi Arabia
Wafa Basfr, Ahlam Hamdan, Samia Al-Habib
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e19-25
Validity of the Demirjian and Fishman Methods for Predicting Chronological Age Amongst Yemeni Children
Maktoom A. Alqadi, Amal H. Abuaffan
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e26-31
Medical Graduates’ Research Practices and Perceptions: A comparative cross-sectional study between 2015 and 2017 graduates of King Abdulaziz University
Ahmed M. Basakran, Maysaa A. Banjari, Malak A. Almarghoub, Elaf M. Alzarnougi
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e32-37
Randomised Trial of Oral Misoprostol Versus Manual Vacuum Aspiration for the Treatment of Incomplete Abortion at a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital
Kehinde F. Ibiyemi, Munir'deen A. Ijaiya, Kikelomo T. Adesina
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e38-43
Fatigue in Pregnancy: The validity and reliability of the Farsi Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigue scale
Forough Mortazavi, Fateme Borzoee
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e44-50
Authors’ Selection of Target Journals and Their Attitudes to Emerging Journals: A survey from two developing regions
Salem A. Beshyah
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e51-57

Brief Communications

Obstetrics and Gynaecology as a Future Career for Medical Graduates in Oman: Factors that attract and discourage graduates
Asma Al Salehi, Tamima Al Dughaishi, Gauhar Rizvi, Vaidyanathan Gowri
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e58-62

Case Reports

Massive Hyphaema Following Laser Iridotomy in a Patient on Dual Antiplatelet Therapy (Aspirin plus Ticagrelor): Case report and literature review
Virgilio Galvis, Alejandro Tello, Néstor I. Carreño, Walter A. Sánchez, Gabriel A. Frederick, Nicolás A. Blanco
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e63-67
Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy via Vestibular Approach: A series of the first ten cases in Iraq
Sadq G. Kadem, Sarmad M. Habash, Ali H. Jasim
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e68-72
Early Onset Pre-Eclampsia with Nephrotic Range Proteinuria as the Initial Manifestation of Lupus Nephritis: Report of three cases
Vinita Udupa, Anish Keepanasseril, Neeraja Vijayan, Debadatta Basu, Vir Singh Negi
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e73-76

Medical Images

The Role of Tofacitinib in the Management of Alopecia Totalis
Carlos Hernandez-Montoya, Ricardo Ruiz-Villaverde
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e77-78
Palmoplantar Lichen Planus: A diagnosis to keep in mind
Ricardo Ruiz-Villaverde, Beatriz Rueda-Villafranca, Marina R. Galvez-Moreno
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e79-80

Letters to the Editor

The ‘5R + R’ Rule: A simple and comprehensive method for diagnosis of actinic keratosis
Javier Dominguez-Cruz, Ricardo Ruiz-Villaverde
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e81-82