Volume 13, Issue 4 (2013)
Editorial/Commentary
Burns : The neglected epidemic in Oman
Sultan Al-Shaqsi and Deena Alasfoor
Sounding Board Article
The Medical Case for a Positron Emission Tomography and X-ray Computed Tomography Combined Service in Oman
Naima K. Al-Bulushi, Dale Bailey, and Giuliano Mariani
Review
Sexual Health for Older Women : Implications for nurses and other healthcare providers
Joshua K. Muliira and Rhoda S. Muliira
Special Contribution
Management of Infants and Children who are Contacts of Contagious Tuberculous Patients
George Paul, Amal S. Al-Maani, and Padmamohan J. Kurup
Medical History
Of Animalcula, Phthisis and Scrofula Historical insights into tuberculosis in the pre-Koch era
Ritu Lakhtakia
Original Studies
The Identification of Pompe Disease Mutations in Archival Tissues and Development of a Rapid Molecular-based Test
Aliya Alansari, Samira Al-Rawahi, Taher Ba-Omar, Mariam Al-Nabhani, and Anand Date
Lifestyle Habits : Diet, physical activity and sleep duration among Omani adolescents
Hashem Kilani, Hazzaa Al-Hazzaa, Mostafa I. Waly, and Abdulrahman Musaiger
Clinical Audit of Diabetes Care in the Bahrain Defence Forces Hospital
Marwa M. Al-Baharna and David L. Whitford
Prevalence and Correlation of Human Papilloma Virus and its Types with Prognostic Markers in Patients with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma of the Breast in Kuwait
Issam M. Francis, Bushra Al-Ayadhy, Shafiqa Al-Awadhi, Kusum Kapila, and Fahd Al-Mulla
Discharge against Medical Advice among Children in Oman : A university hospital experience
Muna Al-Sadoon and Khalid Al-Shamousi
Attitudes of Students at Sultan Qaboos University towards the Nursing Profession
Raghda K. Shukri, Bakkar S. Bakkar, Monther A. El-Damen, and Samira M. Ahmed
Perinatal Mortality Rate as a Quality Indicator of Healthcare in Al-Dakhiliyah Region, Oman
Asha Santosh, Geeta Zunjarwad, Ilham Hamdi, Jamila A. Al-Nabhani, Bahaa E. Sherkawy, and Ibrahim H. Al-Busaidi
Systolic Function and Intraventricular Mechanical Dyssynchrony Assessed by Advanced Speckle Tracking Imaging with N-terminal Prohormone of Brain Natriuretic Peptide for Outcome Prediction in CHF Pts.
Faida A. Obaid, Oteh Maskon, and Fadillah Abdolwahid
A Logarithmic Formula to Describe the Relationship between the Increased Radiosensitivity at Low Doses and the Survival at 2 Gray
Faika A. Azooz and Suzan K. Hash
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Antibiotics Prescription Trends at a Central West Bank Hospital
Yasin I. Tayem, Marwan M. Qubaja, Riyad K. Shraim, Omar B. Taha, Imadeddin A. Abu Shkheidem, and Murad A. Ibrahim
Risk Factors Associated with Denture Stomatitis in Healthy Subjects Attending a Dental School in Southeast Iran
Nader Navabi, Ahmad Gholamhoseinian, Badri Baghaei, and Maryam A. Hashemipour
Technical Note
Impact of Valvular Prosthesis Type on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients on Chronic Dialysis
Jamil Hajj-Chahine, N/A, Ziad S. Dahdouh, and Tony Abdel-Massih
Case Reports
Multiple Enteric Duplication Cysts in a Twin Fetus : Diagnosis and management
Shahila Sheik, Mariam Mathew, Mohamed Abdellatif, Asim Qureshi, and Prakash Mandhan
Sporadic Lateral Ventricular Hemangioblastoma presenting with Intraventricular and Subarachnoid Haemorrhage
Mahasen Al-Najar, Azmy Al-Hadidy, Alaa Saleh, Ahmad Al-Tamimi, Asaad Al-Darawish, and Fatima Obeidat
A Massive Tuberculosis Abscess at the Erector Spinae Muscles and Subcutaneous Tissues in a Young Man
Kawther T. Elshafie, Mustafa M. Al-Hinai, Hamdan A. Al-Habsi, Mohammed S. Al-Hattali, Osama Hassan, and Rashid Al-Sukaiti
Migrating Ingested Foreign Body of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract with Resultant Septic Shock : Case report and literature review
Keshav Pai, Suresh Pillai, Ajay Bhandarkar, Aishwarya Anand, and Harshita Sabhahit
Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension with Magnetic Resonance Localisation of Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
Yahya H. Al-Brashdi, Sameer Raniga, and Sharma R. Revati
Medical Image
Megalencephalic Leukoencephalopathy with Subcortical Cysts
Roshan Koul, Khalid Al-Thihli, Faisal Al-Azri, and Amna Al-Futaisi
Letters to the Editor
Re: Accreditation of Graduate Medical Education Programmes : One size fits all—or does it?
Ibra him M. Inuwa
Re: Predictors of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Knowledge among Jordanian Youths
Beu y. Joob and Viroj Wiwanitkit
