Volume 20, Issue 4 (2020)

Editorial/Commentary

Telemedicine in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond
Hussain Alsaffar; Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; Watfa Almamari; and Amna Al Futaisi

Sounding Board Article

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Towards Culture-Oriented Medical Philosophy, Education, Research and Practice
Nasser Hammad Al-Azri

Review

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Health-Related Quality of Life of Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease in the Middle East and North Africa Region
Suthan Pandarakutty, Kamala Murali, Judie Arulappan, and Sulaiman D. Al Sabei

Original Studies

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Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Patterns of Substance Use Disorder in Oman
Mahmood Z. Al Abri, Mohamed A.H. Farag, Asaad S. Al Mosawi, and Salah T. Al Awaidy

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Quality of Work Life Among Nurses
Mohammed A. Al-Maskari, Jonas U. Dupo, and Nasser K. Al-Sulaimi

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Acute Kidney Injuries in Children with Severe Malaria
Folake M. Afolayan; Olanrewaju T. Adedoyin; Departments of Paediatrics & Child Health, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria; Mohammed B. Abdulkadir; Departments of Paediatrics & Child Health, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria; Olayinka R. Ibrahim; Sikiru A. Biliaminu; Departments of Chemical Pathology & Immunology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria; Olugbenga A. Mokuolu; Departments of Paediatrics & Child Health, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria; Ayodele Ojuawo; and Departments of Paediatrics & Child Health, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

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Interpreting a Diagnosis of Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance in Cervical Cytology and its Association with Human Papillomavirus
Kusum Kapila, Meera Balakrishnan, Rola H. Ali, Ahlam Al-Juwaiser, Sara S. George, and Mrinmay K. Mallik

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The Effects of Knee Orthosis with Two Degrees of Freedom Joint Design on Gait and Sit-to-Stand Task in Patients with Medial Knee Osteoarthritis
Siamak Aghajani Fesharaki; Under-Secretary General for Health, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Iranian Red Crescent Society, Tehran, Iran; Farzam Farahmand; Hassan Saeedi; Seyed Ahmad Raeissadat; Ehsan Abdollahy; Amir Ahmadi; and Nader Maroufi

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Thyroid Dysfunction in Children with Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome Attending a Paediatric Hospital in Qazvin, Iran
Fatemeh Saffari, Samieh Ahadi, Reza Dalirani, Nasrin Esfandiar, Zohreh Yazdi, and Banafsheh Arad

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Diabetes Self-Management and the Associated Factors Among Adult Omanis with Type 1 Diabetes
Rajaa Al-Hadhrami, Omar AL-Rawajfah, and Joshua Muliira

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A Cadaveric Study of Splenic Fissures and Bilobed Spleen
Sangeetha Arumugam and Nandha K. Subbiah

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Percutaneous Closure of Ventricular Septal Defects in 116 Patients
Khalfan S. Al Senaidi, Salim Al Maskary, Eapen Thomas, Boris Dimitrov, and Abdullah Al Farqani

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Understanding the Perceptions of Omani Women Regarding Life After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Asya Al-Riyami, Nadia N. Abdulhadi, and Mohammed Al-Azri

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Unplanned Reoperation Following Gynaecological Surgeries
Ismaiel Abu Mahfouz, Ibtehal Abu Shabab, Heba Abu Saleem, Salem Abu Mahfouz, Qasem Shehab, and Fida Asali

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Self-Efficacy Levels Regarding Interprofessional Learning Skills Among Undergraduate Healthcare Students in Malaysia
Mohd S. Nurumal, Nurul Q.H. Diyono, and Muhammad K. Che Hasan

Brief Communication

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Determinants of Provision of Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation among the General Public in Oman
Hassan Al-Riyami, Ahmed Al-Hinai, and Sunil K. Nadar

Case Reports

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Pierson Syndrome Associated with Hypothyroidism and Septic Shock
Areeba Ejaz; Meher B. Ali; Fatima Siddiqui; Mashal B. Ali; Ammarah Jamal; and Department of Pediatrics, Dr. Ruth K. M Pfau Civil Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

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Use of Intracoronary Thrombolysis for Huge Thrombus Burden in an Ectatic Right Coronary Artery
Hatim Al-Lawati, Hafidh AlHadi, and Sunil K. Nadar

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Right Atrial Diverticulum in an Adult Woman with Left Bundle Branch Block
Behnam Shakerian; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran; and Mohammad H. Mandegar