Volume 8, Issue 2 (2008)
Message from the Editor-in-Chief
Physicians, Climate Change and Human Health
Lamk Al-Lamki
Editorial/Commentary
Genetic Services in the Sultanate of Oman and other Gulf Countries Progress is needed now!
Sandy Raeburn
Reviews
Major Advances in the Treatment of Cancer What does a Non-Oncologist need to know?
Ikram A. Burney and Mansour S. Al-Moundhri
Medical Education Units History, Functions, and Organisation
Nadia M. Al-Wardy
Book Reviews
Caring for Arab Patients A Biopsychosocial Approach
Samir Al Adawi
Wounded by Reality
Hazar Al-Zadjali
Molecular Anatomic Imaging: Pet-CT and SPECT-CT Integrated Modality Imaging : 2nd Edition, 2007
Hadia Bererhi
Original Studies
Regional Variation in the Prevalence of Asthma Symptoms among Omani School Children : Comparisons from Two Nationwide Cross-sectional Surveys Six Years Apart
Omar A. Al-Rawas, Bazdawi M. Al-Riyami, Hussein Al-Kindy, Abdullah A. Al-Maniri, and Asya A. Al-Riyami
Familial Mineralocorticoid Induced Hypertension in the Sultanate of Oman
Nicholas JY Woodhouse, Omayma T. Elshafie, Fatma Ben Abid, and Suhail A. Doi
Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) in Omani Children : Study of prevalence, risk factors and clinical outcomes at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Sultan
Zakariya Al Muharrmi, Akbar M. Rafay, Abdullah Balkhair, Salem Al-Tamemi, Ali Al Mawali, and Hilal Al Sadiri
Control and Management of Hypertension at a University Health Centre in Oman
Abdulaziz Almahrezi, Ibrahim Al-Zakwani, Ayman Al-Aamri, Samia Al-Khaldi, Nisrin Al-Zadjali, Mohammed Al-Hatali, and Abdullah Al-Shukeili
Assessment of the Relationship of Hepatic Enzymes with Obesity and Insulin Resistance in Adults in Saudi Arabia
Ali Ibrahim Al-Sultan
Varied Presentations of Acute Glomerulonephritis in Children Single centre experience from a developing country
Kalpana Malla, Moinak S. Sarma, Tejesh Malla, and Anna Thaplial
Hydrogen Peroxide 3%: Is it Beneficial in Tonsillectomy?
Ahmed M. Al-Abbasi and Zahra K. Saeed
Occlusion of Upper Genital Tract Following Lower Segment Caesarean Section for Placenta Praevia
Mini B. Poothavelil, Ilham Hamdi, and Geeta Zunjurwad
Case Reports
Intravenous Lidocaine for Refractory Chronic Orofacial Pain : Two case reports and a literature review
Abdulaziz Almahrezi, Louise Lamb, Mark A. Ware, Yoram Shir, and Ibrahim Al-Zakwani
Cushing’s Disease : Pituitary Surgery versus Adrenalectomy
Omayma El-Shafie, Fatma B. Abid, Nayal Al-Kindy, Dilip Sankhla, and Nicholas J. Woodhouse
Traumatic Rupture of the Right Hemidiaphragm:Diagnosis aided by Computerized Tomography and Image Reformation : A Case Report
Ranjan R. William, Dilip Sankhla, Badriya Al-Qassabi, and Khalsa Al Ramadani
Unilateral Anomalous Arterial Pattern of Human Upper Limb Anatomical Description and Clinical Implications
Vandana Mehta, Jyoti Arora, R K. Suri, and Gayatri Rath
Medical Image
Tracheal Bronchus
Anupam K. Kakaria, Sukhpal Sawhney, and Rajeev Jain
Letters to the Editor
Re: Continuity of Care - Literature Review and Implications
George Carruthers and Hussain Saadi
Re: Prevalence and Determinants of Waterpipe (‘sheesha’) Tobacco use among Adolescents in Oman
Ragini Vaishnav, Talal Al-Aghbari, Thuraiya Al-Masoudi, and Maha Al-Jabri
Conference Abstract
1st International Conference on Quality Management in Health Care Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman
Sultan Qaboos University Sultanate of Oman