January - February 2014 Pak J Med Sci
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Editorial
Striving for improved visibility and increased citation through coverage by PubMed Central (PMC) | |
Shaukat Ali Jawaid |
Original Articles
Evaluation of Multiple Choice and Short Essay Question items in Basic Medical Sciences | |
Mukhtiar Baig, Syeda Kauser Ali, Sobia Ali, Nighat Huda |
Analysis of therapeutic effect and safety of target-dose metoprolol in the treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus with chronic heart failure | |
Xuyang Liu, Chengfu Zhong, Pengtai Zhao, Zhihua Zhang, Ning Jia, Sheng'ou Su, Benliang Zou, Yuming Song |
Clinical and EEG characteristics of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy | |
Shahnaz Shah, Khalid Sher, Rukhsana Abdul Sattar |
Comparison of end-tidal carbon dioxide levels with cardiopulmonary resuscitation success presented to emergency department with cardiopulmonary arrest | |
Emine Akıncı, Hayri Ramadan, Yücel Yüzbaşıoğlu, Figen Coşkun |
Association of HLA-B27 status and gender with sacroiliitis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis | |
Jiangbiao Xiong, Jing Chen, Jianxin Tu, Wenjing Ye, Zhiyong Zhang, Qiaoqiong Liu, Xiaochun Zhu |
Antibiotherapy with and without bone debridement in diabetic foot osteomyelitis: A retrospective cohort study | |
Asım ULCAY, Ahmet KARAKAS, Mesut MUTLUOGLU, Gunalp UZUN, Vedat TURHAN, Hakan AY |
Prevalence and risk factors of HIV in Faisalabad, Pakistan – A retrospective study | |
Muhhamad Arif Mann, Fatma Hussain, Muhhamad Jamil |
Hematological profile and risk factors associated with pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Quetta, Pakistan | |
Muhammad Shafee, Ferhat Abbas, Muhammad Ashraf, Mohammad Alam Mengal, Niamatullah Kakar, Zafar Ahmad, Fawad Ali |
Does body mass index affect survival and technique failurein patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis? | |
Aydin Unal, Murat Hayri Sipahioglu, Ismail Kocyigit, Ferhan Elmali, Bulent Tokgoz, Oktay Oymak |
The effects of nitrous oxide on vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its soluble receptor 1 (VEGFR1) in patient undergoing urological surgery | |
Sedat Hakimoglu, Yasemin Hakimoglu, Murat Can, Ayca Gorkem Mungan, Sereften Acikgoz, Nuran Cikcikoglu Yildirim, Necmettin Aydin Mungan, Isil Ozkocak Turan |
Hemolysis associated with pneumatic tube system transport for blood samples | |
Hasan Kara, Aysegul Bayir, Ahmet Ak, Selim Degirmenci, Murat Akinci, Ahmet Agacayak, Emine Marcil, Melih Azap |
Ultrasonography of lower limb vascular angiopathy and plaque formation in type 2 diabetes patients and finding its relevance to the carotid atherosclerotic formation | |
Jun Duan, Chenglong Zheng, Kuo Gao, Ghulam Murtaza, Meina Hao, Lin Yang, Dandan Guo, Jingping Wu, Yan Tian, Xueni Song, Jian Liu, Shuwen Guo, Min Zheng |
The value of neurologic and cardiologic assessment in breath holding spells | |
Unsal Yılmaz, Önder Doksöz, Tuba Sevim Yılmaz, Tanju Çelik, Gülcin Akıncı, Timur Mese |
A comparison of three different diabetes screening methods among dental patients in Turkey | |
Rahsan Cevik Akyil, Ozkan Miloglu, Nermin Olgun, Ibrahim Sevki Bayrakdar |
Frequency and severity of low back pain in nurses working in intensive care units and influential factors | |
Özlem Ovayolu, Nimet Ovayolu, Mehtap Genc, Nilgün Col-Araz |
Pyuric diabetic patients: A tertiary centre experience from Karachi | |
Mamun Mahmud Huma, Qureshi Sobia, Kumar Darshan, Ali Farman |
Obesity & Diabetes: An experience at a public sector tertiary care hospital | |
Zeeshan Ali, Syed Masroor Ahmed, Ayesha Nageen, Muhammad Tanveer Alam, Shabnam Sohrab |
Mitral balloon valvuloplasty during pregnancy: The long term up to 17 years obstetric outcome and childhood development | |
Anjum Gulraze, Kurdi W, Niaz FA, Fawzy ME |
Is ultrasonic investigation of transverse tracheal air shadowdiameter reasonable for evaluation of difficult airway in pregnant women: A prospective comparative study | |
Meltem Turkay Aydogmus, Kerem Erkalp, S. Nadir Sinkoglu, Taner A. Usta, Gunes O. Ulger, Aysin Alagol |
The comparison of analgesic effects of various administration methods of diclofenac sodium, transdermal, oral and intramuscular, in early postoperative period in laparoscopic cholecystectomy operations | |
Sedef Gülçin Ural, Özlem Yener, Ali Ümit Yener, Tuncer Şimşek, Bahar Aydınlı, Ayşegül Özgök |
The incidence of preeclampsia in Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection pregnancies | |
Burcu Artunc Ulkumen, Dilek Benk Silfeler, Kenan Sofuoglu, Ibrahim Silfeler, Vedat Dayicioglu |
Association between dietary intake of folate, Vitamin B6, B12 & MTHFR, MTR Genotype and breast cancer risk | |
Zheng Weiwei, Chen Liping, Dequan Li |
Iatrogenic risks and maternal health:Issues and outcomes | |
Meharunnissa Khaskheli, Shahla Baloch, Aneela Sheeba |
Restoration of femoral offset, rotation centers, limbs length equality of Chinese total hip arthroplasty patients | |
Yu-Ping Liu, Yue-dong Hao |
Prevalence, instigating factors and help seeking behavior of physical domestic violence among married women of Hyderabad, Sindh | |
Seema Bibi, Sanober Ashfaq, Farhana Shaikh, Mohammad Ali Pir |
Quality of life in patients with breast cancer and their rehabilitation needs | |
Hongli Chen, Wang Xiao-chun, Wang Jiang-bin, Zhang Jing-bo, Wang Yao |
The polymorphism of Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is related to osteoporosis and bone mineral density in postmenopausal population | |
Li Yun-Kai, Wang Hui, Zhu Xin-wei, Guo Liang, Jin-liang Zuo |
Pre-operative clinical factors predict progression-free survival and tumor recurrence after initial surgery in patients with astrocytomas: A single-center analysis | |
Shuai Zheng, Xianzeng Hou, Shangchen Xu, Qi Pang |
Relationship of menstrual irregularities to BMI and nutritional status in adolescent girls | |
Saira Dars, Khashia Sayed, Zara Yousufzai |
Preoperative serum tumor markerlevels in Gastric Cancer | |
Ugur Duman, Erdal Polat, Mustafa Duman, Kivanc Derya Peker, Cebrail Akyuz, Necdet Fatih Yasar, Orhan Uzun, Sabiye Akbulut, Erdal Birol Bostanci, Sinan Yol |
Measurement and analysis of prevertebral soft tissue width of cervicothoracic region using magnetic resonance images | |
Lin Wang |
Open dismembered pyeloplasty for uretero-pelvic junction obstruction | |
Shahnawaz Rajper, Shahzad Ali, Iqbal Shahzad, Muhammad Umar Baloch |
Comparison between specific lumber mobilization andcore-stability exercises with core-stability exercises alone in mechanical low back pain | |
Syed Shakil ur-Rehman, Rafiq Ahmed, Fozia Sibtain |
Influenza and respiratory syncytial viral infections in Malaysia: Demographic and clinical perspective | |
Md Mostafizur Rahman, K.K. Wong, A. Hanafiah, I. Isahak |
Evaluation of efficacy of various immunochromatographic rapid tests for dengue diagnosis | |
Arshi Naz, Danish Zahid, Samina Naz Mukry, Muhammad Nadeem, Bijon Kumar Sil, Tahir Sultan Shamsi |
Genetic polymorphism of agr Locus and antibiotic resistance of Staphylococcus aureus at two hospitals in Pakistan | |
Sadia Khan, Faisal Rasheed, Rabaab Zahra |
Characterization of integrons among Escherichia coli in a region at high incidence of ESBL-EC | |
Ming-yi WANG, Lu-Ming Li, Xiao-Yan Yuan, Hong-Jun Wang, Qin Li, YA-Mei Zhu |
Multidrug resistant AmpC β-lactamase producing Escherichia coli isolated from a paediatric hospital | |
Noor ul Ain Jameel, Hasan Ejaz, Aizza Zafar, Hafsa Amin |
Frequency of JAK2 V617F mutation in patients with Philadelphia positive Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in Pakistan | |
Najia Tabassum Mahfooz, Rubina Ghani, Mohammed Saboor, Moinuddin Moinuddin |
Frequency of ABH secretors and non secretors: A cross sectional study in Karachi | |
Muhammad Saboor, Aman Ullah, Khansa Qamar, Awal Mir, Moinuddin . |
Knowledge, attitude and practices of school teachers towards epileptic school children in Karachi, Pakistan | |
Nasha Homi Bhesania, Anaya Rehman, Ilma Saleh Savul, Nosheen Zehra |
Review Article
Trans fatty acids – A risk factor for cardiovascular disease | |
Mohammad Perwaiz Iqbal |
How to undertake research of MHC utilization in under-developed countries? A case study of MHC utilization in Central and Western Rural China | |
Zhaoxin Wang, Yin Zhang, Minxing Chen |
Trauma experience of youngsters and Teens: A key issue in suicidal behavior among victims of bullying? | |
Farhat Shireen, Himani Janapana, Sanila Rehmatullah, Hoor Temuri, Fatima Azim |
Bone age assessment methods: A critical review | |
Arsalan Manzoor Mughal, Nuzhat Hassan, Anwar Ahmed |
Case Reports
A case of long-term survival after curative resection for synchronous solitary adrenal metastasis from rectal cancer | |
Chao He, Linlin Chen, Da Wang, Weifang Mao, Xuefeng Huang |
Correspondence
Silent Myocardial Ischemia: A challenge for the doctors | |
Zhoupeng Wu, Jichun Zhao |
The problem with Hepatic Artery Injury Postlaparoscopic Cholecystectomy in China | |
Li Li, Bin Song, Zhoupeng Wu |
Acknowledgement
Reviewers for the Year 2013 | |