Pak J Med Sci
Table of Contents
Editorial
| Patient satisfaction, patient safety and increasing violence against healthcare professionals | |
| Shaukat Ali Jawaid |
Original Articles
| How to overcome violence against healthcare professionals, reduce medical disputes and ensure patient safety | |
| Hongxing Yu, Zhenglu Hu, Xifan Zhang, Bin Li, Shangcheng Zhou |
| Hypertensive patients’ readiness to use of mobile phones and other information technological modes for improvingtheir compliance to doctors’ advice in Karachi | |
| Izhar Mirza Hussain, Baqir S. Naqvi, Iqbal Ahmed, Nasir Ali |
| Self-medication with analgesics among medical students and interns in King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | |
| Nahla Khamis Ragab Ibrahim, Banan Mohammad Alamoudi, Wejdan Omar Baamer, Rajaa Mohammad Al-Raddadi |
| Depression, coping strategies, glycemic control and patient compliance in Type 2 diabetic patients in an endocrine outpatient clinic | |
| Hulya Parildar, Ozlem Cigerli, Nilgun Guvener Demirag |
| Relationship between serum estrogen levels and blood stasis syndrome in postmenopausal women with coronary heart disease | |
| Xin Liu, Chunyu Guo, Xiaojuan Ma, Rui Tian, Ying Zhang, Huijun Yin |
| Analysis of the relationship between liver regeneration rate and blood levels | |
| Myeong-Seong Kim, Hae-Kag Lee, Seon-Yeong Kim, Jae-Hwan Cho |
| Efficacy of different doses of atorvastatin treatment on serum levels of 8-hydroxy-guanin (8-OHdG) and cardiac function in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy | |
| Yu Jin, Chunguang Qiu, Qiangsun Zheng, Ling Liu, Zhiqiang Liu, Yi Wang |
| Prevalence and distribution of musculoskeletal disorders causing unfitness for military service among young adult men: An epidemiologic study | |
| Safak Ekinci, Necmettin Kocak, Ibrahim Aydin, Kenan Koca, Ramazan Akyildiz, Omer Ersen, Selim Kilic |
| Financial wellness awareness: A step closer to achieve Millennium Development Goals for Pakistan | |
| Rehana Rehman, Dr Shahjahan Katpar, Rakhshaan Khan, Mehwish Hussain |
| Prevalence and pattern of traumatic limb amputations in female population of Bhimber District, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan | |
| Nazish Jabeen, Sajid Malik |
| Assessment of primary health care in a rural health centre in Enugu South east Nigeria | |
| Josephat Chinawa, Awoere T Chinawa |
| Detection of renal brush border membrane enzymes for evaluation of renal injury in neonatal scleredema | |
| Qing Ren, Yongjun Zhang, Jinying Yang, Lixia Wei, Lili Zhao, Qiaozhi Yang |
| Pulmonary manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus patients with and without antiphospholipid syndrome | |
| Muhammad Afzal Hamdani, Abdul Rahman Saud Al-Arfaj, Khalid Parvez, Faisal Naseeb, Abdalla El Fateh Ibrahim, Joseph Hope Cal |
| Ultrasound-guided evaluation of the lumbar subarachnoid space in lateral and sitting positions in pregnant patients to receive elective cesarean operation | |
| Gulay Ucarli, Meltem Turkay, Sitki Nadir Sinikoglu, Aysin Alagol |
| Effects of glutamine and valsartan on the brain natriuretic peptide and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide of patients with chronic heart failure | |
| Mingliang Shao, Congxin Huang, Zhen Li, Hui Yang, Qifan Feng |
| Vitamin B12, folate and iron levels in primary nocturnal enuresis | |
| Sebahattin Albayrak, Kürsad Zengin, Serhat Tanik, Ghaniya Daar, Mustafa Yasar Ozdamar, Hasan Bakirtas, M. Abdurrahim Imamoglu, Mesut Gurdal |
| Expressions and clinical significance of serum bone Gla-protein, bone alkaline phosphatase and C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen in bone metabolism of patients with osteoporosis | |
| Dongfeng Zhao, Junsheng Wang, Yining Liu, Xinwei Liu |
| Vacuum Assisted Closure- utilization as home based therapy in the managementof complex diabetic extremity wounds | |
| Kamran Hafeez, Haroon Rashid, Ghulam Mustafa Kaim Khani, Darshan Kumar, Sunil Kumar |
| Effects of timing of vitrectomy performed for open-globe injury patients on the thickness of retinal nerve fiber layer | |
| Xiaoming Chen, Yanni Zhu, Shuqiong Hu, Yanhua Zhu |
| Rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis using Xpert MTB/RIF assay - Report from a developing country | |
| Noshin Wasim Yusuf, Shagufta Iram, Asyia Zeenat, Shahida Hussain, Maleeha Aslam |
| Ultrasound-guided bilateral greater occipital nerve block for the treatment of post-dural puncture headache | |
| Fethi Akyol, Orhan Binici, Ufuk Kuyrukluyıldız, Güldane Karabakan |
| Corneal topography analysis of stromal corneal dystrophies | |
| Yusuf Koçluk, Zuleyha Yalnız-Akkaya, Ayşe Burcu, Firdevs Örnek |
| Effects of cytotoxin-associated gene A (CagA) positive Helicobacter pylori infection on anti-platelet glycoprotein antibody producing B cells in patients with primary idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) | |
| Yuan-Shan Cheng, Li-Ping Kuang, Chun-Lan Zhuang, Jia-Dian Jiang, Man Shi |
| Serum homocysteine level in vegetariansin District Tharparker, Sindh | |
| Draneel Kapoor Rathi, Nudrat Anwar Zuberi, Muhammad Imran Rathore, Mukhtiar Baig |
| Revisiting subclavian flap repair for neonates and small infants | |
| Mustafa Kır, Baran Ugurlu, Nurettin Unal, Kivanc Metin, Nuh Yilmaz, Ozgur Kizilca |
| Journal Club presentation in research orientation at Bahria University Medical & Dental College | |
| Rabiya Rehan, Rehana Rehman, Ambreen Usmani |
| Association of SNP rs9939609 in FTO gene with metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetic subjects, rectruited from a tertiary care unit of Karachi, Pakistan | |
| Asher Fawwad, Iftikhar Ahmed Siddiqui, Nimra Fatima Zeeshan, Syed Muhammad Shahid, Sidra Siddiqui, Rubina Sabir, Abdul Basit |
| Effect of smoking on serum xanthine oxidase, malondialdehyde, ascorbic acid and α-tocopherol levels in healthy male subjects | |
| Fatehuddin Khand, Ali Akbar Shah, Tayyab Uddin Khand |
| Assessment of the Frequency of Autoantibodies in Chronic Viral Hepatitis | |
| Akif Acay, Kasim Demir, Gulsah Asik, Havva Tunay, Gursel Acarturk |
| Influence of IL-20 on lumbar disc degeneration: An experimental study | |
| Tianjing Yang, Huaqing Xu |
| Predictive value of elevated neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio for left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients withnon ST-elevated acute coronary syndrome | |
| Adem Bekler, Gokhan Erbag, Hacer Sen, Emine Gazi, Sedat Ozcan |
| Oral health knowledge of health care workers in special children’s center | |
| Amjad Hussain Wyne, Nouf Hammad, Christian Splieth |
| Stress among First and Third Year Medical Studentsat University Kebangsaan Malaysia | |
| Abdus Salam, Raynuha Mahadevan, Amir Abdul Rahman, Norsyafiqah Abdullah, Aimi Aqilah Abd Harith, Chu Pei Shan |
| Incidence of retinopathy in chronic Hepatitis C patientstreated with pegylated interferon alpha 2a and ribavirin combination therapy | |
| Muhammad Kashif, Muhammad Khurram Saleem, Imran Khan Farooka, Amina Husnain, Arif Mahmood Siddiqui |
| Short-term therapeutic effects of low-dose cytarabine plus surgical resection on elderly patients with trigeminal nerve tumor and safety observation | |
| Xiang-Sheng Li, Wei-Long Yang, Fa-Zheng Shen, Guo-Jun Gao, Ji-Wei Ma, Bao-Zhe Jin |
| An assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) towards diabetes and diabetic retinopathy in a suburban town of Karachi | |
| Muhammad Saleh Memon, Sikander Ali Shaikh, Abdul Rashid Shaikh, Muhammad Faisal Fahim, Seema N. Mumtaz, Nadeem Ahmed |
| Spinal anaesthesia for orthopaedic surgery in children with cerebral palsy: Analysis of 36 patients | |
| Ozkan Onal, Seza Apiliogulları, Ergun Gunduz, Jale Bengi Celik, Hakan Senaran |
| Frequency of gestational diabetes mellitus and the associated risk factors | |
| Nuriye Büyükkayacı Duman |
| Investigation on the IL-18 -607A/C and -137C/G on the susceptibility of ischemic stroke | |
| Shi Jin-he, Li-dan Niu, Xi-yan Chen, Jing-yu Hou, Ping Yang, Guang-peng Li |
| Mean platelet volume can predict cerebrovascular events in patients with Sickle Cell Anemia | |
| Tanju Celik, Sule Unal, Ozalp Ekinci, Cahit Ozer, Gul Ilhan, Gonül Oktay, Vefik Arica |
| Social network utilization (Facebook) & e-Professionalism among medical students | |
| Masood Jawaid, Muhammad Hassaan Khan, Shahzadi Nisar Bhutto |
Case Reports
| Laparoscopic removal of an intrauterine device from the sigmoid colon | |
| Fatih Şanlıkan, Oğuz Arslan, Muhittin Eftal Avcı, Ahmet Göçmen |
| Syphilis in pregnancy | |
| Md Mostafizur Rahman, Asrul Abdul Wahab, Umi Kalsom Ali, Marlyn Mohammad, Ezura Madiana Md. Monoto |
| A pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm caused by concurrent chemoradiation therapy for lung cancer | |
| Jung Ho Kim, Sanghoon Han |
| Differential diagnosis problems in a patient with dysphonia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia | |
| Gabriela Ariadna Gavrila, Romeo Gabriel Mihaila, Ioan Manitiu |
| Enteroscopic sclerotherapy in blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome | |
| Shoubin Ning, Yafei Zhang, Zhanfei Zu, Xuyan Mao, Gaoping Mao |
| An intractable case of suspected psoriatic arthritiscombined with Dupuytren’s disease | |
| Wen Quan Ding, Jian Hui Gu |
| Floating thrombus in the right heart associated withpulmonary embolism: The role of echocardiography | |
| Kashif Naeem |
| Pleural Fibroma: A meandering path to surgical removal | |
| Shafqat Hassan, Syed Shirjeel Husain, Muhammad Amim Anwar, Saema Saeed |
Brief Communication
| Health impacts of obesity | |
| Shirin Djalalinia, Mostafa Qorbani, Niloofar Peykari, Roya Kelishadi |
Conference Proceedings
| Second International Conference of Chief Editors of ResearchJournals organized by Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC) (Shiraz, Iran December 1-2, 2014) | |
| Shaukat Ali Jawaid |
| Reviewers for the Year 2014 | |
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