March - April 2015 Pak J Med Sci
Table of Contents
Conference Proceedings
| Second International Conference on Publication Ethics organized by Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (Shiraz - Iran December 4-5, 2014) | |
| Shaukat Ali Jawaid |
Original Articles
| Diagnostic accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in assessment of Meniscal and ACL tear: Correlation with arthroscopy | |
| Jamal Yaqoob, Muhammad Shahbaz Alam, Nadeem Khalid |
| Single nucleotide polymorphisms of nucleotide excision repairand homologous recombination repair pathways and their role in the risk of osteosarcoma | |
| Guojun Jin, Min Wang, Weida Chen, Wei Shi, Jiapeng Yin, Wang Gang |
| Differential immune cell densities in ductal carcinoma In-Situ and invasive breast cancer: Possible role of leukocytes in early stages of carcinogenesis | |
| Bushra Sikandar, Muhammad Asif Qureshi, Talat Mirza, Saeed Khan, Lubna Avesi |
| Clinical significance of COX-2, GLUT-1 and VEGF expressions in endometrial cancer tissues | |
| Xiaoping Ma, Yuzuo Hui, Li Lin, Yu Wu, Xian Zhang, Peishu Liu |
| Frequency of ICD-10 psychiatric diagnosisin children with intellectual disability in Lahore, Pakistan & Caregivers Perspective | |
| Nazish Imran, Muhammad Waqar Azeem, Ahsan Sattar, Mohammad Riaz Bhatti |
| Impact of polymorphisms of the DNA repair gene XRCC1 and their role in the risk of prostate cancer | |
| Haipeng Zhu, Tao Jiu, Dong Wang |
| Scrub typhus associated hepatic dysfunctionand abdominal CT findings | |
| Manje Park, Hyounsoo Lee, Sanggoon Shim, Sohee Kim |
| Effect of preemptive analgesia with intravenous oxycodone in the patients undergoing laparoscopic resection of ovarian tumor | |
| Na Wang, Yuantao Wang, Lei Pang, Jinguo Wang |
| Malabsorption of iron as a cause of iron deficiencyanemia in postmenopausal women | |
| Khansa Qamar, Muhammad Saboor, Fatima Qudsia, Shafi Muhammad Khosa, Moinuddin Moinuddin, Muhammad Usman |
| A comparison study on the clinical effects of foscarnet sodium injection and interferon on human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients complicated with herpes zoster | |
| Yuan-Yuan Qu, Xiongming Pu, Xiao-Jing Kang, Cai-Xia An |
| Vaginal micronized progesterone capsule versus vaginal progesterone gel for lutheal support in normoresponder IVF/ICSI-ET cycles | |
| Kenan Sofuoglu, Ä°smet GÃœN, Sadik Sahin, Okan Ozden, Oktay Tosun, Mustafa Eroglu |
| Clinical outcomes of low-dose leflunomide for rheumatoidarthritis complicated with Hepatitis B virus carriage and safety observation | |
| Ming-Hua Xu, Meng Chen, Yun Cai, Yan-Hui Jia |
| The prevalence of dyspepsia symptoms and its correlation with the quality of life among Qashqai Turkish migrating nomads in Fars Province, Southern Iran | |
| Seyed Jalil Masoumi, Davood Mehrabani, Fariba Moradi, Najaf Zare, Mehdi Saberi-Firouzi, Zohreh Mazloom |
| Prevalence and associated factors of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) among medical laboratory staff at King Saud University Hospitals, KSA | |
| Shaik Shaffi Ahamed, Bardeesi Anas M, Altwair Aref A, AlMubarak Abdulrahman A |
| Comparing the effects of Osteoporosis Prevention ExerciseProtocol (OPEP) versus walking in the prevention of osteoporosis in younger females | |
| Rabail Rani Soomro, Syed Imran Ahmed, Muhammad Khan |
| Antibiotic resistance pattern of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from urine samples of Urinary Tract Infections patients in Karachi, Pakistan | |
| Dania Aijaz Shah, Shehnaz Wasim, Farhan Essa Abdullah |
| Comparison of therapeutic effects of anterior decompressionand posterior decompression on thoracolumbar spine fracture complicated with spinal nerve injury | |
| Hongxun Cui, Jiayi Guo, Lei Yang, Yanxing Guo, Malong Guo |
| Is rapid antibacterial susceptibility testing medium reliable for routine laboratory practices? | |
| Gülhan Yagmur, Baris Derya Ercal, Zafer Mengeloglu, Fatma Mutlu Sarigüzel, Elife Berk, Derya Saglam |
| Association between serum total testosterone and Body Mass Index in middle aged healthy men | |
| Muhammad Omar Shamim, Farooq Munfaet Ali Khan, Rabia Arshad |
| Frequency of placenta previa in previously scarred and non scarred uterus | |
| Tayyaba Majeed, Fatima Waheed, Zahid Mahmood, Kanwal Saba, Hamis Mahmood, Mulazim Hussain Bukhari |
| Investigation on the role of VEGF gene polymorphismsin the risk of osteosarcoma | |
| Zhang Yao-nan, Zhao Li-lian, Wang Lin, Shi Lei |
| Association of geographical distribution of air quality index and type 2 diabetes mellitus in Isfahan, Iran | |
| Azadeh Tahmasebi, Mohammad Mehdi Amin, Parinaz Poursafa, Bijan Iraj, Hamidreza Sadehiyan, Roya Kelishadi, Babak Sadeghian |
| Cervical length versus vaginal PH in the second trimester as preterm birth predictor | |
| Fatemeh Foroozanfard, Zohreh Tabasi, Elaheh Mesdaghinia, Mojtaba Sehat, Mehrdad Mahdian |
| Level of perioperative B-type natriuretic peptide associates with heart function after on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery on a beating heart | |
| Baocai Wang, Zhaoyun Cheng, Zhenwei Ge, Bangtian Peng, Ziniu Zhao, Xiaoqiang Quan |
| Adverse fetomaternal outcome among pregnant overweight women | |
| Shazia Awan, Seema Bibi, Asad ullah Makhdoom, Sumaiya Farooq, Syed Muhammad Tahir, Roshan Ara Qazi |
| Orofacial findings associated with obstructive sleep apnea in a group of Saudi Children | |
| Nouf Saleh AlHammad, Lujain A. Hakeem, Fouad S. Salama |
| Depression in Rheumatoid Arthritis and its relation to disease activity | |
| Muhammad Yaser Imran, Saira Elaine Anwer Khan, Nighat Mir Ahmad, Sumaira Farman Raja, Muhammad Ahmed Saeed, Imran Ijaz Haider |
| Study on relationships among deep vein thrombosis, homocysteine & related B group vitamins | |
| Meral Ekim, Hasan Ekim, Yunus Keser Yılmaz, Bahadır Külah, Muhammet Fevzi Polat, Ayşe Yeşim Göçmen |
| Seroprevalence rate of Poliovirus antibodies among the Healthy and Protein Energy Malnutrition children | |
| Aliya Yousuf, Syed Skindar Ali Shah, Syed Imtiaz Ahmed Jaffery, Syed Azher Ahmed, M.A Basit Khan, Mohammad Aslam |
| Postnatal depression among women availing maternal health services in a rural hospital in South India | |
| Avita Johnson, Serin Edwin, Nayanthara Joachim, Geethu Mathew, Shwetha Ajay, Bobby Joseph |
| Environmental, urinary iodine status and prevalenceof goitre among schoolchildren in a high altitude area of Saudi Arabia | |
| Mohamed Salah Omar, Dalia El-Sayed Desouky |
| Comparison of primary coronary percutaneous coronaryintervention between Diabetic Men and Women with acute myocardial infarction | |
| Heng-Liang Liu, Yang Liu, Guo-Ying Geng, Zhi-Fang Zhang, Song-Bin Jing, Ning Ba, Wei Guo |
| Evaluation of root canal morphology of maxillary molars using cone beam computed tomography | |
| Mothanna Alrahabi, Muhammad Sohail Zafar |
| Diagnostic dilemmas in Intraductal papillomas of the breast - Experience at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in the Sultanate of Oman | |
| ADIL Al Jarrah Al Ajmi, Kamran Ahmad Malik, Husam Jamil, Zoheb Jaffer, Sukhpal Sawhney, Ritu Lakhtakia |
| How frequently external ventricular drainage device should be changed in children with ventriculoperitonel shunt infection? | |
| İsmail Gülşen, Hakan AK, Nihat Demir, Enver Sösüncü, Mehmet Arslan |
| Typhidot - A blessing or a menace | |
| Khalid Mehmood, Ayesha sundus, Iftikhar Haider Naqvi, Mohammad Faisal Ibrahim, Osama Siddique, Nida Faisal Ibrahim |
| Association of breast arterial calcification andosteoporosis in Turkish women | |
| Nesrin Atci, Eda Elverici, Raziye Keskin Kurt, Derya Ozen, Ebru Unlu, Levent Araz |
| Consequences of traffic noise in residents of Karachi, Pakistan | |
| Imtiaz Ather Siddiqui, Sohaib Nizami, Rida Rouf Chandio, Saad Nizami, Nazish Sikandetr, Sana Ashraf |
| Analysis of deep venous thrombosis after Gynecological surgery: A clinical study of 498 cases | |
| Lihua Zhang, Xiancui Liu, Yunxia Xue |
| Effect of course coordinator behavior and motivation on students’ achievement: Results from five curriculum blocks of two undergraduate student cohorts at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University of Health Sciences | |
| Ibrahim Al-Alwan, Lubna Ansari Baig, Motasim Badri, Mohi eldin Magzoub, Sarah Alyousif |
| Glomerular diseases outcome at one yearin a tertiary care centre | |
| Huma Mamun Mahmud, Darshan Kumar, Humera Irum, Syed Farman Ali |
Review Article
| An overview of smoking practices in Pakistan | |
| Noreen Shah, Saad Siddiqui |
| Steroid-induced ischemic bone necrosis of femoral head: Treatment strategies | |
| Bin Wu, Zhong Dong, Shuyuan Li, Hongmei Song |
Case Reports
| A rare case of bilateral bronchial foreign body | |
| Zhigang Zhao, Qian Gao, Penglong Song |
| A rare case of paralysis in an endemic area | |
| Bulent Yardimci, Rumeyza Kazancioglu |
Special Communications
| Ebola Virus: The need to take some preventive measures | |
| Mohammad Dilawar Jan, Rafay Ahmed, Urooj Zafar |
| Use of Corticosteroids in the management of Idiopathic Pulmonary Haemosiderosis: Do we have enough evidence | |
| Ammara Mushtaq, Subika Khatoon, Muhammad Asif Qureshi |
Publication Audit
| Publication Audit - a useful tool to evaluate progress and plan for the future | |
| Shaukat Ali Jawaid |
