Vol. 29 No. 3 (2013): June 2013 Pak J Med Sci

May - June, 2013 Issue
Published: 2013-04-30

Original Articles

  • Academic misconduct among students in Medical Colleges of Karachi, Pakistan

    Kamran Hafeez, Muhammad Laiq uz Zaman Khan, Masood Jawaid, Saroona Haroon
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3300

  • Evidence-based health care continuing education seminars improve academic staff knowledge and attitudes in Saudi Arabia

    Saad M. Bindawas
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3299

  • Educating tomorrow

    Nazish Imran, Muhammad Awais Aftab, Imran Ijaz Haider, Anam Farhat
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3642

  • Identification of technical item flaws leads to improvement of the quality of single best Multiple Choice Questions

    Humaira Fayyaz Khan, Khalid Farooq Danish, Azra Saeed Awan Saeed Awan Awan, Masood Anwar Anwar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.2993

  • An investigation for public acceptance of laparoendoscopic single-site surgery

    Dong Wang, Hong-Wei Hou, Zhen-Ling Ji
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3272

  • Comparison Between Double J (DJ) Ureteral Stenting and Percutaneous Nephrostomy (PCN) in Obstructive Uropathy

    Iftikhar Ahmad, Mudassar Saeed Pansota
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3563

  • Risk assessment of patients with diabetes for foot ulcers according to risk classification consensus of international working group on diabetic foot (IWGDF)

    Hajieh Shahbazian, Leila Yazdanpanah, Seyed Mahmuod Latifi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3473

  • Association between neurological and rheumatological manifestations in vitamin D deficiency and vitamin D levels

    Faiza Abdulaziz Qari, Faiza A. Qari
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3447

  • Are rural South African children abdominally obese?

    Daniel Ter Goon, AL Toriola, VK Moselakgomo, BS Shaw, FC Anyanwu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3136

  • Improvement in JOA score of treatment for complex atlas-axis fractures

    Yu Fu, Zhen-Ming Hu, Hong-jun Huo, Xuejun Yang, Ting Hao, Wan-lin Liu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.2995

  • Paternal factors in spontaneous first trimester miscarriage

    Riffat Jaleel, Ayesha Khan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3388

  • Uterine rupture revisited: Predisposing factors, clinical features, management and outcomes from a tertiary care center in Turkey

    Abdulkadir Turgut, Ali Ozler, Mehmet Siddik Evsen, Hatice Ender Soydinc, Neval Yaman Goruk, Talip Karacor, Talip Gul
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3625

  • Psoralen-ultraviolet a treatment with Psoralen-ultraviolet B therapy in the treatment of psoriasis

    Sadaf Asim, Sitwat Ahmed, Najam us Sehar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.2622

  • XPG is a novel biomarker of clinical outcome in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer

    Yuli Yi, Sun Zhe
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3664

  • Detection of extended-spectrum ?-lactamases in Klebsiella pneumoniae: Comparison of phenotypic characterization methods

    Hasan Ejaz, Ikram ul Haq, Saqib Mahmood, Aizza Zafar, Muhammad Mohsin Javed
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3576

  • Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody is a good indicator for the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis

    Md Mostafizur Rahman
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.2924

  • The role of DEK protein in hepatocellular carcinoma for progression and prognosis

    Li-juan Lin, Li-tian Chen
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3345

  • Emerging patterns in clinico-pathological spectrum of Oral Cancers

    Saadia Aamir, Talat Mirza, M Aamir Mirza, Masood Qureshi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3453

  • Detection of SHV type extended-spectrum B-lactamase and risk factors in pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates

    Nasrin Bahmani, Rashid Ramazanzadeh
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3263

  • The impact of medical insurance policies on the hospitalization services utilization of people with schizophrenia: A case study in Changsha, China

    Yi Feng, Xianjun Xiong, Qiuji Xue, Lan Yao, Fei Luo, Li Xiang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3273

  • Biliary bypass surgery – Analysis of indications & outcome of different procedures

    K.Altaf Talpur, Arshad Mahmood Malik, Amir Iqbal Memon, Ahmed Khan Sangrasi, Abdul Aziz Leghari, Jawed Naeem Qureshi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3394

  • Symptoms and quality of life before and after stem cell transplantation in Cancer

    Özlem Ovayolu, Nimet Ovayolu, Emine Kaplan, Mustafa Pehlivan, Gülendam Karadağ
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3290

  • 25-Hydroxyvitamin D is closely related with the function of the pancreatic islet β cells

    Jingjing Guo, Zhengda Xiao, Xia Xue, Xin Liu, Yong Lu, Xiao Yin, Kun Ma
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.2982

  • Pattern of presentation of cervical carcinoma at Nuclear Institute of Medicine and Radiotherapy, Pakistan

    Nousheen Aziz Memon, Sajida Yousfani
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3293

  • Urinary incontinence in women: prevalence rates,risk factors and impact on quality of life

    Nazli Sensoy, Nurhan Dogan, Burcu Ozek, Leyla Karaaslan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3404

  • Effect of Xeroderma pigmentosum complementationgroup F polymorphisms and H.pylori infection on the risk of gastric cancer

    Zhang Li-li, Fang Yang, Ting-min Chang, Shu-ping Dong, Ying-ying Fan, Ting Lu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3480

  • Pre dialysis care and types of vascular access employed in incident hemodialysis patients: A study from Pakistan

    Sumbal Nasir Mahmood, Kunwer Naveed Mukhtar, Nousheen Iqbal, Syed Farrukh Umair
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3385

  • Evaluation of unintentional injuries sustained by children:A hospital based study from Ankara-Turkey

    Birgul Piyal
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3150

  • Efficacy of linezolid on gram-positive bacterial infection in elderly patients and the risk factors associated with thrombocytopenia

    Li-Qing Bi, Jing Zhou, Ming Huang, Su-Ming Zhou
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.2925

  • Socio-demographic risk factors of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

    Radhia Khan, Khurshid Ali, Zakkia Khan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3629

  • Efficacy of treatment with glucosamine sulfate in patients with knee effusion due to osteoarthritis

    Murat Korkmaz, Fatih Karasalan, Yalçın Erdoğan, Esef Bolat, Seyhan Karaçavuş, Hafize K?z?lkaya, İlhan G
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3463

  • Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of aerobic microbial isolates in a clinical laboratory in Karachi - Pakistan

    Rubina Sabir
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3187

Clinical Case Series

  • Case series of syphilis and HIV co-infections

    Md Mostafizur Rahman, Asrul Abdul Wahab, Marlyn Mohammad, Salasawati Hussin
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3346

Review Article

  • The fiery landscape of depression: A review of the inflammatory hypothesis

    Ali Madeeh Hashmi, Muhammad Awais Aftab, Nauman Mazhar, Muhammad Umair, Zeeshan Butt
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3357

  • A meta-analysis on the EBV DNA and VCA-IgA in diagnosis of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

    Shujuan Yang, Changxin Song
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.2907

  • Platelet receptors: An instrumental of platelet physiology

    Muhammad Saboor, Qamar Ayub, Samina Ilyas, . Moinuddin
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3497

Short Communication

  • Anaplastic solitary plasmacytoma of mandible, masquerading as sarcoma

    Negar Azarpira, Mohamad Javad Ashraf, Bijan Khademi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3406

  • Lumbar hernia associated with chronic obstructivepulmonary disease (COPD)

    Tao Xu, Shuwei Zhang, Huaying Wang, Wanjun Yu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3232

Case Reports

  • Encephalitis followed by optic neuritis: A case report and review of literature

    Shariful Hasan, Hamidon Bin Basri, Lim Poh Hin, Johnson Stanslas
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3475

  • Migration of fully deployed stent after intracoronary glyceryl trinitrate administration: An unusual percutaneous coronary intervention complication

    Murat Celik, Uygar Cagdas Yuksel, Yalcin Gokoglan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3205

  • Omphalomesenteric duct cyst in an omphalocele: A rare association

    Yousuf Aziz Khan, Mumtaz Ahmed Qureshi, Jamshed Akhtar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3581

  • Occluded middle cerebral artery vascular stump mimicking aneurysm: Case report and review of literature

    Jinlu Yu, Yang Zhang, Honglei Wang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.2839

Correspondence

  • The problem with peripherally inserted central catheters in China

    Zhoupeng Wu, Jichun Zhao
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3741