JAMC
JOURNAL OF AYUB MEDICAL COLLEGE
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Vol. 18 No. 1
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2006; 18(1)
Jan-Mar, 2006
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INDEXED IN INDEX MEDICUS AND MEDLINE
APPROVED BY THE PAKISTAN MEDICAL AND DENTAL COUNCIL AND REGISTERED WITH INTERNATIONAL SERIAL DATA SYSTEM OF FRANCE
PATRON
Muhammad Ayub
CHIEF EDITOR
Tariq S Mufti
EDITOR
Abdul Aziz Awan
PUBLICATION EDITOR
Ahmed Badar
EDITORIAL BOARD
Saqib Lodhi
M Shamim Anwar
Rahat-un-Nisa
Iftikhar Qayum
ADVISORY BOARD
Sultan Farooqi
AJ Khan
Iftikhar A Malik
JAKhan
Shuja Tahir
Muhammad Aslam
Rashid Latif
Nasimullah
Original articles
DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) gene activity in human lymphomas correlates with aberrant p53 gene expression
Iftikhar Qayum, Muhammad Ashraf
Screening for cystic fibrosis: the importance of using the correct tools
Uzma Shah, Tariq Moatter
A three-year audit of rigid oesophagoscopy at Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar
Asif Nadeem, Aamir Bilal, Kamal Afridi, Muqeetullah
The survey of changes in complete blood count and red cell indices of whole blood incubated in vitro at different
temperatures up to 48 hours
Mehdi Mahmoodi, Mohammareza Hajizadeh, Hamidreza Rashidinejad Gholamreza Asadikaram, Mohammad Khaksari,
Mohammadreza Mirzaee, Naser Seyedi, Amir Rahnema, Ahmadreza Sayadi
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome: need for early diagnosis and therapy
Humaira M Khan, Nadir A Syed, Mughis Sheerani, Bhojo Khealani, Ayeesha Kamal, Mohammad Wasay
Close association between white blood cell count and levels of serum homocysteine in end-stage renal failure patients
treating with hemodialysis
Azar Bradran, Hamid Nasri
Abruptio placentae and its complications at Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad
Iram Sarwar, Aziz un Nisa Abbasi, Ansa Islam
Effect of band ligation on portal hypertensive gastropathy and development of fundal varices
Sarwar S, Khan A.A, Alam. A, Butt A.K, Shafqat F, Malik K, Ahmad I, Niazi AK
Percutaneous radiologic gastrostomy: results and complications
Ishtiaq A Chishty, Zishan Haider, Dawar Khan, Sajida Pasha, Zafar Rafiq, Waseem Akhter
Microalbuminuria: association with ischaemic heart disease in non-diabetics
Rizwan Hashim, Shazia Nisar, Khalid ur Rehman, Naeem Naqi
COVER DESIGN
M Shamim Anwar
Homicidal deaths by firearms in Peshawar: an autopsy study
Zahid Hussain, Mian Mujahid Shah, Hakim Khan Afridi, Muhammad Arif
STATISTICAL REVIEW
Determinants of bottle use amongst economically disadvantaged mothers
Samina Shamim, S. Waseem Jamalvi, Farah Naz
Saqib Lodhi
Iftikhar Qayum
SEC. ASSISTANCE
Muhammad Ajmal
POSTAL ADDRESS
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Pakistan
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Granulomatous mastitis: a review of 14 cases
Rubab Ahmed, Faisal Sultan
Management outcome of secretory otitis media
Farida Khan, Muhammad Asif, Gulshan Hussain Farooqi, Shahid Ali Shah, Tahira Sajid, Rehman Ghani
Frequency of hypertension in stroke patients presenting at Ayub Teaching Hospital
Jehangir Khan, Attique-ur-Rehman, Ashfaq Ali Shah, Asif Jielani
Case Report
Aspergilloma in a patient with no previous history of chronic lung disease
Sadaf Sheikh, Saulat Hasnain Fatimi
Simultaneous onset of Herpes Zoster in a father and son
Naeem Raza, Nasser Rashid Dar, Amer Ejaz
Peyronie’s disease
Mirza MR, Saria MS, Mumtaz TA
An unusual case of bloody tears
Sarah Awan, Hasan Sajid Kazmi, Abdul Aziz Awan
Review Article
Vertebral body reconstruction for thoracolumbar spinal metastasis – a review of techniques
Salman Riaz, Richard Fox, Michael V Lavoie, James K. Mahood
General Section
Awards in medicine and dermatology
Khalid M.Al Aboud, Ahmad M. Al Aboud, Khalid A.Al Hawsawi, V Ramesh
Special Communication
Support with clarity: a proper trend in medical statistics
Bing A Tang
Letter to editor
Correlates of being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactive disorder in under 18 year olds - United States
Masood Ali Shaikh, Irshad Ali Shaikh