JPMA - Journal Of Pakistan Medical Association

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ISSN (Print): 0030-9982; ISSN (Linking): 0030-9982-L

August 2017, Volume 67, Issue 8

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Frequency of different blood groups and its association with BMI and blood pressure among the female medical students of Faisalabad

Shireen Jawed , et al

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Ischaemic stroke and peripheral artery disease

Attiya Sabeen Rahman , et al

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Knowledge, attitude and perceptions of Muslim cancer patients regarding cancer treatment during Ramadan: Results from a tertiary care hospital Karachi

Afshan Asghar Rasheed , et al

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Frequency of postpartum depression and its association with breastfeeding: A cross-sectional survey at immunization clinics in Islamabad, Pakistan

Sadia Shah , et al

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Use of colistin for the treatment of multi drug resistant isolates in neonates

Shehla Choudhry , et al

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Antibiotics susceptibility patterns of uropathogenic E. coli with special reference to fluoroquinolones in different age and gender groups

Imran Ali , et al

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Correlates of home and hospital delivery in Pakistan

Zainab Parveen , et al

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Sero-surveillance of dengue in the city Lahore, Pakistan

Ejaz Mahmood Ahmad Qureshi , et al

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Clinical manifestations of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Adnan Khan , et al

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Maternal health status in terms of utilisation of antenatal, natal and postnatal services in a Periurban setting of Islamabad: A community based survey

Sajida Naseem , et al

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Principled physicians are not born-they are mentored: Medical students perception of the values and need of mentors at the College of Medicine, Saudi Arabia

Kamran Sattar , et al

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The malpractices of student nurses in clinical practice in Turkey and their causes

Havva Ozturk , et al

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Clinical and histopathological features of breast cancer in Jordan: Experience from a tertiary care hospital

Fatima Obeidat , et al

JCR IMPACT
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0.781

JCR 5-YEAR
IMPACT FACTOR

0.928

H INDEX

43

SJR

0.24

Editorial

Experiential learning of professionalism in icu using interprofessionalism

Shahla Siddiqui

In many clinical practice environments, newly graduated doctors are required to effectively manage acute care situations, communicating with distressed families and to work with multi-professional teams in the acute settings.¹ Presently,
professionali

Poor selection criteria for university vice chancellors in Pakistan

Sultan Ayoub Meo

Pakistan is a home of more than 200 million people and 183 chartered universities.¹ Pakistan\\\'s education spending has multiplied since the year 2000.In the current federal budget of year 2016-2017, the government has allocate

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Role of sociocultural perceptions in malnutrition of children under the age of 5 years in a semi-urban community of Pakistan

Umme Kulsoom Khattak , et al

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Pulse oximetry as a screening tool for critical congenital heart defects in newborns

Muhammad Shahzad , et al

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Molecular characterisation of isoniazid resistant clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Bashir Ahmad , et al

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Knowledge around back pain and spinal disorders among Saudi patients: A cross-sectional study

Waleed Mohammad Awwad , et al

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IN THIS ISSUE

Short Reports

Effect of obesity on academic grades among Saudi female medical students at College of Medicine, King Saud University: Pilot study

Faryal Suraya , et al

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Spatial distribution of health consultations in the past two weeks by provider type and district: Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey 2014-15

Masood Ali Shaikh , et al

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Short Communication

Combating Zika virus through health counseling interventions

Anthony Ukachukwu Okere , et al

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Case Series

Upper gastrointestinal tract symptoms are predictors of postoperative large pericardial effusion in cardiac surgery

Muhammad Sher-i-Murtaza , et al

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Nosocomial spondylodiscitis after intradiscal electrothermal therapy: Case series

Vuslat Kecik Bosnak , et al

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Short Review

The need for dietary guidelines in Pakistan

Romaina Iqbal , et al

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Short-term outcomes after hepatic resection : perspective from a developing country

Saleema Begum , et al

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Present tendencies of elective caesarean delivery in Romania: Geographic, social and economic factors

Cringu Antoniu Ionescu , et al

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KAP Education

Reproductive health issues in Pakistan; do myths take precedence over medical evidence?

Khaula Atif , et al

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Measuring empathy of medical students studying different curricula; a causal comparative study

Ayesha Ayub , et al

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REVIEW ARTICLES

Review Articles

Reusing dialyzer in low income countries: A good cost saving tactic with complex ethics

Murtaza Fakhruddin Dhrolia , et al

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CASE REPORTS

Spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality (SCIWORA) in adults: A report of two cases

Adil Aziz Khan , et al

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Intramedullary cavernoma with extralesional haemorrhage

Naureen Farhan Ahmed , et al

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Late-onset Hirayama disease presenting with ulnar neuropathy: A case report

Meral Bilgilisoy Filiz , et al

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Breast cancer in a patient with Kindlers syndrome

Itrat Mehdi , et al

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Metformin use in renal disease

Muniba Khan , et al

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Adequate social support as the predictor of patient\'s quality of life

Dania Javaid , et al

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Patient safety practices among nurses - perspectives from Islamabad and Rawalpindi

Aisha Zubair , et al

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STUDENTS' CORNER

Comparison of patients satisfaction levels in public and private tertiary care centres

Ali Ghazanfar , et al

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A dire need for HIV awareness in Pakistan

Aila Malik , et al

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