Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Issue 04 · Volume 11 · December 2019 DOI: 10.1055/s-012-54212

Editorial

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Elkhammas, Elmahdi; Beshyah, Salem: Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at 11 years of age

View Point

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Elkhammas, Elmahdi; Beshyah, Salem; Abdelmannan, Dima: Implication of the 2023 education commission for foreign medical graduates policy changes for medical education in developing countries

Commentary

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Shamsi, Fahad; Traina, Mahmoud: Sacrificing heart and air pipes for a waterpipe: A rising epidemic

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Lakhdar, Abdulfattah: The Year in Ramadan Fasting and Health: Changing Perspectives and a Slow Pace!

Invited Review

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Mogassabi, Waqar; Hassen, Sara; Mahadik, Sahar; Mubarak, Reem; Ibrahim, Wanis: Acute and long-term effects of water pipe smoking on the respiratory system: A narrative review

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Beshyah, Salem; Badi, Amal; El-Ghul, Ashraf; Gabroun, Ahmed; Dougman, Khaled; Eledrisi, Mohsen: The Year in “Ramadan Fasting and Health” (2018): A Narrative Review

Original Article

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El-Shareif, Hawa: Prevalence, pattern, and attitudes of smoking among libyan diabetic males: A clinic-based study

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George, Saibu; Thomas, Merlin; Rafiqui, Sumaira; Al Maslamani, Muna; Elzouki, Abdel-Naser: Procalcitonin and other inflammatory markers in patients with sepsis and septic shock: A single-center experience

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Bukhatwa, Samar; Eldressi, Sabah; Elzlitni, Naeima: Macular thickness in healthy Libyan adults measured by optical coherence tomography

Case Report

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Bennour, Anwaar; Dughman, Anas; Elkhashmee, Asmaa: Retropharyngeal soft-tissue mass with multiple cranial neuropathies

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Elarabi, Amal; Saad, Zinab; Sagher, Fauzi: Hepatitis A-associated cholestasis and aplastic anemia

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Fathalla, Waseem; Salman, Farah: “Neurodevelopmental disorder with microcephaly, epilepsy, and brain atrophy” with a novel mutation

Conference Highlights

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Alsaffar, Hussain; Beshyah, Salem: Gulf X-linked hypophosphatemia preceptorship: July 4–6, 2019, Bicêtre Paris sud hospital, Paris, France

Letter to Editor

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Rissardo, Jamir; Fornari Caprara, Ana: Neurological Manifestations in Takayasu Arteritis: An Overview