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International Journal of General Medicine
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Editor in Chief Professor Scott Fraser
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Original ResearchA 25-year trace of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus dissemination in a geriatric hospital in Japan
Fuminori Sakai, Hideaki Hanaki, Kazunari Barada, et al
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:399-405
09 December 2010
Case report
Unresolved abdominal mass in an adult cryptorchid testis: a case report
Ali Asghar Darzi, Arsalan Aliramaji, Mir Saeid Ramezani
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:395-398
07 December 2010
Expert Opinion
Endobronchial valves: an emerging therapeutic alternative to VATS for the surgical management of advanced emphysema
Shailendra Kapoor
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:393-394
07 December 2010
Original Research
Duodenal administered seal oil for patients with subjective food hypersensitivity: an explorative open pilot study
Kine Gregersen, Ragna A Lind, Jørgen Valeur, et al
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:383-392
06 December 2010
Short Report
Use of the Joint British Society cardiovascular risk calculator before initiating statins for primary prevention in hospital medicine: experience from a large university teaching hospital
Pankaj Garg, Prashanth Raju, Ewa Sondej, et al
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:379-382
19 November 2010
Case report
Sertraline-induced pseudocholinesterase enzyme deficiency
Beyazit Zencirci
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:375-378
16 November 2010
Original Research
Are Doppler ultrasonography parameters symmetric between the right and left kidney?
Khalil Ansarin, Abolhassan Shakeri Bavil, Kamyar Ghabili, et al
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:371-373
16 November 2010
Original Research
Exercise prescription for Iranian midlife women
Khadigeh Mirzaii Najmabadi
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:365-369
19 November 2010
Case report
Marfan syndrome with acute abdomen: a case report
Beyazit Zencirci
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:359-363
10 November 2010
Review
Appropriate use of endoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases: up-to-date indications for primary care providers
Vien X Nguyen, Vi Thuy Le Nguyen, Cuong C Nguyen
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:345-357
01 November 2010
Review
Obesity and respiratory diseases
Christopher Zammit, Helen Liddicoat, Ian Moonsie, et al
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:335-343
20 October 2010
Short Report
Nasopharyngeal bursitis: from embryology to clinical presentation
AE El-Shazly, S Barriat, PP Lefebvre
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:331-334
19 October 2010
Evidence to Practice
New emerging drug-resistant malaria
Viroj Wiwanitkit
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:327-329
11 October 2010
Original Research
Neuropeptide Y level in paraventricular nucleus of experimental diabetic rats: correlation with sympathetic activity and body weight
Pallab K Ganguly
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:321-325
28 September 2010
Case report
Remitting–relapsing multiple sclerosis patient refractory to conventional treatments and bone marrow transplantation who responded to natalizumab
Athanasia Mouzaki, Maria Koutsokera, Zoe Dervilli, et al
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:313-320
23 September 2010
Review
Long-term management of chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura in adults
Javier Palau, Isidro Jarque, Miguel A Sanz
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:305-311
22 September 2010
Review
Comparison of pain perception between open and minimally invasive surgery in total knee arthroplasty
Biagio Moretti, Elsa Vitale, Antonio Esposito, et al
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:297-304
22 September 2010
Review
Update on transfusion solutions during surgery: review of hydroxyethyl starches 130/0.4
Ornella Piazza, Giuliana Scarpati, Rosalba Tufano
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:287-295
28 September 2010
Original Research
A prospective echocardiographic evaluation of pulmonary hypertension in chronic hemodialysis patients in the United States: prevalence and clinical significance
Kumudha Ramasubbu, Anita Deswal, Cheryl Herdejurgen
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:279-286
07 September 2010
Case report
High plasma concentration of beta-D-glucan after administration of sizofiran for cervical cancer
Hirokazu Tokuyasu, Kenichi Takeda, Yuji Kawasaki, et al
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:273-277
06 September 2010
Original Research
Traditional and new strategies in the primary prevention of eating disorders: a comparative study in Spanish adolescents
Ignacio Jáuregui Lobera, Pilar León Lozano, Patricia Bolaños Ríos, et al.
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:263-272
01 September 2010
Review
Optimal management of carpal tunnel syndrome
Shimpei Ono, Philip J Clapham, Kevin C Chung
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:255-261
26 August 2010
Original Research
Anthroposophic therapy for attention deficit hyperactivity: A two-year prospective study in outpatients
Harald J Hamre, Claudia M Witt, Gunver S Kienle, et al
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:239-253
17 August 2010
Original Research
Perspectives on use of personal alarms by older fallers
Kylie Johnston, Karen Grimmer-Somers, Michele Sutherland
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:231-237
11 August 2010
Short Report
The Delphi process: a solution for reviewing novel grant applications
Cath Holliday, Monica Robotin
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:225-230
04 August 2010
Short Report
Substantial decline in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among California’s children and adolescents
Lu Shi, Jeroen van Meijgaard
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:221-224
04 August 2010
Review
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the treatment of patients with bullous emphysema
Kuan-Chun Lin, Shi-Ping Luh
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:215-220
06 August 2010
Evidence to Practice
Treatment of lumbar disc herniation: Evidence-based practice
Andrew J Schoenfeld, Bradley K Weiner
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:209-214
09 July 2010
Original Research
Patient preference for needleless factor VIII reconstitution device: the Italian experience
Roberto Musso, Rita Santoro, Antonio Coppola, et al
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:203-208
08 July 2010
Case report
Prenatal diagnosis of fetal hemivertebra at 20 weeks’ gestation with literature review
Michail Varras, Christodoulos Akrivis
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:197-201
05 July 2010
Case report
Long term chemoradiotherapy-related dental and skeletal complications in a young female with nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Ioulia Ioannidou-Marathiotou, Kyriaki Pistevou-Gompaki, Nikolaos Eleftheriadis, et al
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:187-196
22 June 2010
Original Research
Olfactory dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease: Benefits of quantitative odorant examination
Yuji Kawase, Kazuko Hasegawa, Noriko Kawashima, et al
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:181-185
30 June 2010
Review
Burden of diabetes in the adult Chinese population: A systematic literature review and future projections
Changyu Pan, Shuhua Shang, Wilhelm Kirch, et al
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:173-179
22 June 2010
Mini-review
Management of osteoporotic vertebral fractures
Yannis Dionyssiotis
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:167-171
28 June 2010
Rapid Communication
"Later, lazier, and unluckier”: a heuristic profile of high vulnerability is an independent predictor of uncontrolled blood pressure (the PREVIEW study)
Ivo Abraham, Christopher Lee, MinKyoung Song, et al
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:163-166
22 June 2010
Case report
Amoxicillin-induced aseptic meningoencephalitis
Radi Shahien, Vetaly Vieksler, Abdalla Bowirrat
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:157-162
04 June 2010
Case report
Safe spinal anesthesia in a woman with chronic renal failure and placenta previa
Beyazit Zencirci
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:153-156
27 May 2010
Review
The role of transdermal estrogen sprays and estradiol topical emulsion in the management of menopause-associated vasomotor symptoms
Amy M Egras, Elena M Umland
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:147-151
10 May 2010
Case report
Overlap of primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis – a rare coincidence or a new syndrome
Arun Jeevagan
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:143-146
13 May 2010
Original Research
Clinical features of spontaneous hypothyroidism in one physician’s practice in Jamaica
Rosemarie A Wright-Pascoe
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:137-141
19 May 2010
Original Research
Evaluation of toxicological and antioxidant potential of Nardostachys jatamansi in reversing haloperidol-induced catalepsy in rats
A S Rasheed, S Venkataraman, K N Jayaveera, et al
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:127-136
06 May 2010
Original Research
The impact of arm position and pulse pressure on the validation of a wrist-cuff blood pressure measurement device in a high risk population
Ali Reza Khoshdel, Shane Carney, Alastair Gillies
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:119-125
11 March 2010
Case report
Surgical treatment of elephantiasis of the feet in congenital lymphedema to facilitate the use of a compression mechanism
José Maria Pereira de Godoy, Lina MO Azoubel, Maria de Fátima Guerreiro Godoy
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:115-118
05 March 2010
Original Research
Assessment of exercise capacity in African patients with chronic heart failure using six minutes walk test
Rufus A Adedoyin, Samuel A Adeyanju, Michael O Balogun, et al
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:109-113
25 February 2010
Original Research
Cough and asthma diagnosis: physicians’ diagnosis and treatment of patients complaining of acute, subacute and chronic cough in rural areas of Japan
Akira Yamasaki, Keichi Hanaki, Katsuyuki Tomita, et al
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:101-107
03 March 2010
Short Report
Kampo medicines improved blood test and QOL in two vasculitis cases of Churg–Strauss syndrome and Henoch–Shönlein purpura after inadequate treatment with conventional therapies
Yasuyo Hijikata, Yumiko Ikemoto, Urara Kohdera
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:93-99
18 February 2010
Review
Treatment of congestion in upper respiratory diseases
Eli O Meltzer, Fernan Caballero, Leonard M Fromer, et al
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:69-91
17 February 2010
Review
Diagnostic strategies in nasal congestion
John Krouse, Valerie Lund, Wytske Fokkens, et al
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:59-67
17 February 2010
Review
Pathophysiology of nasal congestion
Robert M Naclerio, Claus Bachert, James N Baraniuk
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:47-57
17 February 2010
Review
Epidemiology and burden of nasal congestion
Michael Stewart, BJ Ferguson, Len Fromer
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:37-45
17 February 2010
Original Research
The burden of managing pleural effusions in patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia post-imatinib failure: A literature-based economic analysis
Jennifer Stephens, Kimbach Tran Carpiuc, Marc Botteman
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:31-36
22 December 2009
Original Research
Computed axial tomography evidence of left atrial enlargement: a predictor of elevated pulmonary capillary wedge pressure in pulmonary hypertension
Z Safdar, MF Katz, AE Frost
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:23-29
22 December 2009
Case report
Synchronous bilateral breast cancer in a patient with Klinefelter’s syndrome
H M R Hoque, A Kothari, H Hamed, et al
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:19-21
17 December 2009
Review
Hip fracture epidemiological trends, outcomes, and risk factors, 1970–2009
Ray Marks
International Journal of General Medicine 2010, 3:1-17
17 December 2009
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