OBJECTIVES Since last decade, Saudi Arabia has been swiftly moving ahead to promote an education and research in the country. This study aimed to investigate the research outcome of Saudi Arabia in medical sciences during the period 1996-2012. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this study, the research papers published in various global science journals during the period 1996-2012 were accessed. We reco...

1. FOREMAN GE. Journal coverage in the nursing indexes: International Nursing Index and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. Med Ref Serv Q 1983 spring; 2(l):1-6. 2. CALDWELL J, ELLINGSON C. A comparison of overlap: ERIC and Psychological Abstracts. Database 1979 Jun;2(2):62-7. 3. BRANDON AN, HILL DR. Selected list of books and journals in allied health sciences. Bull Med L...

OBJECTIVE Medical personnel are at risk of musculoskeletal disorders but little is known whether the risk of musculoskeletal disorders were different among various medical professions. Therefore, this study compared the risk of musculoskeletal disorders among personnel of 10 different medical professions in Taiwan using a nationwide health claims database. METHODS Data from the 2000-2010 Taiw...

Due to an increase in the need for allied health professionals, there is a growing interest to assess the allied health workforce and its employment needs. This is especially true in medically underserved rural areas where there is a critical shortage of allied health professionals. A survey was sent to allied health administrators across a variety of allied health disciplines working in Tennes...

Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS) commonly occurs in older adults with visual impairments, particularly those with age-related macular degeneration. It is characterized by complex visual hallucinations in individuals without mental disorders. The authors explore diagnostic criteria, demographic characteristics, clinical features, theories of pathogenesis, and management options for people who are d...

background: cardiac failure is the major lethal consequence of aluminum phosphide (alp) poisoning. this study was designed to determine the frequency of cardiac arrhythmias in patients with alp poisoning. methods: in this prospective cross-sectional study, patients with definitive history of alp poisoning treated at emergency department of allied hospital faisalabad, faisalabad, pakistan, from ...

This special issue of NeuroRehabilitation provides a comprehensive overview of vestibular rehabilitation therapy in treatment of balance disorders. The first routine use of vestibular rehabilitation exercises was described more than sixty years ago by Cooksey (Proc. Roy. Soc Med, 39 (1946) 273–278) to alleviate vertigo after surgical labyrinthectomyor concussive (closed head) injuries. This ori...

Background: Cardiac failure is the major lethal consequence of aluminum phosphide (AlP) poisoning. This study was designed to determine the frequency of cardiac arrhythmias in patients with AlP poisoning. Methods: In this prospective cross-sectional study, patients with definitive history of AlP poisoning treated at emergency department of Allied Hospital Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan, from ...