Pakistan Journal of Physiology

CONTENTS

EDITORIAL

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Tehseen Iqbal

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Serum testosterone levels in depressive male patients

Nasar Abbas Shamsi, Sobia Waqas, Shazadi Ambreen, Hira Ayaz, Mahvash Khan, Waqas Hameed

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Haematological and immunological parameters among diacetylmorphine addicts

Syeda Huma Khizar, Syed Hamid Habib, Muhammad Omar Malik, Sahar Farhat, Safia Bibi, Qazi Muhammed Qasim

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Deciphering adiponectin-insulin resistance nexus in normal pregnant versus non-pregnant women

Javaria Sharafat, Maria Gill, Sara Naeem, Sidra Arshad, Tallat Naureen

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Clinical complications and outcome of febrile neutropenia in children at a tertiary care hospital

Syed Sajid Hussain Shah, Mohammad Ali Raza, Shahzad Najeeb, Bibi Aalia, Syed Muhammad Hasnain, Qazi Muhammad Qasim

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Treatment outcome and adverse effects of drug resistant tuberculosis patients at Larkana and Sukkur tuberculosis centres

Ayaz Ali Unar, Abdullah Dayo, Muhammad Ali Ghoto, Khalida Unar, Muhammad Ali Khokhar

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Introducing ‘Socrative’ as a formative assessment tool in undergraduate medical curriculum

Hira Moin, Sadaf Majeed, Khurram Irshad, Riffat Shafi, Ammara Yousaf, Ifra Ashraf

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Frequency of various risk factors and their correlation with outcome in complete heart block patients coming to a tertiary care hospital

Faizania Shabbir, Irum Rehman, Tausif Ahmed Rajput, Tanvir Ahmed Raja

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Peer assisted learning (PAL): views and perspectives

Faiza Alam, Hasan Salman Siddiqi, Asma Akbar Ladak, Ashmal Sami, Asma Altaf Hussain Merchant, Rehana Rehman

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Comparison of ulnar and median nerve conduction parameters between males and females

Maria Shafiq, Syed Hamid Habib, Muhammad Omar Malik, Bushra Bashir, Qazi Muhammad Qasim, Sahar Farhat

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Prevalence of dyslipidemia in hypertensive and diabetic patients

Muhammad Zubair, Saman Waqar, Somia Abid, Ayesha Haider, Sohail Kamran

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Screening of eating disorders using SCOFF questionnaire in male diabetics in district Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan

Jamshed Warsi, Benazir Mahar, Shafaq Ansari, Tazeen Shah

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Teachers’ perceptions about bedside teaching in public sector medical colleges of Lahore

Sajid Hussain, Sadia Zaheer

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Assessment of children presenting with history of pica for iron deficiency anaemia by serum ferritin estimation

Shahzad Najeeb, Syed Sajid Hussain Shah, Bibi Aalia, Shabana Sarwar, Asfandyar, Ejaz Hussain

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Renal Doppler ultrasound as predictor of renal impairment in patients with Hepatitis C and its correlation with serum creatinine

Burhan Rasheed, Soban M. Daud, Saima Rasheed, Ameen Hamood Abdo Rageh, Faisal Masood

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Self evaluation of dental appearance satisfaction among children aged 13–17 years attending government schools in Peshawar

Ariffullah Khan, Nazullah Khan, Muhammad Salman Khan, Haseeb Ahmad, Mahwish Zeb, Shahwar Ahmad

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Parenting styles, self-efficacy, emotional intelligence and academic achievement in medical students

Tania Qamar, Sana Majeed

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Guidelines for Authors

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