Pakistan Journal of Physiology

CONTENTS

EDITORIAL

Covid-19 vaccines boosters: a door way of treatment?

Taimoor Hassan, Saleha, Sana Saeed

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

FokI Vitamin D receptor polymorphism as a predictor of response to Hepatitis C antiviral treatment

Noora Hassan Hezam Al-Aqmer, Soumble Zulfiqar, Sibgha Zulfiqar, Abdul Rauf Shakoori, Mateen Izhar

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Comparison of serum homocysteine and folic acid levels in acute myocardial infarction and normal healthy population

Nimrah Siddique, Muhammad Neaman Siddique, Ayesha Gohier, Asima Karim

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Frequency of hepatitis B and C virus in surgical patients in a tertiary care hospital of Muzaffarabad

Irum Gilani, Ziyad Afzal Kayani, Sarmud Lateef Awan, Farzana Sabir, Naheed Akhter, Zakir Naqvi

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Haematological and biochemical effects of transfusion of stored blood in transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients

Sidra Humayun, Ghulam Farooq, Nayab Farid, Sara Asmat, Alina Mehwish, Mohsin Ali

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Pattern of chest injuries in road traffic accidents in a tertiary care hospital

Ziyad Afzal Kayani, Irum Gilani, Shagufta Manzoor, Sarmud Lateef Awan, Zakir Naqvi, Shagufta Sabir Qureshi

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Ameliorating effect of zinc on protein supplement induced DNA and sperm damage in male Sprague Dawley rats

Saira Safdar, Shazia Ali, Humaira Fayyaz, Hina Munir, Sana Majeed, Fozia Atif, Sidra Jabeen

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Combined effects of aging and obesity on serum testosterone levels of otherwise healthy males of South Punjab

Hamid Hassan, Muhammad Abdullah, Muhammad Ahmad, Muhammad Muzammil, Saadat Ali Khan, Zunairah Humayun, Mariyam Khan, Mehreen Zaidi

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Self-reported exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke and lung function in undergraduate male medical students at a tertiary care teaching military hospital in Pakistan

Huma Saeed Khan, Naveen Siddique Sheikh, Maria Muhammad Ayub, Mehak Tariq, Sidra Zahid, Farida Hafeez

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Endoscopic spectrum of oesophageal findings presenting with dysphagia

Shabnam Naveed, Ayesha Nageen, Priyanka Rani, Syed Masroor Ahmed, Zeeshan Ali

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Effectiveness of BCG vaccination against SARS-COV-2

Muhammad Talal Khan, Afsheen Mansoor, Aleena Hussain, Muhammad Waqar Hussain, Farrukh Ahmad, Emaan Mansoor

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Demographic and clinical features of childhood idiopathic epilepsy at a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan

Syed Sajid Hussain Shah, Bibi Aalia, Mohammad Ali Raza, Shahzad Najeeb, Saima Gillani, Fauzia Aitazaz

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Impact of educational pedagogy on registered nurses’ knowledge in neurological assessment of traumatic brain injury patients

Nazia Yousef, Abdullahi Kabir Ozigi, Muhammad Hussain, Kousar Perveen, Muhammad Afzal

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Frequency of pseudothrombocytopenia in outdoor patients: role of trisodium citrate in correcting it

Jamila Farid, Muhammad Idris, Mumtaz Ahmad Khan, Nasreen Gul, Shazia Moeen, Shabana Bashir

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Socio demographic factors of parental stress during COVID-19 pandemic related lockdown in Pakistan

Ahmad Bilal, Zahida Khalid, Sana Fatima

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Prognostic significance of tumour thrombus consistency on cancer-specific survival in renal cell carcinoma patients

Tauheed Farid, Nayab Farid, Muhammad Izhar, Sara Asmat, Sidra Humayun, Mohsin Ali

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Relationship of body mass index and waist hip ratio with scores of depression, anxiety and academic performance in females

Hamid Hassan, Muhammad Abdullah, Hafsa Naseer, Amna Mahmood, Maria Siddiqui, Naveera Ayub

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REVIEW ARTICLE

Absenteeism of undergraduate medical students in large class format lectures: causes, solutions and the way forward

Rehana Rehman, Tabassum Zehra, Amber Sultan, Russell Seth Martins, Rahila Ali

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