May 2021, Volume 71, Issue 5
Editorial
Research is regarded as the backbone of any quality academic institute and is the growth hormone for faculty. Almost every institute and faculty member want the recognition, but few reach excellence. This is more so for developing countries, where research generally comes after service delivery and education. Pakistan has just four medical journals indexed in PubMed as compared to more than two dozen medical journals from its neighbouring country India.1,2
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
RESEARCH ARTICLES
Rational drug use in elderly patients in a primary care center
Bahadir Yazicioglu , et al
The impact of a gluten-free diet on the growth pattern of Saudi children with coeliac disease
Omar Ibrahim Saadah , et al
IN THIS ISSUE
Short Reports
Short Communication
Chikungunya outbreak in Karachi Pakistan 2016-2017: An analysis of viral isolates
Dhani Prakoso , et al
Noor Fatima Shoaib , et al
Generation gaps in medical education: An exploratory qualitative study
Manabu Murakami , et al
Letter to the Editor
Audit
Our central venous port catheter system practice — a retrospective study
Dondu Genc Moralar , et al
Aisha Mehnaz , et al
REVIEW ARTICLES
Review Articles
Nursing instructors’ clinical education competencies: An integrated review
Shourangiz Beiranvand , et al
Narrative Review
CASE REPORTS
Left sided appendicitis — a surgical dilemma: Case report
Zohaib Mushtaq , et al
Unusual presentation of metastatic pancreatic carcinoma
Muhammad Khurram Salahuddin , et al
Atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome and its treatment: A case report
Azhar Ali Khan , et al
STUDENTS' CORNER
Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association has agreed to receive and publish manuscripts in accordance with the principles of the following committees: