Vol. 15 No. 1 (2017)

Editorial

Understanding Research and Scientific Publication

Ganesh Dangal, Pawan Kumar Hamal, Mona Giri
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Review Article

The Associations between Periodontitis and Respiratory Disease

Somaye Ansari Moghadam, Maseemeh Shirazaiy, Sirus Risbaf

1-6
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Original Articles

Health Care Waste Management Practice in Health Care Institutions of Nepal

Hari Datt Joshi, Trisha Acharya, Puroshottam Dhakal, Rakesh Ayer, Khem Bahadur Karki, Meghnath Dhimal

7-11
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Factors Associated with Smokeless Tobacco Use among Pregnant Women in Rural Areas of the Southern Terai, Nepal

Jitendra Kumar Singh, Dilaram Acharya, Rajendra Kadel, samaj Adhikari, Daniel Lombard, Sumitra Koirala, Rajan Paudel

12-19
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Screening Mentally Retarded Children for Inborn Errors of Metabolism

Naveen K. Shreevastava, Arti S. Pandey

20-25
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Nasal Carriage Rate of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Health Care Workers at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal

Sabita Khatri, Narayan Dutt Pant, Raju Bhandari, Krishma Laxmi Shrestha, Chandrika D. Shrestha, Nabaraj Adhikari, Asia Poudel

26-30
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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Pharmacovigilance and Consumer Pharmacovigilance among Consumers at Lalitpur District, Nepal

Nisha Jha, Devendra Singh Rathore, Pathiyil Ravi Shankar, Shital Bhandary, Mohammed Alshakka, Sudesh Gyawali

31-37
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Current Diagnostic Approach and Initial Treatment Patterns for Renal Colic in Emergency Department

Roshana Shrestha, Yogendra Bista, Amir Khan

38-43
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Molecular Epidemiology and Antigenic Characterization of Seasonal Influenza Viruses Circulating in Nepal

Bishu Prasad Upadhyay, Prakash Ghimire, Masato Tashiro, Mogha Raj Banjara

44-50
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Estimated Fetal Weight: Comparison of Clinical Versus Ultrasound Estimate

Anshumala Joshi, Om Biju Panta, Basanta Sharma

51-55
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Handwashing Practices in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit and Neonatal Nurseries in Patan Hospital

Suchita Joshi, Puja Amatya, Bibek Poudel, Saroj Adhikari Yadav

56-60
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Computerized Axial Tomography Findings in Children with Afebrile Seizures: A Hospital Based Study at Eastern Nepal

Prakash Poudel, Mukesh Kumar Gupta, Shyam Prasad Kafle

61-66
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Laparoscopic Approach for Management of Hydatid Cyst of Liver

Suman Kumar Shrestha, Prabin Bikram Thapa, Dhiresh Kumar Maharjan, Tseten Yonjan Tamang

67-70
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Clinical Outcome of Autologous Serum Therapy in Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria

Dharmendra Karn, Shekhar KC

71-74
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Medical Education

Admitting Deserving Medical Students from Rural and Disadvantaged: Patan Academy of Health Sciences’ Approach

Shambhu Kumar Upadhyay, Shital Bhandary, Dil Bahadur Bhandari, Ram Krishna Dulal, Kedar Prasad Baral, Rajesh Nath Gongal, Paras Kumar Acharya, Shrijana Shrestha, Jay Narayan Shah, Arjun Karki

75-80
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Case Reports

Chondrodysplasia Punctata: A Case Report of Fetal Warfarin Syndrome

Swachchhanda Songmen, Om Biju Panta, Sharma Paudel, Ram Kumar Ghimire

81-84
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Viewpoint

Governance and Purchasing Function under Social Health Insurance in Nepal: Looking Back and Moving Forward

Vishnu Prasad Sapkota, Umesh Prasad Bhusal

85-87
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