Vol.20 No.4

Journal of the Arab Board of Health Specializations
General Supervisor
President of the Higher Council of the Arab Board of Health Specializations
Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Obaid Al-Saidi, MD.
Editor-in-Chief
Secretary General of the Arab Board of Health Specializations
Prof. Omar Awadh Al Rawas
Co-Editor
Samir Al-Dalati, MD.
Editorial Board
ISAM MOHAMMAD ANJAK, MD (SYRIA)
SHAWQI SALEH, MD (JORDAN)
ALI M AL-YASSIN, MD (IRAQ)
ADEL H. ADAWI, MD (EGYPT)
IBRAHIM GALADARI, MD (UAE)
MOAWYAH ALBDOUR, MD (JORDAN)
MOHAMMAD SALEH ELARABI, MD (LIBYA)
TAREQ KHAIRULLAH AL-ASADI, MD (IRAQ)
GHAZI ZAATARI, MD (LEBANON)
HARISAH EL-SHIMY, MD (EGYPT)
EHTUISH FARAG EHTUISH, MD (LIBYA)
WADEIAH M. SHARIEF, MD (UAE)
NIBBRAS I. AL-HAMADANI, MD (IRAQ)
OSSAMA T. OSMAN, MD (EGYPT)
MAZEN AL-KHABOURI, MD (SULTANATE OF OMAN)
AGHIAD EL-KUTOUBI, MD (LEBANON)
OMAR DARDIRI, MD (SUDAN)
ELSHEIKH E. BADR, MD (SUDAN)
AMERA ALMASRI, MD
LINA ASSAD, MD
SUHAILA GHULOUM, MD
MICHEAL GHOSSAIN, MD
Editorial Assistants
Lama Al-Trabulsi Lina Al-Kallas Lina Jeroudi
Advisory Board
SABEHA AL BAYATY, MD RAYDAH ALKHANI, MD
BASHIR SAADAH, MD
FAWAZ AMMARI, MD
ABDUL KARIM ALOMARI, MD YASER ISKANDER, MD
ABDUL HADI ALBRIEZAT, MD ALAA DIRANI, MD
MAHMOUD BOZO, MD
MOHAMMED H. ALKAFF, MD
ABDULLAH SAADEH, MD
OMAYA FAWZ, MD
The Journal of the Arab Board of Health Specializations is a Medical Journal, Issued quarterly, encompassing
all medical specializations. It will strive to publish researches of the Arab physicians in order to strengthen the
communication and exchange of scientific and medical information within the Arab Countries.
Besides, the Journal publishes selected important medical abstracts which have recently been accepted for
publication elsewhere, along with their Arabic translation to facilitate communication.
Correspondence to:
Journal of the Arab Board of Health Specializations
The Arab Board of Health Specializations
P.O. Box 7669, Damascus, Syria.
Tel: +963-11-6119742/6119740 Fax: +963-11-6119739/6119259.
E-mail: jabhs@arab-board.org