International Medical Journal     Volume 30, Number 6
CONTENTS
REVIEW ARTICLE 286 Biocompatible Hydrogel for Various Tissue Engineering

Atun Farihatun, Jeanne Adiwinata Pawitan

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Does PNPLA3 Rs738409 Impact on NAFLD Progression?: A Systematic Review

Abu Mohammad Asaduzzaman, Elyse H Ireland

  301 Bioreactors for Hematopoietic Stem Cell and Progenitor Expansion

Robby Nur Aditya, Jeanne Adiwinata Pawitan

ORIGINAL ARTICLE 305 Relationship between the Characteristics of Parkinsonian Lumbago and Efficacy of Neurotropin

Toshihide Harada, Fumiko Ishizaki, Masakazu Ishizaki, Wakako Tsumiyama, Hajime Nakanishi, Yoshiaki Ozawa, Naomi Nagano, Setsuko Inoue, Akiko Oogame, Ryoma Taniuchi, Shusaku Nitta, Yumiko Nitta,
Hiroyuki Katsuoka, Kohsaku Nitta

  311 Cost Comparison of General Anesthesia and Regional Anesthesia in Hand and Forearm Surgery

Damla Akman, Ferhunde Dilek Subaşı, Özlem Deligöz, Osman Ekinci

  315 Analysis of Complication Rates and Risk Factors in Mandibular Third Molar Extractions

Gouthami Miryala, Chaitra Patil, Arun Kumar Dasari, Santosh R Patil, Mohammad Khursheed Alam

  319 Role of Antimicrobial Peptides in Periodontitis

Fatima Zidan Al-Daragi, Batool Hassan Al-Ghurabi

  324 Factors Influencing Acute Respiratory Infections in Traditional Brick Makers

Ariyanto Nugroho, Siti Fadlilah

327 Adverse Events in Long-Term Corticosteroid Therapy in Elderly: A Case Series of 71 Patients

Cherif Yosra, Jallouli Moez, Dammak Chifa, Snoussi Mouna, Ben Salah Raida, Frikha Faten, Marzouk Sameh, Bahloul Zouhir

CASE REPORT 331 Labial Adhesion with Repeated Femur Fractures in an Elderly Woman

Takahiko Nagamine

ESSAY 333 Sexography of Vatsyayana: the author of 'Kama Sutra'

Sachi Sri Kantha