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Liaquat National Journal of Primary Care aims to focus on recent developments in primary health care in Pakistan and elsewhere. It would cover a wide spectrum of topics of common interest including pathophysiology and epidemiology of common ailments presenting to primary care clinics among all age groups including pediatric and geriatric age group, antenatal and post natal care, diagnosis and management of common diseases among the community, preventive health care, health care education, medical ethics, palliative health care, communicable and non-communicable diseases in the community, primary health care delivery, primary care nursing and primary care education in undergraduate and post graduate training.

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  • ISSN: 2708-9134 (Online)
  • ISSN: 2707-3521 (Print)
Liaquat National Journal of Primary Care

Latest Issue

Vol. 6 | No. 3 | 2024

Editorial

Improving Work Environments for Female Primary Care Physicians in South Asian and African Regions



Author: Hina Jawaid, Dr Elizabeth Reji

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37184/lnjpc.2707-3521.7.10

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199 .


Original Article

Comparison of Outcomes of the Open and Plastibell Methods in 600+ Boys Circumcised by a Single Surgeon-A Quasi-experimental Study from Pakistan (A Lower-middle Income Country)



Author: Ali Kamran , Muhammad Asadullah, Bushra Kaleem, Nadia Shahid, Shazia Moosa

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37184/lnjpc.2707-3521.6.46

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201 .


Original Article

Diagnostic Accuracy of Emergency Sonographic Signs in Patients with Suspected Acute Cholecystitis Keeping Histopathology as Gold Standard



Author: Muhammad Shoaib Nasir , Nida Shoaib, Muhammad Akhtar, Sana Tariq

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37184/lnjpc.2707-3521.6.45

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207 .


Original Article

To Study the Fetomaternal Outcomes of Pregnancy with Obesity- Retrospective Case-Control Study



Author: Soveybah Rahman, Saima Shabbir, Aisha Moon, Tayyaba Riaz Abbasi, Kanwal Altaf, Mehnaz Bunyad

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37184/lnjpc.2707-3521.6.31

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213 .


Original Article

Body Mass Index and Blood Pressure Profile of Newly Enrolled Health Sciences Students in a Medical University of Karachi, Pakistan



Author: Pardeep Kumar, Kiran Abdul Sattar, Gati Ara, Abida Munir Badini, Muhammad Talha Khan, Marie Andrades

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37184/lnjpc.2707-3521.6.32

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220 .


Original Article

Obesity Prevalence, Associated Factors and Complications among Adult Population Attending Family Medicine Clinic in Hatta Hospital, United Arab Emirates



Author: Ayesha Rashid, Uzma Farheen, Zahid Nabi Qureshi, Muhammad Ejaz

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37184/lnjpc.2707-3521.6.38

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225 .


Original Article

Detection of Non-Deletional Αlpha Thalassaemia in Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Klang, Malaysia



Author: Rosnah Bahar, Vasuhi Kalimuthu , Muhammad Farid Johan , Siti Zubaidah Mustapha , Zefarina Zulkafli

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37184/lnjpc.2707-3521.6.47

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232 .


Original Article

Frequency and Associated Factors of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children Aged 6 to 59 Months in District Qambar Shahdadkot, Sindh



Author: Kifayat Ali, Syed Muhammad Zulfiqar Hyder Naqvi, Nazia Jameel

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37184/lnjpc.2707-3521.6.52

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240 .


Original Article

An Analytical Study of Risk of Depression in Adult Population With Hearing Impairment



Author: Sharmeen Azam, Yaseen Azam, Talha Ahmed Qureshi, Shagufta Shahzadi

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37184/lnjpc.2707-3521.6.53

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247 .


Original Article

Retrospective Cohort Study of Typhoid Fever in Paediatric Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Karachi



Author: Durfishan, Muniba Firoz, Hanif Kamal , Mehak Gul Khan, Sana Anwar, Shabeen Naz, Raheela Gulzar, Syeda Yusra Sohail

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37184/lnjpc.2707-3521.6.54

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253 .


Review Article

Addressing Workplace Harassment in Pakistan: Building a Safe and Inclusive Environment



Author: Sannia Perwaiz Iqbal, Abdul Ahad Chhotani

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37184/lnjpc.2707-3521.6.42

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259 .


Review Article

Reducing the Burden of Diabetes Mellitus: Is it Achievable?



Author: Rafay Iqbal, Raheel Ahmad, Aisha Ambreen

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37184/lnjpc.2707-3521.6.48

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269 .


Review Article

Emerging Need for Pre-Dialysis Nurses to Overcome the Growing Kidney Disease Burden in Pakistan



Author: Misbah Zafar, Muhammad Shoaib

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37184/lnjpc.2707-3521.6.44

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275 .


Short Communication

Navigating the Future: The Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Primary Care Medicine in Pakistan



Author: Kamran Sattar, Durdana Siddiqui

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37184/lnjpc.2707-3521.6.39

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280 .


Case Report

Group B Streptococcal Septicaemia Causing Bilateral Acute Parotitis in an Infant: A Rare Case Report



Author: Sumaira Wajid, Wajid Hussain

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37184/lnjpc.2707-3521.6.43

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282 .


Case Report

Acute Intermittent Porphyria: Flaccid Quadriplegia and Encephalopathy due to Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES)



Author: Saba Zaidi, Ayesha Abdul Samad, Ayesha Jaka

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37184/lnjpc.2707-3521.6.50

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285 .


Commentary

Causes of Preterm and Low Birth Weight Babies in Pakistan: A Comprehensive Analysis



Author: Muhammad Nasir

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37184/lnjpc.2707-3521.6.25

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289 .


Letter To The Editor

Concurrent Dengue and Malaria infection: A Double Trouble



Author: Syed Bilal Hashmi, Manal Adil, Laraib Malik

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37184/lnjpc.2707-3521.6.51

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292 .


Letter To The Editor

The State of Artificial Intelligence and its Prospects in Pakistan's Medical Sector



Author: Rohail Akhtar Habib, Yumna Sattar Khan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37184/lnjpc.2707-3521.6.49

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293 .


Letter To The Editor

Prevention of Harrison’s Headache and Cecil’s Cephalgia



Author: Sanjay Kalra, Atul Dhingra

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37184/lnjpc.2707-3521.7.3

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295 .


Acknowledgement To Reviewers



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296 .


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Editor-In-Chief

Prof. Dr. Karim Ullah Makki

MCPS, FCPS
Head of Department
Department of Internal Medicine
Liaquat National Hospital
Karachi, Pakistan

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