Introduction

The Bahrain Medical Bulletin is published every three months appearing in March, June, September and December. It is indexed in the World Health Organization Index Medicus for Eastern Mediterranean Region [IMEMRI, Extramed of the United Kingdom and International Serial Data System of France.

The Bulletin reserves copyright and renewal on all published material, and such material may not be reproduced, translated in any form or by any mean without written permission from the Chief Editor. Statements and data contained therein are the responsibility of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the Editorial Board of the Bahrain Medical Bulletin.

Subscription to the Bulletin is two Bahraini Dinars (US $ 5.50) per issue. Free reprints are not provided but authors can order additional issues. Advertisement charges can be obtained from the Editorial office. The Bulletin is widely distributed throughout the world particularly to readers in the Arabian Gulf and the Middle East.