[Not Available].

Introduction: Clinical Reasoning Learning (CRL) is one of the most important methods of active learning in medicine. This instruction is designed for small groups of students.

Objectives And Methods: We conducted a prospective descriptive study with the primary goal of adapting this instruction for large groups of students.

Erratum to: colorectal cancer in a region of western of Algeria: results of 581 cases in 5 years.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1111/agc.123.

Colorectal cancer in a region of western of Algeria: results of 581 cases in 5 years.

Aims: The objective of this work is to evaluate the epidemiological profile of colorectal cancers, histologically proven over a 5-year period (2012-2016) in the Tlemcen region.

Methods: A retrospective study of 581 cases of colorectal cancer collected at the epidemiology department of the University Hospital Center (UHC) of Tlemcen between January 2012 and December 2016 was performed. Epidemiological data were processed using SPSS version 25 and Microsoft Excel 2010.

Factors associated with non-adherence to insulin in Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Western region of Algeria, Tlemcen: a cross-sectional study.

Introduction: adherence to drugs is critical for achieving the best clinical results in the treatment of chronic diseases. Adherence to chronic drugs might be influenced by beliefs about medications and other variables. The goal of this study was to assess relevant determinants of medication adherence in Algerian population with insulin-dependent diabetes.

Retrospective epidemiological study on stomach cancer in a region of western Algeria: about 394 cases between 2011 and 2015.

Purpose: Stomach cancer is a major global health problem; it is one of the ten most common cancers with poor survival, and its incidence is characterized by wide variation. The aim of this work is to carry out a retrospective epidemiological study on gastric cancer in the wilaya of Tlemcen (West Algeria) over a period of 5 years (2011-2015).

Methods: The data set was provided by the cancer registry of the Tlemcen wilaya.

[Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in urban and rural communities in the Wilaya of Tlemcen (Algeria): A comparative study].

Background: In Algeria, few studies have been conducted to determine the prevalence of genetic and environmental risk factors of cardiovascular diseases as a function of residence. The objective of this study was therefore to determine the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors according to sex and age in urban and rural communities in the Wilaya of Tlemcen (Algeria).

Material And Methods: A population survey was conducted on a representative sample of 864 individuals aged 20years and over, among inhabitants in urban and rural communes in the Wilaya of Tlemcen.

Impact of patient knowledge of hypertension complications on adherence to antihypertensive therapy.

Background: Poor adherence is thought to be one of the major common causes of uncontrolled high blood pressure over the world leading to useless drug dose or class changes which may lead to increased adverse effects and medical costs. The current study aimed to investigate the relationship between knowledge about complications related to hypertension and adherence to antihypertensive treatment.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out between May and November 2013 on a representative sample of 453 hypertensive patients at public primary care outpatients in the department of Tlemcen in Algeria.

Algerian medical teachers' research output and its determinants during the 2000-2009 decade.

Background: Publications are the primary output of scientific research. We conducted a national study to quantify Algerian medical teachers' research output and identify its determinants during the 2000-2009 decade.

Methods: The American Medline database and the French Pascal database were used.

[Epidemiology of cervical cancer in a region of western Algeria, 2006-2010].

The authors present a retrospective analysis of data about cervical cancer from 2006 through 2010 in the province (wilaya) of Tlemcen (Algeria). During this five-year study period, 196 cases of cervical cancer were recorded, with a mean age at onset of 48.5 years.

Gemcitabine and treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in relapsed or refractory elderly patients: a prospective randomized trial in Algeria.

Context: Support for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) with large cells that is refractory or relapsed after first-line chemotherapy poses a greater therapeutic problem with bone marrow transplant therapy or when old age is a contra-indication for high-dose chemotherapy, especially among developing countries such as Algeria.

Aim: To show that the regimen, including gemcitabine, could be more effective in treating elderly patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in relapse / refractory, without complete remission, when compared with the ESHAP (etoposide, cisplatine, solumedrol, aracytine) regimen.

Materials And Methods: Ninety-six patients in the age group of 60-70 years were volunteers for a prospective randomized single-blind study, carried out for three years.

[Epidemiology of diabetes in urban and rural regions of Tlemcen (Western Algeria)].

Diabetes mellitus has become a major international health problem in recent decades. In this study we report a prevalence of diabetes of 14.2% in a set of 7,656 subjects in urban and rural areas of Tlemcen (in western Algeria), higher among men (20.