About this Journal

ISSN 0019-5359

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences is a monthly journal published as a medium for the advancement of scientific knowledge in all the branches of Medicine and allied Sciences and publication of scientific investigation in these fields. It is also indented to present this as a form suitable to the general practitioner and primary care physician.

The journal is owned by the Indian Journal of Medical Sciences Trust, a registered charitable organisation and published by Medknow Publications, Mumbai, India.

The journal is indexed/listed with Index Medicus (Indian J Med Sci), MEDLINE, PubMed, Biological abstracts, Health and Wellness Research Center, Health Reference Center Academic, InfoTrac One File, Expanded Academic ASAP, Indian Science Abstracts and PubList.

All the rights are reserved. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, no part of the publication can be reproduced, stored, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission of the Editor, Indian Journal of Medical Sciences.

The information and opinions presented in the Journal reflect the views of the authors and not of the Indian Journal of Medical Sciences Trust or the Editorial Board. Publication does not constitute endorsement by the journal.

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences and/or its publisher cannot be held responsible for errors or for any consequences arising from the use of the information contained in this journal. The appearance of advertising or product information in the various sections in the journal does not constitute an endorsement or approval by the journal and/or its publisher of the quality or value of the said product or of claims made for it by its manufacturer.