Publications
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| prevalence of asthmatic phenotypes and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in turkish schoolchildren: an international study of asthma and allergies in childhood (isaac) phase 2 study. | numerous epidemiologic studies have revealed that bronchial asthma affects populations without regard to frontiers. however, standardized methodological approaches are necessary to compare these populations. | 2003 | 14692432 |
| age-specific mumps seroprevalence of an unvaccinated population of adolescents in ankara, turkey. | this study aimed to detect the age-specific mumps seroprevalence of an unvaccinated population of adolescents in ankara, turkey and to compare the prevaccination epidemiology of mumps with those of some other countries. four hundred and forty adolescents (227 females, 213 males) aged 9 - 16 years who were admitted to the adolescent unit were included in this study. for each participant, a questionnaire was completed and mumps-specific igg antibodies were screened quantitatively by enzyme-linked ... | 2003 | 14695433 |
| association between early childhood caries and clinical, microbiological, oral hygiene and dietary variables in rural turkish children. | mutans streptococci are the principal bacteria isolated from children with early childhood caries (ecc). the aim of this study, therefore, was to determine the relationships between factors related to ecc with salivary mutans streptococci (ms). a total of 95 children with ecc from low-income families in rural ankara participated in this study. breast and/or bottle-feeding habits continued in 31.5% of the children beyond 37 months. forty percent of the bottle-fed, 35.5% of the breast-fed, and 29. ... | 2003 | 14696801 |
| the quality of groundwater for certain chemicals in military fields in ankara. | the goal of this study was to determine the quality of groundwater for certain chemicals from all wells for the military units in ankara (the capital city of turkey) to evaluate special situations like a nuclear, biological, and chemical attack. | 2003 | 14719626 |
| comparing patients' and physicians' opinions on quality outpatient care. | the objective of this study was to compare the opinions of patients and physicians on the importance of discrete elements of health care as determinants of the quality of outpatient care. a survey was conducted on patients and physicians of a military hospital in ankara, turkey. participants rated 60 elements of care on its importance to high-quality care on a 5-point scale (not important [1] to essential [5]). these elements covered eight domains: physician clinical skill, physician interperson ... | 2003 | 14719631 |
| [antibiotic resistance of acinetobacter baumannii isolates: data from ibni sina hospital for the year 2002]. | acinetobacter spp. have a special role in nosocomial infections. they usually colonize intensive care units and cause infections. multiple antibiotic resistance is observed to be an important problem in acinetobacter isolates in recent years. the aim of this study was to evaluate the susceptibilities of 277 acinetobacter baumannii strains (99 blood, 71 abscess, 26 urine, 81 lower respiratory tract isolates) isolated from adult patients hospitalized in ankara university ibni sina hospital during ... | 2003 | 14748260 |
| [clinical characteristics of lyme disease in 12 cases]. | lyme disease, an infection caused by borrelia burgdorferi, has been reported in many countries from america and europe, however, knowledge about its epidemiology in turkey is incomplete. in this study, the clinical characteristics of 12 cases with lyme disease who were diagnosed with the positivity of b. burgdorferi antibodies by western blot method in the laboratory of ankara bayindir medical center, have been reviewed. physicians' recognition of early symptoms such as erythema migrans and late ... | 2003 | 14748262 |
| outcomes of very low birth weight infants in a newborn tertiary center in turkey, 1997-2000. | our purpose was to determine mortality and morbidity rates and selected outcome variables for infants weighing less than 1500 g, who were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of our hospital from 1997 to 2000. the ultimate goal of the study was to define a model for developing a regional database. information on all very low birth weight (vlbw) admissions to a tertiary level neonatal intensive care unit (nicu) in ankara between january 1997 and december 2000 was prospectively collected b ... | 2003 | 14768790 |
| effects of atmospheric sulphur dioxide and particulate matter concentrations on emergency room admissions due to asthma in ankara. | recent studies have associated short-term exposure to respirable particulate matter (pm(10)) and sulphur dioxide (so(2)) with peak flow decrements, increased symptoms of respiratory irritation, increased use of asthma medications, and increased admission and hospitalization for asthma. to further delineate the association between so(2), pm(10) exposure and asthmatic response, we compiled daily records of asthma emergency room visits from our hospital and data of meteorological conditions, so(2) ... | 2003 | 15143399 |
| [respiratory findings and pulmonary function tests among the welders working for the sugar plant factory]. | industrialization and developments in technology run together with health problems in workers. the aim of this study was to examine the effects of the exposure of welding fume on respiratory system. this study was carried out in 32 welders in the "sugar factory" in ankara. as controls, 39 workers who were not exposed to weld fume were included in the study. a questionnaire about respiratory symptoms and exposure history, and pulmonary function tests were obtained and compared between the groups. ... | 2003 | 15143405 |
| an ergonomic garment design for elderly turkish men. | this paper presents an ergonomic garment design for elderly turkish men. the purpose of this study was to determine elderly men's demands, needs and problems in regard to clothing and to design an ergonomic garment in the light of this knowledge. the sample consisted of 120 elderly men living in ankara, the capital city of turkey, and its province. a questionnaire was prepared and given to these people in order to determine their clothing demands and needs. it was established that most of our su ... | 2004 | 15145287 |
| predominant aeroallergen pollen grains in the atmosphere of ankara, turkey. | 2004 | 15147456 | |
| natural immunity to haemophilus influenzae type b in children of ankara, turkey. | haemophilus influenzae type b (hib) infection has a high morbidity and mortality rate especially in children under 5 years of age. the incidence of hib disease in turkey is not known, and hib vaccine is not included in the national immunization program. the aim of this study was to determine the natural immunity to hib of children 6-60 months of age living in the park health center region of ankara, turkey. | 2004 | 15151543 |
| direct cost assessments in subjects with seasonal allergic rhinitis living in ankara, turkey. | the characteristics of seasonal allergic rhinitis (sar) including the severity at initial presentation and cost estimates are not established for turkey. the aim of this study was to document the clinical features and direct cost of subjects with sar when diagnosed and followed according to international treatment guidelines and to determine the effectiveness of treatment in relation to the regional pollen count in our country. the clinical features of sar were determined cross-sectionally in 17 ... | 2004 | 15176495 |
| evaluation of a new automated, rapid, colorimetric culture system using solid medium for laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis and determination of anti-tuberculosis drug susceptibility. | department of microbiology and clinical microbiology, gulhane military medical academy, ankara, turkey, a tertiary referral hospital in a region endemic for tuberculosis. | 2004 | 15182149 |
| kidney transplantation: determination of the problems encountered by turkish patients and their knowledge and practices on healthy living. | although renal transplantations remove many limitations, dialysis can improve quality life in patients with end-stage renal disease, once transplantation has been performed and the patient has been discharged with a functioning graft, life with a chronic illness continues. | 2004 | 15189411 |
| internet use among high school students in ankara, turkey. | internet use has grown considerably in recent years throughout the world, particularly among young people. this study aimed at assessing internet use among high school students. | 2004 | 15195202 |
| how we derived a core curriculum: from institutional to national--ankara university experience. | as the first phase of a major curricular change in a large medical school the core curriculum had to be determined. the criteria for the inclusion of topics in the core curriculum were defined for both clinical and basic sciences. a large group of faculty members have worked in 11 sub-groups to determine the core knowledge, skills and attitudes for undergraduate medical students. during this work 608 clinical topics have been reviewed. four-hundred and eighty five of them (79%) have been include ... | 2004 | 15203839 |
| clinical importance of gamma glutamyltransferase in the ankara-pursaklar region of turkey. | the aim of this study is to determine the etiologies of serum gamma glutamyltransferase (ggt) elevation and relations between multiple etiologies prevalent in the pursaklar region of ankara in turkey. | 2004 | 15208516 |
| pattern of acute poisonings in childhood in ankara: what has changed in twenty years? | poisoning represents one of the most common medical emergencies in childhood, and epidemiological properties differ from country to country. thus, special epidemiological surveillance for each country is necessary to determine the problem according to which preventive measures can be taken. the purpose of this study was to clarify the characteristics of acute poisoning cases admitted to a pediatric referral hospital. all poisoned patients under 17 years of age, except for cases food poisoning, p ... | 2004 | 15214744 |
| investigating for inborn errors of metabolism with tandem mass spectrometry in ankara region, turkey: a 2 years evaluation. | 2004 | 15233202 | |
| self-evaluations of tuberculosis patients about their illnesses at ankara atatürk sanatorium training and research hospital, turkey. | tuberculosis (tb) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality and almost one-third of the world is infected with this disease. in turkey, it remains an important public health concern. in many of the studies, social aspects of tb are underestimated. in this study, self-evaluations of tb inpatients between the ages of 18 and 65 were assessed between july 29 and august 01, 2002 at ankara atatürk sanatorium training and research hospital, which is one of the major reference hospitals fo ... | 2004 | 15250228 |
| molecular genotyping of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus strains in a teaching hospital in turkey. | methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) is one of the major causes of nosocomial infections in our hospital. therefore, we aimed to characterize mrsa isolates phenotypically from patients with nosocomial infections at cumhuriyet university hospital between december, 1999, and june, 2001, in sivas by analysis of antibiotic patterns and genotypically using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (pfge) and repetitive element sequence-based polymerase chain reaction (rep-pcr). forty-three nosoc ... | 2004 | 15256031 |
| microalbuminuria: prevalence in hypertensives and diabetics. | microalbuminuria is the mild elevation of urinary albumin excretion and reflects the progression of clinical nephropathy and cardiovascular disease and mortality risks of diabetic and hypertensive patients. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for microalbuminuria amongst turkish people who had diabetes and/or hypertension and were older than 35 years of age. | 2004 | 15259594 |
| salmonella bacteraemia in turkish children: 37 cases seen in a university hospital between 1993 and 2002. | the aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical pattern of salmonella bacteraemia in turkish children. from 1993 to 2002, all children with a blood culture positive for salmonella were retrospectively evaluated in the division of paediatric infectious diseases in ankara university school of medicine. all salmonella isolates were serotyped and investigated for antimicrobial susceptibility. during the 10-year study period, 40 patients with salmonella bacteraemia were identified. of 37 eligible c ... | 2004 | 15005970 |
| the problems faced by three government disaster response teams of ankara city during the marmara earthquake - 1999 response. | the objectives of this study were to determine the organization/system and personal problems faced by the personnel of ankara greater municipality firebrigade department (firemen), ankara emergency aid and rescue services (ambulance personnel), civil defence general directorate's ankara search and rescue unit (rescuers), who participated in the 1999 marmara earthquake. | 2004 | 15028899 |
| analysis of menstrual, reproductive, and life-style factors for breast cancer risk in turkish women: a case-control study. | the aim of this study was to investigate the association between menstrual, reproductive, and life-style factors and breast cancer in turkish women. in a hospital-based case-control study in ankara, 622 patients with histologically confirmed breast cancer were compared with 622 age-matched controls, admitted to the same hospital for acute and non-neoplastic diseases. unconditional logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (ors) and 95% confidence intervals (ci) related to risk factors ... | 2004 | 15034211 |
| genome-scan for loci involved in cleft lip with or without cleft palate in consanguineous families from turkey. | cleft lip with or without cleft palate (cl/p) is a common congenital anomaly, with birth prevalence ranging from 1/500 to 1/1,000. a number of genetic loci have shown positive linkage or association results in european caucasian populations. the purpose of the current study was to assess whether any of those loci have positive results in turkish caucasian cl/p families, and to perform a 10 cm genome scan to identify other regions potentially containing cleft susceptibility loci. eighteen affecte ... | 2004 | 15057975 |
| mutations of the cftr gene in turkish patients with congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens. | mutations of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (cftr) can cause congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (cbavd) as a primarily genital form of cystic fibrosis. the spectrum and frequency of cftr mutations in turkish males with cbavd is largely unknown. | 2004 | 15070876 |
| transplant coordination activities in the başkent university hospital network. | our transplantation center adopted a new model of operation, with 3 affiliated centers of the başkent university. the aim of this system is to standardize procedures related to organ procurement and transplantation, to increase organ donation, and to improve the quality of services. the transplant team is composed of a transplant coordinator, and transplant clinicians and surgeons. the transplant coordinator works independently, and promotes organ donation and procurement, organizes interviews w ... | 2004 | 15077732 |
| increasing incidence of quinolone-resistant e. coli from urinary cultures in ankara-pursaklar region. | 2004 | 15081097 | |
| the contribution of underlying systemic rheumatic diseases to the mortality in patients admitted for intensive care: a matched cohort study. | the aim of this study was to determine the outcome of patients with systemic rheumatic diseases admitted to our medical-intensive care unit (icu) in comparison to the outcome of patients with non-rheumatic diseases in the same icu. | 2004 | 15083891 |
| effect of giardia infection on growth and psychomotor development of children aged 0-5 years. | giardiasis, an intestinal protozoan infection caused by giardia intestinalis, is common in southeastern anatolia, turkey. in this cross-sectional survey, to investigate the role of giardiasis on growth and psychomotor development, we studied 160 children aged 0-5 years. data were collected using a structured questionnaire, anthropometry, ankara developmental screening inventory, and laboratory analysis of fecal samples. the results showed that 50 per cent of the subjects were infected with at le ... | 2004 | 15088797 |
| occupational exposure to ionising radiation in the region of anatolia, turkey for the period 1995-1999. | for this study, the individual annual dose information on classified workers who are occupationally exposed to extended radiation sources in turkey, was assessed and analysed by the ankara nuclear research and training centre dosimetry service at the turkish atomic energy authority for the years 1995-1999. the radiation workers monitored are divided into three main work sectors: conventional industry (8.24%), medicine (90.20%) and research-education (1.56%). the average annual dose for all worke ... | 2004 | 15103059 |
| levels and trends of chlorinated pesticides in human breast milk from ankara residents: comparison of concentrations in 1984 and 2002. | 2004 | 15114451 | |
| polychlorinated biphenyl levels in adipose tissue of primiparous women in turkey. | polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) are a mixture of 209 possible congeners with different chlorine substitutions and they are potentially hazardous compounds in the environment for human beings. the high lipophilicity and the resistance to biodegradation of pcbs allow the bioaccumulation of these chemicals in the fatty tissues of organisms. the objective of this study was to determine the levels of pcbs in the adipose tissue of women living in ankara, turkey. for this purpose, levels of seven majo ... | 2004 | 14664859 |
| maternal deaths and their causes in ankara, turkey, 1982-2001. | this study was carried out to determine the incidence and causes of maternal deaths about a 20-year period at the zekai tahir burak women's health education and research hospital (ztbwherh), ankara, turkey. all maternal deaths from january 1982 to july 2001 were reviewed and classified retrospectively. using a computer-generated list, 348 patients admitted to the labour department of ztbwherh during 1982-2001 were selected as controls. medical records were reviewed for demographic data, history ... | 2004 | 15663175 |
| asthma and allergic diseases in schoolchildren: third cross-sectional survey in the same primary school in ankara, turkey. | we investigated prevalence and determinants of asthma and allergic diseases in a cross-sectional survey of schoolchildren aged 6-14 in 2002. this was the third of a series of cross-sectional surveys, conducted in 1992 and 1997, in the same school in ankara, turkey. questionnaire including information on house characteristics, dietary habits, past and current exposures and diseases were distributed to 1064 children (523 boys, 541 girls) and filled by the parents at home. percentage of children ha ... | 2004 | 15610367 |
| the genetic basis of malathion resistance in housefly (musca domestica l.) strains from turkey. | organophosphate insecticide (parathion/diazinon) resistance in housefly (musca domestica l.) is associated with the change in carboxylesterase activity. the product of mdalphae7 gene is probably playing a role in detoxification of xenebiotic esters. in our research, we have isolated, cloned and sequenced the mdalphae7 gene from 5 different turkish housefly strains. high doses of malathion (600 microg/fly) were applied in a laboratory environment for one year to ceyhan1, ceyhan2, adana and ankara ... | 2004 | 15612566 |
| predictors of job satisfaction among physiotherapists in turkey. | the aim of this study was to investigate the level of job satisfaction among physiotherapists, and to identify the best predictors of job satisfaction. a self-administrated questionnaire survey was conducted in september 2003. data were collected from 198 physiotherapists in 13 health care settings (five university hospitals, seven government hospitals, and one municipality hospital) located in ankara, turkey. respondents were asked to complete a 31-item job satisfaction questionnaire. the respo ... | 2004 | 15613776 |
| direct medical cost of asthma in ankara, turkey. | there has been no documented data regarding the cost of asthma in our country. | 2004 | 15627869 |
| risk of tuberculous infection among healthcare workers in a tertiary-care hospital in ankara, turkey. | to determine risk factors for tuberculin skin test (tst) positivity among healthcare workers (hcws). | 2004 | 15636294 |
| molecular epidemiology of penicillin-resistant streptococcus pneumoniae in a university hospital, ankara, turkey. | penicillin-resistant streptococcus pneumoniae isolates (n = 76) from clinical samples of patients admitted to hacettepe university hospital between january 1997 and december 2001 were included in the study. mics of penicillin g, erythromycin a, clindamycin, cefaclor, cefotaxime, vancomycin, chloramphenicol, tetracycline, ciprofloxacin and rifampicin were determined by agar dilution. the isolates were serogrouped on the basis of the neufeld quellung reaction and were typed by box-pcr. genetic pol ... | 2004 | 15301674 |
| job stress and coping strategies in health care professionals working with cancer patients. | the aim of this study was to determine the factors influencing stress in health care professionals working with cancer patients and the strategies used to cope with stress. the data was collected by self-report questionnaires, the job stress inventory and ways of coping inventory. overall 109 health care professionals (physicians n = 52, nurses = 57) employed in five oncology hospitals in ankara, turkey, between january 2001 and july 2001 were involved in the study. it was identified that the me ... | 2004 | 15304231 |
| the prevalence of blindness and low vision in older onset diabetes mellitus and associated factors: a community-based study. | this community-based study was conducted to assess the prevalence and related factors of low vision and legal blindness in older onset diabetic patients (diagnosed at age 30 and older). | 2004 | 15309974 |
| the sole arch indices of adolescent basketball players. | the aim of this study was to find out the difference between sole arch indices of adolescent basketball players and an age matched non-athletic group. | 2004 | 15322606 |
| an outbreak of respiratory infection due to respiratory syncytial virus subgroup b in ankara, turkey. | during the outbreak, from 16 january 2002 to 3 march 2002, nasopharyngeal secretions obtained from 35 pediatric patients under 2 years of age and suffering from acute respiratory disease were tested by vidas respiratory syncytial virus (rsv) assay (an automated enzyme-linked fluorescent immunoassay) and reverse transcription- polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr). rsv antigen was detected in 16 specimens by vidas rsv assay, and 15 of these were confirmed by the rt-pcr. a total of 18 samples were fo ... | 2004 | 15329452 |
| per-1 production in a urinary isolate of providencia rettgeri. | a providencia rettgeri strain resistant to extended-spectrum cephalosporins and intermediate to aztreonam was isolated from the urine of a patient hospitalized in the urology clinic of ssk educational hospital in ankara. clavulanic acid restored the activity of extended-spectrum cephalosporins, suggesting that the strain was harboring an extended-spectrum beta-lactamase. since the per-1 enzyme is widespread in turkey, and had been already detected in a related species such as proteus mirabilis, ... | 2004 | 15332708 |
| trihalomethanes and associated potential cancer risks in the water supply in ankara, turkey. | the occurrence of trihalomethanes (thms) in the water supply in the ankara, turkey was investigated. total thms and total organic carbon measurements were carried seasonally in the samples collected form 22 different districts along with the samples taken from the ivedik water treatment plant serving 90% of the city. the average summer nonpurgeable organic carbon (npoc) concentration in the raw water was 4.2 mg/l, and the npoc removal achieved in the treatment plant was 31%. the concentration of ... | 2004 | 15364603 |
| seroprevalence and some correlates of helicobacter pylori at adult ages in gülveren health district, ankara, turkey. | the purpose of the study was to detect the frequency and distribution of helicobacter pylori in the gülveren health centre service area among residents aged between 25 and 64 years and to evaluate the relation of h. pylori infections with general health status, socioeconomic status, and some lifestyle habits. the study included a representative sample of gülveren health centre residents, aged between 25 and 64 years. a stratified random sample of 1672 individuals was selected for study purposes ... | 2004 | 15473147 |
| goiter prevalence, serum selenium, and urine iodine status in a previously iodine-deficient area in turkey. | this study was planned to investigate goiter prevalence and serum selenium and urine iodine status among school-age children in the ankara region of turkey. nine hundred five (905) children were investigated; 847 of them were included in the study. thyroid ultrasound was performed on children who were suspected of being goitrous at physical examination. serum tsh, thyroxine, triiodotyronine, thyroid antibody, and urine iodine concentrations (uic) are also measured. ultrasound measurements reveal ... | 2004 | 15475617 |
| multi-resistant viridans streptococcal pneumonia and sepsis in the ventilated newborn. | mechanical ventilation increases the frequency of nosocomial infections. this study describes the frequency of multi-resistant viridans streptococcal colonisation, the clinical course of nosocomial sepsis and ventilator-associated pneumonia in mechanically ventilated neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit of ankara university hospital. seventy-nine ventilated newborns were enrolled. broncho-alveolar lavage culture and blood cultures were positive in 44 (56%) and 17 (22%) patients, respecti ... | 2004 | 15479576 |
| the age at menopause and associated factors at the health center area in ankara, turkey. | this study is performed in one health center area in ankara, turkey on a women population of 50-65 years in order to demonstrate menopausal status of women, age at menopause and factors related with the age at menopause. | 2004 | 15488349 |
| [salmonella enterica serotypes and salmonella infections: a multicenter study covering ten provinces in turkey]. | in order to find the distinctive features of salmonellae and salmonella infections in turkey, 620 salmonellae strains, isolated from various clinical samples (481 stool, 108 blood, 12 urine, 3 bone marrow, 3 cerebrospinal fluid, 9 pus, and one from each of the bile, pleural fluid, wound, catheter samples) in 13 clinical microbiology laboratories of 10 provinces in turkey (ankara, antalya, bursa, edirne, eskişehir, istanbul, izmir, kayseri, konya and trabzon) between july 1, 2000 and june 30, 200 ... | 2004 | 15490836 |
| effect of total attending period on infection episode rate in a child-care center. | attendance to a child-care facility is known to be associated with increased rate of episodes of infectious diseases in children. this retrospective cohort study investigates the infection episode rate and the effect of total attending period on infection episode rates in a child-care center (gulveren child-care center, ankara, turkey), at a stable environmental condition, over a 7-year follow-up period. | 2004 | 15491383 |
| changes in the seroepidemiological pattern of helicobacter pylori infection over the last 10 years. | this study was undertaken to evaluate changes in the seroepidemiological pattern of helicobacter pylori in a group of turkish children over a span of 10 years. | 2004 | 15492913 |
| high independence level in functional activities reduces hospital stay after total hip arthroplasty regardless of pain intensity. | the purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between independence level in functional activities and pain, and length of hospital stay in the early postoperative period in patients with total hip arthroplasty (tha). | 2004 | 15494807 |
| modeling of a large-scale wastewater treatment plant for efficient operation. | environmental legislations in the western world impose stringent effluent quality standards for ultimate protection of the environment. this is also observed in turkey. the current paper presents efforts made to simulate an existing 0.77 million m3/day conventional activated sludge plant located at ankara, awtp. the asm1 model was used for simulation in this study. the model contains numerous stoichiometric and kinetic parameters, some of which need to be determined on case by case bases. the ea ... | 2004 | 15553467 |
| a questionnaire survey among turkish physicians about sleep disorders. | we aimed to assess the knowledge of turkish physicians about sleep disorders and the attitude of the physicians towards sleep medicine. we prepared a 24-item-questionnaire, 7 of the questions were about the attitudes of the physicians and 17 of them were about the knowledge of the physicians. we applied the questionnaire in all university and educational hospitals in ankara, which is the capital city and the second largest city of turkey. two-hundred-fifteen medical doctors from 5 different spec ... | 2004 | 15558357 |
| nurses' views on their role in genetics. | to determine the views of nurses about their roles in genetics. | 2004 | 15561664 |
| managerial implications of medical sales representative perceptions of job duties, job qualifications, and other performance-related issues. | this study examined the perceptions of medical sales representatives of job related duties, job qualifications needed, and motivating factors and tested for differences based on gender, age, years of experience and education using prior research as a base. this study also explored issues that may arise between sales people and physicians. the authors surveyed 132 medical sales representatives from pharmaceutical firms located in ankara, turkey. the authors' findings highlight the need in turkey ... | 2004 | 15914372 |
| hospital choice factors: a case study in turkey. | in an attempt to test the robustness of the numerous american findings related to hospital choice in the context of another country, this study examines the factors affecting hospital choice decisions of 869 patients in three public and one private hospital policlinics in ankara, turkey and attempts to determine their importance levels. identification of these factors and determining their effect levels is important in concentrating management efforts on these key areas and in formulating effect ... | 2004 | 15914381 |
| determination of antibiotic resistance and resistance plasmids of clinical enterococcus species. | to determine the antibiotic resistance pattern and resistance plasmids, we studied 23 antibiotic-resistant clinical isolates of enterococcus spp. which caused infection in bayindir-ankara hospital, turkey. biochemical and physiological identification tests were applied by the vitek system and compared with the results of protein profiles by sds-page. from 23 isolates, 20 were identified as e. faecalis, 2 as e. faecium and 1 as e. gallinarum. twenty four antibiotics belong to 10 different groups ... | 2004 | 15754247 |
| a sociological study of adolescent health in ankara, turkey. | this study aims to explore the associations between socio-demographic factors and subjective health complaints of adolescents in turkey. a sample of 248 students in the 8th-grade from four primary schools with different socio-economic family backgrounds completed a questionnaire on their socio-demographic characteristics and health complaints. findings revealed that adolescents are not homogeneous in terms of their socio-economical backgrounds and infra-structural living conditions. the distribu ... | 2004 | 15712970 |
| evaluation of risk factors for mortality in perforated peptic ulcer in ankara numune teaching hospital, ankara, turkey. | to assess the risk factor that influence mortality from perforated peptic ulcer. | 2004 | 15868979 |
| albert eckstein: a pioneer in pediatrics in turkey. | a historical perspective is presented on ord. prof. albert eckstein, who was a pioneer of modern pediatrics in turkey. 2005 marks the 55th anniversary of prof. albert eckstein's death and 60th anniversary of the establishment of the pediatric clinics of ankara university, where he served as the founding director for five years. | 2004 | 15641260 |
| how medical students use the computer and internet at a turkish military medical school. | the aim of this study was to determine how medical students use the computer and world wide web at a turkish military medical school and to discuss characteristics related to this computer use. the study was conducted in 2003 in the department of public health at the gulhane military medical school in ankara, turkey. a survey developed by the authors was distributed to 508 students, after pretest. responses were analyzed statistically by using a computer. most of the students (86.4%) could acces ... | 2004 | 15646190 |
| road traffic accidents and disability: a cross-section study from turkey. | to investigate socio-demographic features, lesions which caused disabilities and the rate of disabilities caused by particular lesions and thus to reveal how disabilities are evaluated and general characteristics of disabilities due to road traffic accidents in turkey. | 2005 | 16298936 |
| determination of formaldehyde levels in 100 furniture workshops in ankara. | one of the airborne pollutants in wood products industry is formaldehyde, which may pose some health effects. therefore this study is conducted to determine formaldehyde levels in 100 furniture-manufacturing workshops in ankara and also to determine the symptoms, which may be related with formaldehyde exposure among the workers. indoor formaldehyde levels ranged from 0.02 ppm to 2.22 ppm with a mean of 0.6 +/- 0.3 ppm. outdoor formaldehyde levels also ranged from 0.0 ppm to 0.08 ppm with a mean ... | 2005 | 16141685 |
| body mass index and lipid levels in children from ankara, turkey versus bogalusa, louisiana. | turkish heart study demonstrated that low high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels are prevalent among turkish adults. | 2005 | 16169068 |
| the status of alternative treatment in cancer patients in turkey. | this study was designed to measure the frequency at which turkish patients with cancer resort to complementary and alternative medicine (cam). a total of 704 patients referred to the gülhane military medical academy and ankara numune training hospital between september 2002 and january 2003 were asked about the cam therapies they used. of these, 276 patients (39.2%) had used cam. gender, marital status, educational status, age, financial status, severity of pain, history of cancer in the family, ... | 2005 | 16192826 |
| knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of occupational physicians related to burn cases: a cross-sectional survey in turkey. | the primary care of victims of burns at the workplace is provided by occupational physicians. in turkey, the routine practice is to certify physicians for work in occupational medicine. the aim was to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of occupational physicians regarding burn cases. a total of 510 occupational physicians working in ankara were surveyed by mail, and 101 (19.8%) physicians responded. most of these physicians (n=67, 66.3%) had encountered burn cases within the prior y ... | 2005 | 16199294 |
| assessment and evaluation of the nutritional status of the elderly using 2 different instruments. | the elderly population continues to increase in most countries and inadequate nutrition is a common problem affecting their functional and physical status. therefore, we should periodically assess the nutritional status of the elderly using practical methods. our study objectives are to assess the nutritional status of the elderly using 2 different methods: mini nutritional assessment (mna) and nutritional screening initiative checklist (nsic), and to evaluate the consistency of the methods. | 2005 | 16228066 |
| recurrent laryngeal nerve injury and preservation in thyroidectomy. | we aim to evaluate the rates of recurrent laryngeal nerve (rln) injury after thyroidectomy and to put forward the factors influencing the risk of rln injury during thyroid surgery. | 2005 | 16311659 |
| dietary intake and nutritional status of turkish pregnant women during ramadan. | to determine the effects of ramadan fasting on dietary intakes, nutritional status and biochemical parameters of turkish pregnant women. | 2005 | 16311666 |
| occupational asthma in apprentice adolescent car painters. | occupational asthma (oa) is one of the leading causes of pulmonary diseases and has been extensively studied in adults. childhood employment, a significant problem in many developing countries, should be studied to determine and evaluate its effects on psychosocial and lung health. in order to investigate the presence of work-related asthma-like symptoms and oa in apprentice adolescent car painters, 72 adolescents between the ages of 15-20 yr studying in vocational training centres of ankara wer ... | 2005 | 16343088 |
| [a study on alcohol use among working youth who are continuing apprenticeship training]. | considering both burden of entering working life and engaging in adult roles in terms of being employed, working youth forms a specific group to be handled regarding alcohol use problems. in this study it was aimed to investigate prevalence and patterns of alcohol use among youth in apprenticeship schools in central ankara. | 2005 | 16362842 |
| [validity and reliability of the turkish version of the wender utah rating scale for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adults]. | to determine reliability and validity of turkish form of the 25 item wender utah rating scale (wurs), which is designed as an aid for diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd) in adults. | 2005 | 16362844 |
| prevalence of tongue lesions among turkish schoolchildren. | to collect data on the prevalence of tongue lesions of turkish schoolchildren in 3 different population samples in ankara, and to analyze the relationship between tongue lesions and gender, oral hygiene, and income levels. | 2005 | 16380783 |
| gender differences in fat patterning in children living in ankara. | body composition is an excellent indicator for assessing obesity and nutritional status of both individuals and populations. youth obesity has important health and social implications, because a large proportion of adult obesity has its origin in childhood. numerous studies report that adverse levels of cardiovascular diseases risk factors are associated with adiposity in children. concerning the turkish population there is up to now only limited information with regard to adiposity in children. ... | 2005 | 16402593 |
| [the prevalence of nasopharyngeal neisseria meningitidis carriage, serogroup distribution, and antibiotic resistance among healthy children in cankaya municipality schools of ankara province]. | meningococci responsible for significant morbidity and mortality rates in children are found in the oropharynx and nasopharynx and communicated with droplets. in this study, the prevalence of nasopharyngeal neisseria meningitidis carriage, serogroup distribution and antibiotic resistance were determined among healthy children in cankaya municipality of ankara province. the study involved 1155 students aged 7-19 years. systematic sampling method was used for sample selection. to isolate n. mening ... | 2005 | 16544542 |
| measles seroprevalence of an adolescent population vaccinated with a single dose of measles vaccine before their first birthday. | this study determined the age-specific measles seroprevalence of an adolescent population in ankara vaccinated with a single dose of measles vaccine before their first birthday. the study sample included 440 adolescents (227 female, 213 male) aged 9-16 years admitted to the adolescent outpatient clinic of hacettepe university faculty of medicine. for each participant, a questionnaire was completed and measles specific igg antibodies screened quantitatively by the enzyme linked immunosorbent assa ... | 2005 | 16445072 |
| the prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopy in antalya, turkey. | bronchial asthma is a common chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways that causes serious morbidity and mortality. the prevalence of the disorder has been increasing, especially in developed countries. the population-based asthma prevalence studies provide data from ankara, istanbul, gaziantep, trabzon, izmnir, and kayseri in our country and asthma prevalence ranges between 1.4 and 3%. however, the prevalence of adult asthma in our city was not known. we aimed to determine the prevalence of ... | 2005 | 16450576 |
| aflatoxin and ochratoxin in various types of commonly consumed retail ground samples in ankara, turkey. | to detect aflatoxin (af) or ochratoxin a (ota) contamination, 25 retail ground samples of 12 different types of seed-, pulses-, and cereal-flours and starches were randomly collected from markets and traditional bazaars in ankara, turkey. the levels of af in the retail ground samples were determined by high performance liquid chromatography (hplc) and ranged from 0.03-3.16 ppb. the percentage of contaminated samples for aflatoxin b(1), b(2), g(1), and g(2) were 64, 60, 72, and 76 %, respectively ... | 2005 | 16457473 |
| growth and nutritional status of male adolescent laborers in ankara, turkey. | undernutrition, pathogenic agents, and poor living conditions are of primary importance in the evaluation of adverse environmental conditions' effects on human growth; but child labor (an equally significant factor, especially in underdeveloped countries) is generally overlooked or ignored. the aim of this study is to focus on this subject and clarify the effects of labor on the physical growth and nutritional status of child and adolescent laborers. in this study, the height and weight of 532 m ... | 2005 | 15895439 |
| [serotype distribution of enteroviruses isolated from paediatric cases prediagnosed as aseptic meningitis between 2001-2004 period]. | enteroviruses have major clinical and public health importance and are one of the leading causes of aseptic meningitis. there are many diseases with similar clinical symptoms and cerebrospinal fluid (csf) findings of aseptic meningitis, thus virus isolation and identification is crucial for definitive diagnosis. virological diagnosis is nonetheless important to distinguish between induced meningitis and other treatable causes of disease with a similar clinical picture. a total of 249 samples obt ... | 2005 | 15900836 |
| [case report: a case of tularemia with delayed diagnosis]. | tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by francisella tularensis. in this report, a tularemia case who was living in a non-endemic area, has been presented. a 24 years old female patient with multiple cervical lymphadenitis has been admitted to the outpatient clinic of ankara training and research hospital, turkey. her complaints started two months ago as signs and symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection. as she had received non-specific treatment (amoxycillin clavulanate; 2x 1g/day) in ... | 2005 | 15900842 |
| prevalence and variations of pneumatized articular eminence: a study from turkey. | pneumatized articular eminence or tubercule (pat) is an air cell cavity in the zygomatic process of the temporal bone that is similar to air cells in the mastoid process and ethmoid bone. the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and variations of pat among an outpatient dental clinic population at ankara university, turkey, to make a contribution to the few current studies about pat. | 2005 | 15716844 |
| socioeconomic factors and health risk behaviors among university students in turkey: questionnaire study. | to explore relations between socioeconomic factors and health risk behaviors in university students in turkey. | 2005 | 15726678 |
| the relationship between dieting and body image, body ideal, self-perception, and body mass index in turkish adolescents. | the current study examined the roles of body image, ideal body weight, self-perception, and body mass index (bmi) on the dieting behavior of turkish adolescents. | 2005 | 15732069 |
| what do midwives and nurses in turkey know about nutrition in the first six months of life. | to discover what midwives and nurses in turkey know and advise about nutrition in the first 6 months of life. | 2005 | 15740817 |
| relationship between nosocomial infection and mortality in a neurology intensive care unit in turkey. | few previous studies have evaluated the relationship between nosocomial infection and mortality in a neurology intensive care unit (icu). in this study, patients treated for more than 24h in the neurology icu of the ankara training and research hospital, turkey were followed until death or two days after discharge by prospective daily surveillance. the study period was 14 months. one hundred and sixty-nine icu-acquired infections occurred in 74 (38.9%) of 190 patients during 2006 patient-days. t ... | 2005 | 15749321 |
| detecting of mycoplasma genitalium in male patients with urethritis symptoms in turkey by polymerase chain reaction. | the aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of mycoplasma genitalium in the urine samples of 63 male patients who had urethritis symptoms. along with neisseria gonorrhoeae (n. gonorrhoeae) and chlamydia trachomatis (c. trachomatis). we also investigated mycoplasma hominis (m. hominis) and ureaplasma urealyticum (u. urealyticum), both of which are known to cause urethritis. | 2005 | 15756355 |
| [treatment in patients with low traumatic pneumothorax ratio]. | thoracostomy tube placement (tt) is currently one of the most important treatment modalities used in traumatic pneumothorax patients. in patients with low pneumothorax ratio (percentage), both follow-up without surgery and employing intervention when indicated may be appropriate choice. we presented the outcome of patients with low traumatic pneumothorax ratio treated by follow up without surgical intervention in our clinic. during the period from january 2000 until january 2002, 108 patients wh ... | 2005 | 15765288 |
| [suicide probability: an assessment terms of reasons for living, hopelessness and loneliness]. | the purpose of the current study is to specify the reasons that hold people clinging to life; to investigate their suicide probability, and to describe the relationship of these variables with other variables such as hopelessness and loneliness, taking age, education and other socioeconomic variables into consideration. | 2005 | 15793696 |
| occupational exposure to ionising radiation with thermoluminescence dosimetry system in turkey, in 2003. | the individual annual dose information on classified workers who are occupationally exposed to extended radiation sources by using thermoluminescence dosimetry system, in turkey, was assessed and analysed by the ankara nuclear research and training centre (anaem) dosimetry service at the turkish atomic energy authority (taek) for the year 2003. a total of 3721 persons were monitored with tld and the data presented in this report were obtained by using tld technology in 2003. the annual mean effe ... | 2005 | 15797921 |
| childhood diarrhoea in ankara, turkey: epidemiological and clinical features of rotavirus-positive versus rotavirus-negative cases. | published reports dealing with rotavirus infections in turkey are very scarce. this study included 1099 consecutive paediatric patients with diarrhoea, who sought care at 3 hospitals in ankara, turkey between 1999 and 2002 and were investigated for the presence of rotavirus antigen in faeces. rotavirus antigen was detected by an immunochromatographic test, simple rotavirus (operon, spain). other clinical and laboratory data were extracted from patient journals. a total of 404 (36.8%) patients we ... | 2005 | 15804663 |
| causes of uveitis in a referral hospital in ankara, turkey. | to evaluate the etiology of uveitis and its associated systemic findings in a referral hospital in ankara, turkey. | 2005 | 15804769 |
| food hypersensitivity in patients with seasonal rhinitis in ankara. | food hypersensitivity (fh) affects 1-2 % of the adult population and is more common in atopic individuals. the aim of this study was to determine the frequency of fh and risk factors for its development in patients with seasonal rhinitis (sr) in our allergy clinic. | 2005 | 15808115 |
| mechanisms of macrolide resistance in clinical pneumococcal isolates in a university hospital, ankara, turkey. | macrolide resistance in streptococcus pneumoniae is usually caused by the presence of the erm(b) or mef(a) resistance determinants. the aim of the present study was to identify the predominant macrolide resistance mechanisms among erythromycin-resistant s. pneumoniae isolated in a university hospital, ankara, turkey. a total of 669 s. pneumoniae strains were isolated from clinical specimens of patients admitted to the hospital between 1994--2002. the minimum inhibitory concentrations (mics) of p ... | 2005 | 15828441 |