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| height, weight, body mass index and pubertal development reference values for children of turkish origin in the netherlands. | the aim of this study was to provide growth and sexual maturation reference data for turkish children living in the netherlands. we also compared these references with the reference data of children of dutch origin and with turkish reference data collected in turkey and elsewhere in europe. cross-sectional growth and demographic data were collected from 2,904 children of turkish origin and 14,500 children of dutch origin living in the netherlands in the age range 0-20 years. growth references fo ... | 2003 | 12942320 |
| risk factors for alzheimer disease: a population-based case-control study in istanbul, turkey. | the objective is to study risk factors for alzheimer disease (ad) in istanbul, turkey. this is a population-based case-control study. we screened people over age 70 in the community for cognitive impairment. the screen positives and a proportion of screen negatives underwent neurologic examination in the second phase. cases were 57 "probable" ad patients and controls were 127 cognitively normal individuals identified by neurologic examination. odds ratios (or) were calculated using multivariate ... | 2003 | 14512826 |
| filicide cases in turkey, 1995-2000. | to determine socio-demographic features and criminal liability of individuals who committed filicide in turkey. | 2003 | 14515419 |
| a model of pharmacology education: the experience of istanbul medical faculty. | this article describes the pharmacology education program that has been applied since 1990 at the istanbul medical faculty. in turkey, medical education lasts 6 years after 11 years of general training. each year, approximately 350 students join the istanbul medical faculty. the education is mainly in conventional form: basic sciences and elementary clinical information are given mostly as didactic lectures accompanying practical courses for small groups, with each group consisting of about 50 s ... | 2003 | 12638391 |
| dental trauma in turkish children, istanbul. | numerous studies focus on visits to dental clinics for emergent dental problems. many are all-inclusive, studying traumatic injuries as well as visits for infection and other causes. epidemiologic studies have focused on the investigation of the prevalence or incidence of dental injury. the patients were evaluated at pediatric dentistry, marmara university dental school, istanbul over a 2-year period. for these 300 patients (446 teeth), specific diagnoses were evaluated. dental injuries that pre ... | 2003 | 12656836 |
| etiology of deafness at the yeditepe school for the deaf in istanbul. | the etiology of deafness can be classified as genetic, acquired and unknown. an unknown etiology was a high incidence in previous reports. the aim of this study is to explore the etiology of deafness and to reduce the cases in the unknown group. | 2003 | 12697348 |
| the use of family planning methods in an administrative district of istanbul. | in turkey, the first population and family planning law was accepted by the government in 1965, and this law was revised in 1982. this study was carried out to evaluate the family planning methods of women who applied to rural health centers of küçükçekmece and were willing to use the health-care service and consultancy about birth control methods. the data of the study were gathered by means of an appropriate inquiry form and face-to-face interview with the women willing to use the family plann ... | 2003 | 12725672 |
| [claude bernard and sakir paşa]. | the impact of claude bernard on the development of physiology in turkey and the influence of sakir paşa, professor of physiology in the medical school of istanbul at the end of xix century. | 2003 | 14567378 |
| isolation, identification and seasonal distribution of airborne and waterborne fungi in terkos lake (istanbul-turkey). | this paper focuses on isolation and identification of airborne and waterborne fungi from different parts of terkos lake located in istanbul (turkey). the quantitative and qualitative fungal composition of the air and water of the lake was surveyed monthly for a year (august 2000-july 2001). water samples were taken at five different stations at terkos lake. airborne fungal spore levels were estimated by exposing a petri dish containing rose-bengal streptomycin agar medium to air for 15 minutes. ... | 2003 | 12746850 |
| physician-patient interaction: a gynecology clinic in turkey. | evidence for gender differences in physicians' communication with their patients comes primarily from western countries. little is known about whether these gender differences would also be observed in turkey, where there are explicit rules about male-female conduct. the purpose of this study was to observe male and female gynecologists' communication with their patients in a gynecology clinic at a state hospital in istanbul, turkey. four male and three female gynecologists were observed in thei ... | 2003 | 12765702 |
| a study of serological markers of hepatitis b and c viruses in istanbul, turkey. | this study was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of hbsag, anti-hbs and anti-hcv positivity in istanbul, turkey. | 2003 | 12766338 |
| follow-up of compliance with tuberculosis treatment in children: monitoring by urine tests. | this study was designed to follow up patient compliance by detection of antituberculous drugs in urine during the course of treatment. it was conducted in the outpatient clinic of pediatric infectious diseases, sisli etfal hospital (istanbul, turkey). in total, 45 children with pulmonary tuberculosis participated. patients were seen twice in the first month and once a month thereafter during the 6-month course of treatment. the second urine of the day was collected at each visit. urine was teste ... | 2003 | 12772224 |
| reasons for non-vaccination during national immunization days: a case study in istanbul, turkey. | the member states of the 41st world health assembly agreed to aim for the global eradication of polio by the year 2000. turkey adopted this goal and made substantial progress. in this report, we present the results of a coverage and risk factor survey conducted to evaluate vaccine delivery during the 1999 national immunization days (nids) in a large district of istanbul, turkey. this study provides important information regarding risk factors and reasons for non-vaccination during the nids, defi ... | 2003 | 12802906 |
| contamination of bovine carcasses and abattoir environment by escherichia coli o157:h7 in istanbul. | the aim of this study was to investigate contamination of carcasses and abattoir environment with escherichia coli o157:h7. five abattoirs in istanbul were visited between january 2000 and april 2001. during visits, sampling was performed and a total of 330 cattle were selected. cattle were examined for the presence of faeces on the hide (abdomen and legs) before slaughter. the swabs from the carcasses and environmental samples (abattoir floor, benches including conveyors, knives, aprons, saws, ... | 2003 | 12810296 |
| atypical intradural spinal tuberculosis: report of three cases. | to report three cases of intradural spinal tuberculosis (tb) by calling attention to atypical forms of spinal tb. | 2003 | 12815372 |
| the late outcomes of vena cava filters in the prevention of pulmonary embolism. | pulmonary embolism (pe) is the most serious complication of deep venous thrombosis (dvt) resulting in high morbidity and mortality rate. the purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term results of vena cava filters (vcfs) placement for prevention of pe in high- risk patients. | 2003 | 12836107 |
| effect of ethyl oleate on drying characteristics of mulberries. | in this study, air-drying experiments in thin layers of mulberry grown in istanbul, turkey, were conducted. the effect of ethyl oleate solution on drying time of mulberry samples was investigated in a pilot air-dryer. when ethyl oleate was used as pretreatment solution, the drying time of samples was decreased. drying curves were obtained using the page model. the effective diffusivity varied from 2.326 x 10(-10) to 1.809 x 10(-9) m2/s the temperature range. the temperature dependence of the dif ... | 2003 | 14609084 |
| [factors affecting the satisfaction of recruits with the military environment]. | life satisfaction is one of the global indicators of adjustment. the purpose of this study was to investigate the roles of individual and familial characteristics, and attitudes towards military service of new recruits in terms of their satisfaction with the fundamental principles of military service and daily military lifestyle and environment. | 2003 | 12844279 |
| prevalence of mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in asthmatic children in istanbul, turkey. | 2003 | 12848212 | |
| port needles: do they need to be removed as frequently in infusional chemotherapy? | protracted chemotherapy regimens are new treatment modalities used to treat patients with cancer. these treatments are preferred because of the ease of administration and limited side effects in the outpatient setting. sixty patients were treated with continuous infusion chemotherapy via implanted infusion ports at marmara university hospital outpatient chemotherapy unit in istanbul, turkey, from january 2000 to december 2001. although usage of huber needles for central venous catheters was limi ... | 2003 | 12869857 |
| development of training of trainers programmes and evaluation of their effectiveness in istanbul, turkey. | this report presents an evaluation of the impact of the 'training of trainers' (tot) courses conducted since 1997. the effects of tot programmes were studied using a questionnaire given to the course participants immediately after and again following a minimum period of six months after completion of the course. the 85 participants included in this analysis were medical teachers from the istanbul faculty of medicine, of whom 17% were instructors, 39% were associate professors and 44% full profes ... | 2003 | 12881058 |
| tuberculous meningitis in adults: review of 61 cases. | tuberculosis is still a major cause of serious illness in developing countries. the objective of this study was to assess the clinical, laboratory, radiological and prognostic features of tuberculous meningitis (tbm) in immuncompetent adult patients. | 2003 | 14735380 |
| incidence of patent furcal accessory canals in permanent molars of a turkish population. | to determine the incidence of patent furcal accessory canals in permanent molars of a turkish population. | 2003 | 12887379 |
| [the short working period of the austrian ear, nose and throat specialist professor erich ruttin at istanbul university in 1934 and 1935]. | the austrian professor erich ruttin was appointed as the director of the ear, nose and throat department of istanbul university at the beginning of september 1934. leaving behind the directorship of the ear, nose and throat clinic of rudolfspital in wien, ruttin no doubt tried to leave austria due to the beginning of anti-semitic influences of the nazi regime in germany, which had lead him to sign a contract with the istanbul university for a period of ten years. it is remarkable that despite th ... | 2003 | 12918188 |
| a novel, fast-growing borrelia sp. isolated from the hard tick hyalomma aegyptium in turkey. | a novel, fast-growing spirochaete was isolated from the hard tick hyalomma aegyptium (family ixodidae, subfamily metastriata) using barbour-stoenner-kelly (bsk) ii medium. tick samples were taken during the summer of 2000 from the istanbul area in northwestern turkey. sixty-seven of 153 adults (44%) and 72 of 185 nymphs (39%) were infected with the novel spirochaete, whereas none of the 20 larvae examined were infected. the optimal growth temperature of the spirochaete in bsk ii medium was 34-37 ... | 2003 | 12949178 |
| seasonality in the incidence of abdominal aortic aneurysm ruptures: a review of eight years. | ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (raaa) is a highly mortal entity. in recent years, the role of seasonality has been proposed in the incidence of raaa. in this study, we sought possible correlations between monthly atmospheric pressures and the number of patients admitted with raaa. | 2004 | 14752685 |
| enuresis: prevalence, risk factors and urinary pathology among school children in istanbul, turkey. | enuresis is a common problem among children and adolescents, and can lead to important social and psychological disturbances. the aim of the present study was to establish the prevalence of enuresis among school children and determine the risk factors associated with this disorder. | 2004 | 15043666 |
| a human dermatitis caused by thaumetopoea pityocampa (denis and schiffermüller, 1775) (order: lepidoptera) caterpillars in istanbul, turkey. | 2004 | 14763943 | |
| determination of heavy metal concentrations in street dusts in istanbul e-5 highway. | components and quantity of street dust are environmental pollution indicators especially in big cities. street dust is generally composed of car exhaust gas originated particles and wind-transported particles. heavy metals, which are found in street dust, such as pb, cu, mn, zn, cd and ni are significant for environmental pollution. according to the kind of vehicle in traffic, quantity and type of heavy metals vary in street dust. the use of leaded gasoline gives a boost to the importance of lea ... | 2004 | 14592575 |
| seventeen-year review of hysterectomy procedures in a university clinic in istanbul (1985-2001). | our objective was to review the hysterectomies performed in our clinic for the last 17 years to reveal the facts in relation to the operation. | 2004 | 14513260 |
| [how does the habit of teeth clenching affect the symptoms and signs of patients with temporomandibular disorders?]. | we aimed to compare the symptoms and signs of patients with temporomandibular disorders (tmd) with and without a history of diurnal teeth clenching. | 2004 | 16027487 |
| a model in environmental training--the university / elementary school / municipality cooperation. | this study targets development of an effective training scheme model that can be implemented at elementary school level with focus on recovery and recycling of wasted papers in turkey. for this purpose, three schools were chosen from a district within istanbul. they were separated from one another as full intervention (fi), semi-intervention (si) and control (c) schools. different levels of educational activities carried out in the schools, mostly in the fi school, were directed toward being inf ... | 2004 | 15571110 |
| public attitudes to depression in urban turkey - the influence of perceptions and causal attributions on social distance towards individuals suffering from depression. | the aim of this study was to determine public attitudes towards patients with depression and the influence of perception and causal attributions on social distance towards individuals suffering from depression in urban areas. | 2004 | 15583910 |
| nursing care of elderly people at home and ethical implications: an experience from istanbul. | elderly people are a particularly vulnerable group in society and have special health problems. the world population of older people is increasing. people who are 65 years or older constitute 6% of the turkish population, 90% of whom have chronic health problems. in turkey, there is a high possibility that elderly people's requirements are not met by today's health care system in the way they would wish. they prefer not to be hospitalized when they have health problems. from a wider perspective, ... | 2004 | 15597936 |
| peak expiratory flow rates in healthy turkish children living in istanbul, turkey. | in the evaluation and management of bronchial asthma, simple instruments for measurements of the peak expiratory flow (pef) rate are needed. the aim of this study was to determine normal pef values of turkish children living in istanbul. this is the largest study conducted in turkey. in a cross-sectional study, we measured pef in 2791 healthy schoolchildren (1468 boys and 1323 girls) aged 7-14 years, with a mini wright peak flow meter. we entered height, age, and sex into the regression equation ... | 2004 | 15603204 |
| a study on awareness and attitude of teachers on epilepsy in istanbul. | epilepsy is a disease frequently seen among school children. children having seizures may bother their teachers, who do not receive specific training about epilepsy during their education. moreover, teachers feel desperate not knowing how to handle the situation. in a series of seminars it was our aim both to investigate and to improve the present awareness, knowledge, and attitude of elementary school teachers about epilepsy in istanbul. in the pre- and post-seminar tests teachers who attended ... | 2004 | 15324832 |
| attitude toward genetic testing for cancer risk in istanbul. | to identify attitudes toward genetic testing, and the effects of this information on decisions regarding issues such as pregnancy, abortion, and prophylactic surgery, several subsets of the turkish population were surveyed in hospital settings. individuals (n = 179) chosen arbitrarily from four different subsets of a turkish population were asked to participate in a confidential 23-question survey. survey participants were familiar with the concept of cancer being a familial disease (85.5%), and ... | 2004 | 15345115 |
| [the voyage in 1547 to stamboul (constantinople) by the pharmacist-naturalist pierre belon from mans]. | pierre belon was born in le mans in 1517. after he had worked as apothecary assistant and he had studied botany, he was chosen to join in the embassy sent by french king françois i to the turkish sultan in 1546. from 1553 he wrote his impressions upon his tour "comments upon different peculiarities and memorable things". in stamboul he dawdled around the typical turkish drugstores and he observed and recorded the hygienic habit of the turks. not only are his "comments" about the eastern countrie ... | 2004 | 15359478 |
| [a german pioneer in turkish dietetics: elisabeth wolff]. | in turkey, the foundation of modern dietetic started only in 1935 at the iind clinic for internal medicine at the medicine faculty of istanbul university on behalf of the clinic's director sen. prof. dr. erich frank, a well-known expert on diabetes, and his dietician elisabeth wolff, both having refuged from the 1933's gemany. wolff, one of the early leading and example representatives of the dietetic arising new in the world and europa at that time, presented and taught the new treatment in tur ... | 2004 | 15372739 |
| borrelia turcica sp. nov., isolated from the hard tick hyalomma aegyptium in turkey. | previously, a novel, fast-growing spirochaete was isolated from the hard tick hyalomma aegyptium, which infests tortoises (testudo graeca), by using barbour-stoenner-kelly (bsk) ii medium; the tick samples were taken from the istanbul area in northwestern turkey [güner et al. (2003). microbiology 149, 2539-2544]. here is presented a detailed characterization of the spirochaete. electron microscopy revealed that strain ist7t is morphologically similar to other spirochaetes of the genus borrelia a ... | 2004 | 15388724 |
| resistance against contraception or medical contraceptive methods: a qualitative study on women and men in istanbul. | this research was carried out to reveal the attitudes of men and women about contraception in the umraniye district of istanbul. | 2004 | 15449821 |
| patient knowledge about drugs prescribed at primary healthcare facilities. | providing adequate information to the patients about their drugs is an essential principle of rational pharmacotherapy. this study investigates the knowledge of general practice patients about their drugs, since the level of knowledge of the patient about the medication is highly associated with the outcome of the therapy. | 2004 | 15455466 |
| [health situation of the armies in the crimean war and a document related to this]. | although the crimean war seems to be a war between the ottoman and russian with the support of england an france, in reality, it was a power struggle between the biggest european countries. the cooperation between england - ottoman empire and france in the crimean war meanly determined the result of the war. the crimean war should not only be evaluated in militarian and political aspect, but also from other perspectives. one of the most important problems for the allied armies in istanbul and cr ... | 2004 | 15487045 |
| [journal of darulfunun school of medicine (1916-1933)]. | in this study one of six academic journals published by istanbul university, darülfünun tip fakültesi mecmuasi (journal of darulfunun school of medicine), is reviewed. this review study covered all issues of the journal published between 1916 and 1933. our aim was to determine the publication period of the journal, to determine the published papers and their authors, and as a result, to help the researchers for study in the field of history of medicine. according to our review, 1025 manuscripts ... | 2004 | 15487076 |
| [the short history of the turkish society of physical and natural sciences]. | the turkish society of physical and natural sciences was founded at istanbul university in 1934 by some foreign and turkish professor to stimute the researches in physics and biology. the new advancements in these fields and results of the researchs of the members were discussed in sessions and published in the transactions and archives of the society, mostly in german with turkish summaries. the society losted its importance after gradually departure of the foreign members from turkey and parti ... | 2004 | 15487086 |
| syndromic etiology in children at schools for the deaf in turkey. | the aim of this study was to determine the syndromic etiology of bilateral severe sensorineural hearing disorders in children and current etiological causes to reduce the cases in the unknown group. | 2004 | 15488971 |
| [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 |
| results of the leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and signs pain scale in turkey: a validation study. | classification of pain and identification of the specific pain mechanisms through utilization of clinical data are helpful to the physician in choosing the appropriate treatment model. for discrimination between different pain types, various tests could be used. the leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and signs (lanss) pain scale is a scale based on the analysis of data obtained during bedside examination. the lanss pain scale, as first used by bennett, is a very useful tool that provides i ... | 2004 | 15501424 |
| mass-casualty terrorist bombings in istanbul, turkey, november 2003: report of the events and the prehospital emergency response. | this paper describes the two mass-casualty, terrorist attacks that occurred in istanbul, turkey in november 2003, and the resulting pre-hospital emergency response. | 2004 | 15506250 |
| a mental health screening project in istanbul, turkey. | 2004 | 15554121 | |
| impact of a short postgraduate course in rational pharmacotherapy for general practitioners. | the impact of a short postgraduate course on rational pharmacotherapy planning behaviour of general practitioners (gp) was investigated via a face-to-face interview with 25 gps working at health centres in istanbul. | 2004 | 14998427 |
| the attitude of complete denture wearers towards denture adhesives in istanbul. | the purpose of using denture adhesives is to subjectively benefit denture-wearers with improved fit and comfort of their dentures and to improve their chewing ability and confidence. the purpose of this study was to investigate the approach and thought of complete denture wearers to denture adhesives and to see why they had tried denture adhesive, and their reasons for its current use or non-use through a questionnaire. one hundred and fifteen patients attending the marmara university, dental sc ... | 2004 | 15009596 |
| quality of the bottom sediment prior to dredging in the golden horn of istanbul. | the golden horn has experienced severe pollution due to uncontrolled domestic and industrial wastewater discharges until recent years. a restoration project has been developed by our universities, upon a request from istanbul metropolitan municipality. two principal alternatives for the dredging and disposal of the bottom sediments were considered: disposing on the land and disposing in the sea. both of these alternatives include several sub-alternatives. characterization of the sediment quality ... | 2004 | 15027820 |
| norplant insertions at the zeynep kamil gynecologic and pediatric training research hospital in istanbul. | this study was conducted to determine sociodemographic characteristics and usage interval according to insertion period, observed side effects and reasons for discontinuation in 756 cases where norplant was inserted and removed for any reasons at our hospital since 1994. | 2004 | 15033408 |
| chronic lymphocytic leukemia in turkey: experience of a single center in istanbul. | in this study, the clinical characteristics, survival, and prognostic factors of 200 patients diagnosed as having chronic lymphocytic leukemia (cll) were analyzed. | 2004 | 15043330 |
| transportation pathways of pesticides in two major watersheds of istanbul, turkey. | the study covers the investigation of pesticides in terms of consumption, toxicological classification and various intrinsic physical and chemical properties like dt50, koc, gus, solubility that describe the important mechanisms prevailing in soil, namely persistence and mobility. these mechanisms help to estimate the transportation pathways of pesticides on soil till they reach the receiving water after being applied on land. classification is done in three groups, those likely to appear in sur ... | 2004 | 15053112 |
| uveitis in behçet disease: an analysis of 880 patients. | we aimed to describe the demographic and clinical features, ocular manifestations, complications, visual prognosis, and treatment in a large population of turkish patients with behçet uveitis. we also aimed to compare visual prognosis between male and female sex and between patients who presented before and after 1990. | 2004 | 15364218 |
| sem-eds analysis and discrimination of forensic soil. | soils vary among different areas, and have some characteristics because of the natural effects and transfers made by human and other living beings in time. so that forensic examination of soil is not only concerned with the analysis of naturally occurring rocks, minerals, vegetation, and animal matter. it also includes the detection of such manufactured materials such as ions from synthetic fertilizers and from different environments (e.g., nitrate, phosphate, and sulfate) as environmental artif ... | 2004 | 15066711 |
| ophthalmic techniques described by serefeddin sabuncuoğlu (1385-1468 ad). | serefeddin sabuncuoğlu (1385-1468 ad) was a turkish surgeon who lived in the ottoman empire during the fifteenth century, a time of progressive expansion. when in his eighties, he wrote cerrahiyyetü'l-haniyye, which means imperial surgery. his book is the first example of an illustrated surgical textbook in the turkish-islamic medical literature. the importance of his book rests upon the inclusion of colour miniatures of the surgical procedures, incisional techniques and instruments, all drawn b ... | 2004 | 15068438 |
| auxo-, sero-, and opa-typing of neisseria gonorrhoeae strains isolated in istanbul, turkey. | typing methods are essential in understanding of the transmission dynamics of neisseria gonorrhoeae. several typing methods were described including opa-typing. | 2004 | 15389003 |
| alcohol drinking behaviors among turkish high school students. | the aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, behavioral patterns and correlates of regular alcohol drinking in high school students. this cross-sectional study involved the completion of a modified version of "health behavior in school age children" (hbsc 1997/1998) questionnaire by 4,153 grade 9-11 students from 26 randomly selected high schools in istanbul. chi-square test, spearman correlation test and forward stepwise multiple logistic regression model were used for statistical anal ... | 2004 | 15074374 |
| report on the 2002 pediatric orthopaedic society of north america traveling fellowship. | the authors report on the scientific exchange of information and the social program during the 2002 posna traveling fellowship to europe. centers were visited in prague, vienna, stolzalpe, and rome, with the trip ending in istanbul at the european pediatric orthopaedic society meeting. | 2004 | 15076613 |
| [loss of visual acuity and hepatosplenic lesions, it wouldn't be a mystery... in istambul!]. | 2004 | 15460479 | |
| the prevalence of and risk factors for hypertension in adults living in istanbul. | the prevalence of and risk factors for hypertension were determined among habitants in the european side of istanbul who are 25 years and older. eight administrative districts were selected with the method of simple random sampling. the participants were selected through systematic calling from address lists. between 17 and 22 june 2002, the questionnaires were applied to the participants in a face-to-face interview; then arterial blood pressures, body weights and heights of the participants wer ... | 2004 | 15083638 |
| attitudes of married individuals towards oral contraceptives: a qualitative study in istanbul, turkey. | to determine positive and negative attitudes of married turkish women and men regarding the use of oral contraceptives (ocs). | 2004 | 15086993 |
| pah contamination sources in the sediments of the strait of istanbul (bosphorus), turkey. | 2004 | 15114450 | |
| investigation of leachate recirculation effects in istanbul odayeri sanitary landfill. | each day approximately 10,000 t of municipal solid wastes (msw) are being produced in metropolitan municipality area of istanbul. these wastes are disposed at convenient sanitary landfills. msws on the european side are being disposed at odayeri sanitary landfill and this study is carried out at this landfill. approximately 1.5 ha of landfill area is selected as test area for leachate recirculation and the leachate is recirculated to the wells, which are opened at 14 points, and have 18 m depth, ... | 2004 | 15137705 |
| determination of carboxyhemoglobin levels and health effects on officers working at the istanbul bosphorus bridge. | urban air pollution is a problem throughout the world. carbon monoxide (co), one of the major air pollutants, is an odorless, colorless, tasteless, and toxic gas, which is mainly produced by incomplete combustion of the fossil fuels such as gasoline and kerosene. the main outdoor sources of co gas are vehicle exhausts, industrial effluents, and fires. when inhaled co gas causes occupational hazards especially on workers who work at the junctions of heavy traffic roads and at the inefficiently ve ... | 2004 | 15137724 |
| prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder and comorbid depression in earthquake survivors in turkey: an epidemiological study. | this study examined the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd) and depression 14 months after the earthquake in turkey in 2 randomly selected samples from the epicenter (n = 530) and a suburb of istanbul 100 km from the epicenter (n = 420). the rates of ptsd and depression comorbid with ptsd were, respectively, 23 and 16% at the epicenter and 14 and 8% in istanbul. the strongest predictor of traumatic stress symptoms was fear during the earthquake, whereas predictions with female gen ... | 2004 | 15141786 |
| clinical spectrum of acute abdominal pain in turkish pediatric patients: a prospective study. | the aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence, associated symptoms, and clinical outcomes of children with acute abdominal pain who had been admitted to an emergency department. | 2004 | 15151551 |
| perceived health status in a turkish adolescent sample: risk and protective factors. | the objective of this study was to investigate health status of turkish adolescents and to determine the factors affecting their self perceptions of health. the subjects of the study were 4,153 grade 9-11 students from 26 randomly selected high schools in istanbul. in total, 78% (n = 3231) and 62% (n = 2537) of the students reported that they were feeling healthy and happy, respectively. prevalence of headache, abdominal pain and backache; feeling low, irritable, nervous and dizzy; medication us ... | 2004 | 15160291 |
| human cyclosporiosis in turkey. | six patients infected with cyclospora cayetanensis who sought medical care at three different hospitals in turkey are herein presented. four patients were male and the others were female and their ages ranged from 7 to 62 years. the first patient was hiv-positive and presented with watery diarrhea with a frequency of up to 18 times a day for more than ten months and diagnosed as cyclosporiosis in kayseri, 1996. the second patient was also hiv positive and diagnosed as cyclosporiosis in kayseri, ... | 2004 | 15188522 |
| story of benzene and leukemia: epidemiologic approach of muzaffer aksoy. | in 1974, professor muzaffer aksoy established a link to leukemia in humans as a result of occupational exposure to benzene. the aim of this study is to evaluate his epidemiological approach for his investigation on the effects of benzene and to bring attention to the benzene problem in turkey. dr. aksoy observed that a large group of leukemic patients were shoemakers, or they worked in leather manufacturing. in the 1960s, benzene was a popular solvent in the leather industry. dr. aksoy conducted ... | 2004 | 15215669 |
| trends in major transfusion-transmissible infections among blood donors over 17 years in istanbul, turkey. | infection with hepatitis b virus (hbv), hepatitis c virus (hcv), human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and syphilis are serious complications of blood transfusion. these infections are routinely screened by blood banks; such tests are obligatory for transfusion safety in turkey. the results of screening 1 737 943 blood donations from blood centres in istanbul between 1 january 1987 and 31 december 2003 for hbv, hcv, hiv and syphilis were analysed retrospectively. hepatitis b surface antigen rates f ... | 2004 | 15587762 |
| violent behaviour among turkish high school students and correlates of physical fighting. | the purpose of this study was to provide data about the prevalence of violent behaviour among high school students living in istanbul and to determine the correlates of physical fighting. | 2004 | 15230504 |
| medicolegal evaluation of vascular injuries of limbs in turkey. | this study evaluated 372 cases of post-traumatic extremity vessel lesions, for which the forensic medicine council, istanbul, turkey prepared medicolegal evaluation reports between 1998 and 2000. the study group (n = 372) comprised of 346 men (93.0%) and 26 women (6.9%), and their ages ranged between 6 and 73 years (30.18 +/- 6.13). there were 378 artery (74.5%), and 131 vein injuries (25.5%) out of a total of 509 limb vascular injuries. the most frequently injured arteries and veins were the fe ... | 2004 | 15260999 |
| factors affecting delays in diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in a tertiary care hospital in istanbul, turkey. | to investigate delays in the diagnosis and treatment of inpatients with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis and to identify factors affecting these delays. | 2004 | 14737045 |
| prevalence of snoring and symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing in primary school children in istanbul. | snoring during sleep is an important manifestation of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (osas). although clinical history is not sufficiently sensitive and specific to distinguish primary snoring from osas, snoring is indicative of upper airway obstruction and may be associated with the presence of diurnal symptoms. our study aims were to determine the prevalence of snoring in primary school children in istanbul, and to evaluate the diurnal symptoms and conditions that may be associated with slee ... | 2004 | 15249437 |
| detection of plasmodium vivax and plasmodium falciparum in blood donors: comparison of new method to the conventional one. | malaria is a parasitic infection caused by plasmodium species and it is especially seen in tropical and subtropical areas. our aim was to determine whether or not malaria is transmitted by blood transfusion in turkey and to define the rate and the differences between endemic and non-endemic areas. during this study, blood samples were taken from donors who applied to blood banks in istanbul (non-endemic area) and in adana (endemic area). 2229 donors were screened using the optilmal rapid malaria ... | 2004 | 14746815 |
| rubella immune status of pregnant and non-pregnant women in istanbul, turkey. | rubella immunization rates are not optimal and infections during pregnancy still occur since many countries incorporate no rubella vaccine in their national immunization program. the evaluation of immunity to rubella virus relies on the presence of specific antibodies. this study was undertaken to determine in a cross-sectional survey whether rubella virus circulation in the istanbul city, induces detectable immunoglobulin g (igg) antibodies with a protective level, in a random group of pregnant ... | 2004 | 15138523 |
| current and future strategies for water and wastewater management of istanbul city. | istanbul has experienced rapid increases in population to more than 12 million people, which has created infrastructure problems of water supply and wastewater treatment and disposal. in this article, the achievements and approaches of the istanbul water and sewerage administration (iski) to solve the water shortage problem and to improve services are summarized. istanbul had a very severe water shortage problem in 1994 because of ignorance of the implementation of the needed projects. after rev ... | 2004 | 15285397 |
| comparison of two different stool antigen tests for the primary diagnosis of helicobacter pylori infection in turkish patients with dyspepsia. | to assess the reliability of two different enzyme immunoassays in detecting the helicobacter pylori status in stool specimens of turkish patients with dyspepsia. | 2004 | 15610080 |
| abnormal eating attitudes and sexual abuse experiences in turkish university women. | the aim of this study was to examine the direct and indirect relationship between abnormal eating attitudes and sexual abuse. the subject sample comprised 532 female turkish undergraduate and nursing students in istanbul. the eating attitudes test (eat), sexual abuse questionnaire, the setting conditions for anorexia nervosa scale, the positive and negative perfectionism scale and the need for control scale (ncs) were the instruments of the study. the results showed that sexual abuse has a direc ... | 2004 | 15656010 |
| reliability and validity of the breast cancer screening belief scale among turkish women. | breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in turkish women, and the use of breast self-examination (bse) and mammography remains low in turkey. therefore, we need to identify the beliefs, influencing bse and mammography, and a valid and reliable tool to measure constructs. the champion's health belief model scale (chbms) is a valid and reliable tool to measure beliefs about breast cancer, bse, and mammography in an english culture. the purpose of this study was to assess the psy ... | 2004 | 15292724 |
| role of early eeg and neuroimaging in determination of prognosis in children with complex febrile seizure. | the present study investigates the role of early use of eeg in children with no known neuropathology prior to the first cfs, and the contribution made by computed tomography (ct) and magnetic resonance imaging (mri) to treatment and prognosis. | 2004 | 15310315 |
| characteristics of acute adult poisoning cases admitted to a university hospital in istanbul. | the aim of this retrospective study was to analyse the characteristics of acute adult poisoning cases admitted to a university hospital in istanbul, turkey. | 2004 | 15311852 |
| landfill leachate management in istanbul: applications and alternatives. | treatment alternatives for istanbul, komurcuoda landfill (kl) leachate that is currently transported to the nearest central wastewater treatment plant were comprehensively investigated with laboratory scale experiments. as flow rate of leachate increases parallel to increment in landfilled solid waste, an individual treatment will be needed to reduce the transportation cost and pollution load on central treatment. however, if the leachate is separately treated and discharged to a brook, in that ... | 2004 | 15811410 |
| shared pain: lessons from the labour room in istanbul. | 2004 | 15605130 | |
| the 2nd international symposium on alzheimer's disease and related disorders in the middle east, may 1-3, 2003, istanbul, turkey. | 2004 | 15678765 | |
| childhood foreign body aspiration in istanbul, turkey. | in this study, we present the data concerning 10 children (six boys, four girls) with a diagnosis of foreign body aspiration (fba) amongst 19,951 cases that underwent autopsy between the years 1996-2002. eight of the children were under 2 years old. all the incidents took place at home. one of the parents was in the company of the child at the time of incident. at least one of the risk factors was positive. interestingly, all of the aspirated material was related to food except one. only four ca ... | 2004 | 16139101 |
| [one of our pioneer women surgeons, nermin unalan berkan]. | nermin unalan was born in 1922 in izmir. her family moved to istanbul after her birth. her father was a medical doctor. when she decided to study medicine, her father warned her about the difficulties of the profession. after her graduation from the medical school, she wanted to be a general surgeon, and her father warned her again. however, as she was so determined, he took her to the general surgery department of istanbul medical faculty. with not to marry during residency--she was accepted. i ... | 2004 | 21661212 |
| [the portrait of an elite, during the transformation from the ottoman empire to the turkish republic (1861-1940)]. | having spent the first half of his lifetime during declining years of the ottoman empire and the other half, at the first reformative, energetic decades of the turkish republic, besim omer akalin, m.d. exemplifies very well of a new urban elite at the turn of the 20th century, regarding his education, formation, professional and administrative roles in the society he is known of his remarkable contributions in obstetrics, in pediatrics; and also of his fundamental works for the education of midw ... | 2004 | 21661218 |
| change in contraceptive choices and the effect of education on use of contraception at the family planning clinic of sişli etfal training and research hospital, istanbul, turkey. | to investigate change in contraceptive use and the effect of education on fertility and contraceptive attitudes at our family planning clinic. | 2005 | 16147814 |
| evaluating the seasonal changes of some water quality parameters of the buyuk melen river basin (duzce, turkey). | in this study, some heavy metal concentrations (pb, zn, fe, cr, cu), suspended sediment, chemical oxygen demand (cod), biological oxygen demand (bod), cyanide, phenol, fecal coliform and total coliform water parameters were determined in the streams (kucuk melen, asarsuyu, ugursuyu, buyuk melen and aksu) of buyuk melen watershed that provides drinking water to istanbul in western black sea region of turkey. measurements of water quality parameters were done monthly in eleven separate stations (4 ... | 2005 | 16161970 |
| public opinions and beliefs about the treatment of depression in urban turkey. | although attitudes towards psychiatric illness influence its presentation, detection, recognition, treatment adherence and rehabilitation, the lay public's opinions and beliefs about the treatment of depression have not been investigated sufficiently. | 2005 | 16217593 |
| risk factors for dental caries in turkish preschool children. | the aim of this study was to evaluate risk factors of dental caries in preschool children in istanbul. five nursery schools in istanbul were included and results of 598 students' were collected. subjects were orally examined. socio-demographic data were obtained from the records and from parents. oral examination data were recorded on examination forms in accordance with the who criteria. bivariate analyses were conducted using chi-square test multivariate analyses were then performed to estimat ... | 2005 | 16224128 |
| workrelated risks and health problems of working children in urban istanbul, turkey. | the purpose of this cross-sectional study was to identify the work-related risks and health problems of working children. the sample included 167 working boys. these boys were chosen from schools giving occupational education in the industrial part of istanbul. a questionnaire and worksite assessment checklists, developed by the researchers, were used as data gathering tools. data were collected from the boys' schools and workplaces. from this data, it was found that 24.6% of the boys were jewel ... | 2005 | 16230837 |
| depressive symptomatology among turkish older adults with low incomes in a rural community sample. | to identify the characteristics that are associated with depressive symptomatology among turkish older adults with low income. | 2005 | 16238769 |
| etiologic evaluation in 247 children with global developmental delay at istanbul, turkey. | developmental delay is a common pediatric problem, having a great number of underlying causal factors. etiologic diagnosis is important for providing information about pathogenesis, prognosis, recurrence risk and specific medical interventions. the aim of this study was to determine the etiologic yield and spectrum of a consecutive cohort of global developmentally delayed children. | 2005 | 15967773 |
| impact of the terrorist bombings of the neve shalom and beth israel synagogues on a hospital in istanbul, turkey. | the authors sought to estimate the impact of the open-air mass-casualty terrorist bombings of the neve shalom and beth israel synagogues in istanbul, turkey, on november 15, 2003, on the american hospital (ah) in terms of resource utilization, epidemiologic outcomes, and time course of emergency needs. | 2005 | 15692134 |