| rationale for early tangential excision and grafting in burn patients. | early excision and grafting of the burn wound in the first 9 days remain the keys to survival for patients with major burn injuries. in the last 7-year-period, 54 major burn cases were treated in our burn facility, the only burn center in istanbul. early excision and grafting were performed to 32 of them, admitted in the first week. others were admitted later and managed conservatively. their follow-up results in terms of mortality and morbidity rates were compared. in addition to improvement in ... | 1997 | 9212485 |
| environmental pollution and carcinogenic risk. | in this study, the relationship between environmental pollution and environmental carcinogens has been investigated. there is an alarming increase of diverse natural and man-made carcinogens in consumer goods and industrial wastes. research carried out in ankara and istanbul has found detergents and arsenic in the drinking water to be 140 times higher than the world health organization (who standards. in addition, air pollutants such as sulfur dioxide, particles, and fumes have been determined t ... | 1996 | 9216793 |
| tobacco, alcohol use, and risks of laryngeal and lung cancer by subsite and histologic type in turkey. | effects of tobacco smoking and alcohol use on risks of cancers of the larynx and lung have been evaluated extensively in industrialized countries. few studies on the effect of these risk factors have been reported from developing countries. we conducted a case-control study to evaluate risks of laryngeal and lung cancers in men by subsite and cell type in relation to smoking and alcohol drinking in turkey, a country where smoking and alcohol consumption patterns are different from those in indus ... | 1997 | 9328195 |
| cemil topuzlu pacha and his arterial suture technique. | cemil topuzlu pacha (1868-1958) is known to be one of the most famous surgeons in turkey through the early decades of the twentieth century. being a talented and courageous surgeon, he performed many of the avoided operations of that time. he presented his vascular suture techniques at the international medical congress in moscow in august 1897 and at the annual congress of the societe de chirurgie de paris in july 1904. he reported 2 cases of arterial tear during breast carcinoma resection and ... | 1997 | 9354564 |
| screening of sex workers in turkey for chlamydia trachomatis. | increasing migration of sex workers across east european borders into turkey has resulted in increased arrests of unregistered sex workers. there is concern regarding the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (std) such as c. trachomatis in this unregulated group. | 1997 | 9383845 |
| molecular and population genetic analyses of beta-thalassemia in turkey. | in this report we describe the molecular analysis of 795 chromosomes derived from unrelated turkish beta-thalassemia and sickle cell anemia carriers identified in hematology clinics in istanbul, ankara, izmir, adana, and antalya. the determination of the molecular pathology of 754 beta-thalassemia and 42 abnormal hemoglobin genes and analysis of the frequency distribution in six distinct regions of turkey was accomplished. the experimental strategy, based on pcr amplification of the beta-globin ... | 1998 | 9495372 |
| life story of dr. hulusi behçet. | dr. hulusi behçet was born on february 20, 1889 in istanbul. he graduated from gülhane military medical academy in 1910 and then he specialized in dermatology and venereal diseases. he served in the edirne military hospital between 1914-1918 and then went to budapest and berlin to improve his knowledge. in 1923, he started at the istanbul medical faculty as an academic staff and with university reform in 1933, he was appointed as a professor to department of dermatology and venereal diseases and ... | 1997 | 9509901 |
| ophthalmic findings of newly diagnosed leprosy patients in istanbul leprosy hospital, turkey. | the objective of this study was to detect ocular lesions of newly diagnosed leprosy cases admitted to istanbul leprosy hospital. the patients were categorized according to sex, age, type of leprosy and duration of the disease. their eyes were categorized as with or without ocular findings due to leprosy. the total number of patients was 21. the mean age was 22+/-4.6 years, the duration of the disease was 36.3+/-19.6 months. madarosis was the most common finding in this group. it was found in 15 ... | 1998 | 9541444 |
| sex determination from the ribs of contemporary turks. | there have been several in-depth studies showing that the sternal extremity of the fourth rib can be used in estimating age as well as in determining sex, as illustrated in north american whites and blacks. yet biological differences between populations may preclude the cross-application of standards. to test this hypothesis and develop a sex determination standard for the turkish population, a sample of the sternal ends of the fourth rib was collected from 294 individuals autopsied in istanbul, ... | 1998 | 9544535 |
| the impact of outdoor pollution on upper respiratory diseases. | we evaluated the prevalence of upper airway diseases among two groups living in areas with different pollution levels. the study was conducted among highschool students living in bayrampasa (an area polluted by so2 and total suspended particulates) and beykoz (an unpolluted residential area) in istanbul (n = 386). each subject filled out a standardized zelf-administered questionnaire. also, anterior active rhinomanometry was performed to objectively evaluate the symptoms in all students. a signi ... | 1998 | 9569438 |
| negotiating reproduction and gender during the fertility decline in turkey. | this paper is concerned with the cultural construction of reproduction and gender in turkey as it relates to the remarkable decline from high levels of fertility to near-replacement levels. it critiques demographic transition theory and family systems theory as found in the turkish demographic discourse. a combination of ethnographic and demographic methodologies are used. the ethnographies are from working-class communities in istanbul. a concept of negotiated conduct is used to interpret famil ... | 1998 | 9690839 |
| clenbuterol as a marker in baits for oral vaccination of dogs against rabies. | clenbuterol was investigated as a potential marker of baits for the oral vaccination of dogs (canis familiaris) against rabies in turkey. orally administered clenbuterol is incorporated into the hair fibre during hair growth, and the uptake of clenbuterol into the hair of 18 dogs was therefore investigated in a controlled laboratory experiment. clenbuterol could be detected in the hair of the dogs 28 and 56 days after they had eaten a bait containing 0-5 mg clenbuterol. in a field study, 150 bai ... | 1998 | 9717220 |
| [report on the congress on treatment and studies on multiple sclerosis, istambul (turkey), nov. 2-5, 1997]. | | 1998 | 9760565 |
| kaposi's sarcoma after renal transplantation in turkey. | in this report, incidence and clinical characteristics of kaposi's sarcoma (ks) were retrospectively analyzed among renal transplant recipients who were being followed-up in the outpatient clinic of the istanbul school of medicine. between october 1983 and december 1997, 17 cases of ks were diagnosed among 557 patients (3%). of the total 25 post-transplant malignancies, ks was the most common tumor, representing a rate of 68%. diagnosis was suspected with typical skin lesions and was confirmed b ... | 1998 | 9787959 |
| [mushroom poisoning in turkey]. | mushroom poisoning constitutes the main part of plant intoxications in turkey. not only in rural areas, but also in istanbul, gathering mushrooms is a habit among villagers who have moved to the city and settled in the vicinity of a forest. phalloides syndrome, pantherina syndrome and gastro-intestinal syndrome are the most frequently encountered types of mushroom poisonings. amanita phalloides which is growing widely in istanbul forests is responsible for many serious cases every year. haemoper ... | 1998 | 9805824 |
| shared epitope homozygosity' is strongly associated with rheumatoid arthritis in turkey. istanbul rheumatology study group. | associations with hla-drb alleles, implicated in the aetiopathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (ra), are found to be different in various ethnic groups. this study aimed to investigate drb1 alleles in ra patients in turkey. | 1998 | 9825754 |
| the effect of prior bcg vaccination on the clinical and radiographic presentation of tuberculosis meningitis in children in istanbul, turkey. | department of pediatrics, istanbul university faculty of medicine, istanbul, turkey, between january 1984 and december 1996. | 1998 | 9848608 |
| impact of air pollution on prevalence of rhinitis in istanbul. | the effects of air pollution on health are of concern worldwide. there are several pollutants of concern, among which are sulfur dioxide, total suspended particulates, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and volatile organic chemicals. in several studies, researchers investigated the effects of those pollutants on lung and nasal functions, although in very few studies has nasal function been addressed. we evaluated the effects of air pollution on the prevalence of rhinitis in a metropolitan of tu ... | 1999 | 10025416 |
| viral lower respiratory tract infections in children in istanbul, turkey. | | 1999 | 10048697 |
| elevated hepatic lipase activity and low levels of high density lipoprotein in a normotriglyceridemic, nonobese turkish population. | low levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol (hdl-c) are associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and, in the united states, are often associated with hypertriglyceridemia and obesity. in turkey, low hdl-c levels are highly prevalent, 53% of men and 26% of women having hdl-c levels <35 mg/dl, in the absence of hypertriglyceridemia and obesity. in this study to investigate the cause of low hdl-c levels in turks, various factors affecting hdl metabolism were assessed in normo ... | 1999 | 10064731 |
| deaths among homeless people in istanbul. | the number of the homeless people in istanbul, one of the largest cities in the world, is at present unknown. there has been no previous study in turkey on cases and causes of death occurring among these individuals. in this paper, documents and autopsy reports of the mortuary section of the council of forensic medicine, istanbul, covering the period january 1st, 1991-december 31st, 1995, were reviewed. we established that there were 126 cases of death among homeless individuals in istanbul duri ... | 1999 | 10077858 |
| infant mortality: a turkish puzzle? | in this paper i examine the problem of high infant and child mortality in turkey. in view of my research results, i argue for a re-evaluation of the theoretical paradigm that views childhood issues primarily in relation to mothers rather than within the dynamics of a broader cultural context. the present emphasis on mothers as a primary key to the problem reflects an extensive and implicit conceptualization of 'motherhood' that has penetrated scientific discourse and methodology. the research ... | 1992 | 10148654 |
| the department of molecular medicine at the university of istanbul, institute of experimental medical research. | | 1999 | 10203571 |
| identification of the chinese ivs-ii-654 (c-->t) beta-thalassemia mutation in an immigrant turkish family: recurrence or migration? | in this study we describe the chinese ivs-ii-654 (c-->t) beta-thalassemia mutation for the first time in an immigrant turkish family living in istanbul and originating from xanthe, greece. four members of the family, representing 3 generations, are heterozygous for this mutation. a detailed family history demonstrated a greek origin for members of 5 generations with no records of migration or consanguineous marriages. analysis of polymorphic nucleotides located at the 5' end of the beta-globin c ... | 1999 | 10222649 |
| the effects of different levels of air pollution on atopy and symptoms of allergic rhinitis. | we evaluated the prevalence of symptoms of allergic rhinitis and atopy among two groups living in areas with different pollution levels. the study was conducted among high school students living in bayrampaşa (polluted by so2 and tsp) and beykoz (unpolluted, residential area) in istanbul (n = 386). each subject filled out a standardized self-administered questionnaire. atopic status was evaluated by skin-prick testing using eight different allergens. also, anterior active rhinomanometry was perf ... | 1999 | 10392236 |
| intra- and perioral shooting fatalities. | determination of the manner of death in the case of intra- and perioral firearm wounds can be difficult especially if death scene investigation is unclear and inadequate. in this study, we investigated some characteristics of these firearm wounds which were autopsied in istanbul. during the 5-year period from 1991 through 1995, there were 15 intra- and perioral firearm fatalities investigated. in all the cases, only one shot was fired into the mouth. they constituted 1% of all the firearm fatali ... | 1999 | 10404633 |
| the epidemiology of onychomycoses in istanbul, turkey. | between september 1995 and september 1997, 1840 patients attending our mycology department were suspected as having onychomycoses. of the patients 985 were females and 855 were males. a total of 426 finger nail and 1414 toe nail scrapings were examined. both microscopic and culture tests were carried out for each specimen. in 759 cases positive fungal cultures were found and 1081 cases were determined as negative. one fungal species was isolated from 715 specimens, in 44 of the cases two differe ... | 1999 | 10424104 |
| the istanbul protocol: international standards for the effective investigation and documentation of torture and ill treatment. | | 1999 | 10509518 |
| the forensic evaluation of dental injuries in istanbul, turkey. | when a person is wounded in turkey, he first attends hospital for treatment. the hospital is responsible for a report describing his injuries and their treatment and prognosis. the patient is then scanned by a specialist in forensic medicine who provides a final official report. in that report the lesions, the prognosis (including whether the injuries are life threatening or not) and the projected days away from daily activity are shown. in this study 18,317 cases which were examined in the seco ... | 1999 | 10629966 |
| factors influencing the variability of so2 concentrations in istanbul. | the correlation between sulfur dioxide (so2) concentrations measured at the european and asian sides of istanbul and meteorological parameters is investigated using principal component analysis (pca) and multiple regression analysis techniques. several meteorological parameters are selected to represent the atmospheric conditions during two winter periods: 1993-1994 and 1994-1995. six principal components are found to explain the majority of the observed meteorological variability. surface press ... | 2000 | 10680367 |
| bacterial nosocomial infections in mechanically ventilated children. | of 480 patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit of the institute of child health children's hospital in istanbul, 97 required mechanical ventilation (mv). sixty of these children were included in a retrospective analysis aiming to determine the frequency of and factors contributing to the development of nosocomial infections (ni). ni rate was 45 percent, ventilator-associated pneumonia (vap) accounted for the greater part (66.7%) of the ni, followed by urinary tract infections (16. ... | 2000 | 10731868 |
| rudolf nissen's years in bosphorus and the pioneers of thoracic surgery in turkey. | rudolph nissen is one of the most distinguished pioneers in thoracic surgery, well known for his pneumonectomy operation performed for the first time in surgical history. he migrated to istanbul like most of his contemporary colleagues, avoiding the fascist regime in germany in the 1930s. he was enthusiastically welcomed in turkey and appointed as the chief of the first surgery clinic in istanbul university in 1933. he worked with discipline and in cooperation with his turkish colleagues, such a ... | 2000 | 10735729 |
| correlation between placental bed biopsy findings, vascular cell adhesion molecule and fibronectin levels in pre-eclampsia. | to determine the correlation between placental bed biopsy findings, and blood levels of the vascular cell adhesion molecule (vcam-1) and fibronectin in pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, and to evaluate the relationship between these variables and severity of the disease. | 2000 | 10759271 |
| natural immunity to haemophilus influenzae type b among healthy children in istanbul, turkey. | | 2000 | 10781236 |
| factor structure of the eating attitudes test (eat) in a turkish university sample. | the primary purpose of this study was to compare the factor structure of the eating attitudes test (eat) in a sample of turkish university students with both that of the original canadian study and that of a turkish study conducted ten years earlier. | 2000 | 10840657 |
| using the example of istanbul to outline general aspects of protecting reservoirs, rivers and lakes used for drinking water abstraction. | the six main drinking water reservoirs of istanbul are under the threat of pollution due to rapid population increase, unplanned urbanisation and insufficient infrastructure. in contrast to the present land use profile, the environmental evaluation of the catchment areas reveals that point sources of pollutants, especially of domestic origin, dominate over those from diffuse sources. the water quality studies also support these findings, emphasising that if no substantial precautions are taken, ... | 2000 | 10842805 |
| semi-occupational exposure to lead: a case study of child and adolescent street vendors in istanbul. | this study analyzed lead levels in scalp hair of child and adolescent street vendors in istanbul. the mean lead in hair concentration found among children exposed to intensive motor traffic, 11.82 +/- 6.89 microg/g, was over five times higher than that in the control group, 2.70 +/- 2.30 microg/g. vendors from a location with higher traffic density had significantly higher lead in hair levels, than vendors from a location with lower traffic density (14.18+/- 5.33 and 9.86 +/- 7.54 microg/g, resp ... | 2000 | 10845780 |
| international nursing education: istanbul, turkey. | to assist turkish nurses in reaching educational standards and goals, an international neonatal program was developed that would incorporate a train-the-trainer module. the primary goal was to develop and teach a neonatal intensive care course while exposing identified trainers to content, theory, teaching strategies, and concepts. the expectations of the future trainers were to use the knowledge they obtained from the course to enable them to provide future neonatal intensive care courses and s ... | 2000 | 10897556 |
| a scholarship project for the children of leprosy patients in turkey. | most of the leprosy patients in turkey live in the rural areas of eastern and south-eastern anatolia. those living in the suburbs of the big cities of the western parts of the country have come there by immigration. nearly all patients are very poor; they have no land, or only a small amount of soil for cultivation. the incidence of deformities in our patients is high, excluding them from regular employment and a source of income. in turkey, it is obligatory to attend primary school, but after t ... | 2000 | 10920616 |
| acceptability of norplant at a well-woman clinic in turkey. | to make an assessment of the acceptability and cost of subdermal implants, a new method in turkey, in a free-choice environment. | 2000 | 10943574 |
| antimicrobial resistance of clinical isolates of streptococcus pneumoniae in istanbul. | | 2000 | 10958574 |
| questioning the psycho-socio-cultural factors that contribute to the cases of suicide attempts: an investigation. | suicide attempts can be described to include all actions taken by an individual to end their life as a result of acute desperation. in parallel with the changes in the make-up of human societies both globally and in this country in recent years, suicide attempts are receiving attention in ever increasing proportions. the current study is aimed at investigating the psycho-socio-cultural factors that contribute to the known cases of suicide attempts. the study included 116 cases admitted to the em ... | 2000 | 10978640 |
| the attitudes of medical students to autopsy. | to assess the attitudes of medical students to autopsy, 6th year students in the medical schools located in istanbul, edirne and bursa in turkey were asked to participate in a questionnaire. in the questionnaire, the main questions were on the number of autopsies they had attended, the number of autopsies they had participated in, their reaction to the first autopsy, whether they felt the conditions were adequate or not and what would their objectives be upon deciding to perform an autopsy. in t ... | 2000 | 10978641 |
| therapeutic drug monitoring in turkey: experiences from istanbul. | therapeutic drug monitoring (tdm) has assumed an important place in patient management in the last few decades. in this study, serum drug levels determined in 7759 specimens sent to the department of pharmacology and clinical pharmacology in 1994 and 1998 for tdm were retrospectively evaluated. monitored drugs were carbamazepine, valproate, phenytoin, phenobarbital, digoxin, theophylline, and salicylate. the comparison of the results obtained for the relevant 2 years showed that there was a rema ... | 2000 | 11034259 |
| the impact of the earthquake in northwestern turkey on the continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients who were living in the earthquake zone. | in august 1999, an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on the richter scale hit northwestern turkey. the epicenter was in izmit, an industrial town about 60 km from istanbul. this paper presents data about the fate of capd patients who were living in that region at the time of the earthquake. a total of 42 continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (capd) patients (14 females, 28 males; 37 adult patients, 5 pediatric patients) were permanent residents of the earthquake region. they were followed in the c ... | 2000 | 11045289 |
| turkish folk medicinal plants, part iii: sile (istanbul). | in this paper, forty-three folk medicinal plants from sile (turkey) have been reported. among them 35 species were wild and eight species were cultivated plants. the folk medicinal plants have been mostly used for the treatment of eczema, stomach and kidney ailments, asthma, cough, diabetes, and wounds. | 2000 | 11077175 |
| the eating attitudes test (eat) in turkish university students: relationship with sociodemographic, social and individual variables. | the primary purpose of this study was to establish the frequency of abnormal eating attitudes and behaviours, as measured by the eating attitude test (eat 40) in a sample of turkish university students and to examine the relationship of such abnormalities to socio economic status, social and individual variables. | 2000 | 11082794 |
| prevalence of bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis in istanbul school children. | the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis and their related symptoms in istanbul and to investigate the effect of socioeconomic status on the prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis and whether there are differences between the prevalence of childhood asthma in the same and different regions as found in previous studies and our own. the study period was the 1996-1997 school year in three primary schools in istanbul. for proportional representation of h ... | 2000 | 11142496 |
| phage types, antibiotic susceptibilities and plasmid profiles of salmonella typhimurium and salmonella enteritidis strains isolated in istanbul, turkey. | to examine 13 salmonella typhimurium and 22 s. enteritidis strains isolated from individual cases of gastroenteritis for their phage types, antibiotic susceptibilities and plasmid profiles. | 2000 | 11168062 |
| intervention of the renal disaster relief task force in the 1999 marmara, turkey earthquake. | major earthquakes are followed by a substantial number of crush syndromes and pigment-induced acute renal failures (arfs). the natural evolution of this problem rapidly leads to death. today's possibilities of dialysis therapy enable saving numerous lives that otherwise would be lost. currently, the primary problem is organizational, if huge catastrophes occur and complex therapeutic options need to be offered to a large number of victims. | 2001 | 11168962 |
| suicides by jumping from bosphorus bridge in istanbul. | suicide methods may differ widely. one of these methods is jumping from a height. the people who choose a high bridge for jumping may be considered as a special group. in this study, we evaluated the demographic data, mortality rates and postmortem findings of individuals who jumped from the 64m high bosphorus bridge of istanbul. for this purpose, we reviewed registration forms of two police centers on both sides of the bridge, court archives, and postmortem examination reports of the deceased f ... | 2001 | 11182267 |
| curable sexually transmitted infections among the clientele of a family planning clinic in istanbul, turkey. | integrating screening and treatment of sexually transmitted infections into existing family planning programs can be a good way to fight this problem. also, the number of studies on the prevalence of certain sexually transmitted infections in this population in turkey is limited. | 2001 | 11196049 |
| the influence of information on social and occupational outcome in mental illness on the attitudes of students in turkey. | in this article, we have tried to evaluate the influence of a series of determinants of stigmatization of mental illness. | 2000 | 11201938 |
| maternal and umbilical cord blood lead levels: an istanbul study. | current mean lead concentrations in umbilical cords and in maternal blood in istanbul were 1.69 +/- 0.91 (standard deviation) microg/dl and 2.37 +/- 0.89 microg/dl, respectively. these levels were much lower than values reported in previous years. umbilical cord blood lead levels, which correlated significantly with mothers' blood lead levels, were approximately 70% of the latter. the drastic decrease in blood lead levels likely reflects the reduction in use of tetraalkyl lead in gasoline subseq ... | 2001 | 11256853 |
| characterization and anaerobic treatment of the sanitary landfill leachate in istanbul. | in this study, characterization and anaerobic treatability of leachate from komurcuoda sanitary landfill located on the asian part of istanbul were investigated. time based fluctuations in characteristics of leachate were monitored for an 8 month period. samples were taken from a 200 m3 holding tank located at the lowest elevation of the landfill. cod concentrations have ranged between 18,800 and 47,800 mg/l while bod5 between 6820 and 38,500 mg/l. cod and bod5 values were higher in summer and l ... | 2000 | 11381995 |
| newborn pku screening in turkey: at present and organization for future. | at present, pkenylketonuria screening is a national child health program in turkey which is carried out collaboratively by the ministry of health and three university children's hospitals in ankara, istanbul and izmir. since 1986 the number of cities included in the screening program has gradually increased, now and it covers all the metropolises the country. a total of 383 babies were found with persistent hyperphenylalaninemia (1:4,172) among 1,605,582 babies screened by the guthrie test at th ... | 2001 | 11432505 |
| the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in turkey. | we evaluated the results of treatment in 158 consecutive patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis who were treated at our center in istanbul. | 2001 | 11463011 |
| the effectiveness of preabortion contraception counseling. | to demonstrate the impact of preabortion counseling followed by immediate postabortal provision of the chosen method on postabortion contraceptive use. | 2001 | 11543753 |
| planning of wastewater treatment and disposal systems of istanbul metropolitan area. | current and future wastewater treatment and disposal strategies of istanbul city are presented. istanbul is the largest city of turkey and has a population of 10 million that may reach about 20 million in 2032. the city is divided into asian and european sides by the bosphorus strait. the sea of marmara is an enclosed sea, connected to the black sea and aegean sea by the straits of bosphorus and dardanelles. therefore, there is very strong and permanent stratification in the sea of marmara throu ... | 2001 | 11547999 |
| long-term follow-up and results of thirty pediatric intracranial hydatid cysts: half a century of experience in the department of neurosurgery of the school of medicine at the university of istanbul (1952-2001). | a series of 30 documented cases of intracranial hydatid cyst out of 33 pediatric and 45 total patients admitted to the department of neurosurgery of the school of medicine at istanbul university within the years 1952-1996 is presented. the pediatric population consisted of 73% of the series. twenty patients (66%) are alive and well after a follow-up period of 8-45 years (mean 21.5 years). six patients (20%) died and 4 (13%) were lost to follow-up. there were 3 early postoperative deaths (10%), 2 ... | 2001 | 11549917 |
| age-specific seroepidemiology of hepatitis a, b, and e infections among children in istanbul, turkey. | this study was performed for evaluation of seroprevalence of hepatitis a, b, and e among children in istanbul, turkey. the study group included 909 children who were 6 months-15 years of age. the children were separated to three age groups: group 1 (6 months-4.9 years; n = 321), group 2 (5.0-9.9 years; n = 318), and group 3 (10.0-15.0 years; n = 270). group i was divided to two subgroups for evaluation of the maternal antibody sera (6 months-2 years and over 2 years). serum igg anti-hav, anti-hb ... | 2001 | 11599687 |
| [pharmacies of the hospitals of istanbul during the ottoman era]. | | 1996 | 11618632 |
| [pharmaceutical societies in istanbul under the ottoman empire]. | | 1996 | 11618639 |
| [european pharmaceutical patent medicines delivered by the dispensaries of istanbul, turkey in 1850]. | | 1996 | 11618681 |
| hospital care of madness in the turk sixteenth century according to the witness of g.a. menavino from genoa. | early in the sixteenth century g.a. menavino from genoa, a twelve-year-old, became a slave at the court of constantinople. his observations on the customs of the turks, published in nenice in 1548 and in florence in 1551, discuss some of the city's public buildings, including timerahane which was devoted to the care and punishment of the mentally ill. in menavino's description, mad people were taken to timerahane in chains and shackled to the beds, in the care of warders who punished or reward ... | 1998 | 11620007 |
| [marcel labbe's (1870-1937) conferences in istanbul university medical school]. | marcel labbe, a french physician, who was famous with his studies on nutrition and diabetes, visited istanbul three times, in 1908, 1922 and 1930. during his second visit in 1922, he gave seven lectures at istanbul university medical school about diabetes mellitus, hyperglysemia of diabetics, acidosis, nefrotic diseases, liver insufficiency, endocrin diseases and anaphylactia. these lectures were translated and published in turkish. during his third visit he lectured on paradiabetes and visited ... | 1998 | 11624167 |
| [the punishment of a pharmacist in istanbul in 1853]. | yakop who ran a pharmacy in istanbul was accused of malpractice in 1853. the pharmacist had prepared a bottle of cod liver oil for a patient and a bottle of croton oil for another one. he had neglected to label the bottles which were administered by mistake to the patients by his apprentice. the patient who drank a spoonful of croton oil was intoxicated immediately and died. as soon as the event was reported, the police asked the deceased person's family if they intended to sue the pharmacist. t ... | 1998 | 11624174 |
| [a brief history of the development of turkish pharmacognosy]. | 1839-1909: the foundation period: the education of pharmacy through the apprenticeship system ended up as a "pharmacology branch" of the "military medical school" which was founded in 1839 in istanbul during the ottoman empire. a "civil pharmacology branch" was founded in 1867. the education of pharmacognosy, called "matiere medicale" and "mufredat-i tip" too, was started during this period. 1909 (1913)-1945: the institutionalization period; the education of pharmacognosy as it is understood tod ... | 1998 | 11624177 |
| professor unver and istanbul. | | 1998 | 11624184 |
| [hernia surgeons of scutari, istanbul]. | the ottoman capital was constituted of four judicial regions (mevleviyet, molla kursusu): istanbul (within the citywalls), galata (the roumelian side of bosphorous from kasimpasha to rumelifeneri), eyup (western bank of the golden horn and scutari. since one judicial court did not suffice for this spacious area, each region was subdivided into districts (niyabets) called mamure and cedide where a large collection of records registered chronologically were reserved at the law court archives. i ha ... | 1998 | 11624189 |
| [from mithridates to mesir]. | mesir, an antidote, a theriaca, an anatolian preparation of mithridaticum will be studied in this paper, based on two kinds of information related with the history of medicine and folklor: 1- the folkloric approach derived and flourished around manisa and merkez efendi. the authentic character of mesir in view of medical and cultural history. merkez efendi who lived in manisa (anatolia) in the late 15th century was a man of religion initiating novices at hafsa sultan lodge, and upon shaikh sumb ... | 1998 | 11624190 |
| [european physician - travellers and the ottoman empire]. | the ottoman empire has always been a centre of attraction for the west all through its history. on the occasion of various reasons, western travellers visited the empire and published a great deal of journals, pamphlets, books and memoirs of their journeys in the country based on their impressions, observations, experiences and missions etc. most of these books of travel were printed, though some of them sank into oblivion in manuscripts in the european archives and libraries. unfortunately we d ... | 1998 | 11624191 |
| [military pharmacology education outside the imperial school of medicine]. | in 1870, just after starting medical education in turkish at the imperial school of medicine (mekeb-i tibbiye-i sahani) favor in the pharmacology and surgery courses decreased; and even pharmacology graduates continued their education to be physicians. this change gave rise to the shortage of pharmacists and surgeons in the army, and consquently in 1873 the branch of surgery and in 1876 pharmacology were inaugurated at the haydarpasa military hospital. those who had studied at this hospital for ... | 1998 | 11624192 |
| [medical sciences in the byzantine-ottoman area, from the emergence of anatolian emirats to the fall of constantinople (end 13th -half 15th)]. | this article is a short analysis of the first activities of medecine and hospitals in the turcoman and ottoman anatolia (end of xiiith-middle of xvth). we also ask the question of relationships between turkish and byzantine medical sciences until the fall of constantinople. | 1999 | 11624561 |
| [byzantine therapeutics in the ottoman world]. | the medical literature of the greek speaking ottoman world was deeply influenced by its byzantine heritage: the major authors were copied and commented, while practical manuals containing recipes and therapies - the iatrosophia- kept being enlarged with useful information. furthermore, during the first centuries hospitals closely followed the models of their glorious past in what concerns architecture, scientific level, means and targets. in fact, only the years after 1770 rely on occidental aca ... | 1999 | 11624562 |
| [the british surgeon william wittman's impression of istanbul and its neighborhood's health problems surrounding at the beginning of 19th century]. | british surgeon william wittman visited the ottoman empire between the years 1799 and 1802 as a member of the british military mission. the british military mission came to the ottoman territory in accordance with the alliance which was enacted between the ottoman and british empires after napoleons' invasion of egypt. william wittman spent a year in istanbul. later on he went to jaffa with the british military mission to join the ottoman army. they traveled through el-arish and belbeis to cairo ... | 1993 | 11624888 |
| [examples of pharmacies founded in istanbul at the beginning of the twentieth century]. | in this issue we presented five more pharmacies which have historical collections. infortunately those pharmacies have lost their historical atmosphere, while they have some historical collections. we can find some old books about pharmacy, diploma written in ottoman language, pharmacy licence, registration note-book, etc. among them. we also noticed some glass, porcelain and brass mortars and pestles in different diameters, weights, portable boxed scales which were the most common ones, cobalt ... | 1993 | 11624890 |
| [bayrullah efendi-a physician of tanzimat (reformation) period - his life and works]. | hayrullah efendi, one of the prominent officials of the reformation period (tanzimat 1839) was born in istanbul in 1817 and died in tahran in the year 1866, when he was the ambassador of the ottoman empire there. he started his education as a student of theology (islamic studies), later started to study medicine and was graduated from the military medical school, "mekteb-i tibbiye-i adlilye-i-sahane", in 1844. retiring from the military service, he served as a member of the committee of agricult ... | 1993 | 11624896 |
| [nahabed roussignan, the first professor of deontology at the royal school of medicine]. | this study based on researches utilizing the american and ottoman sources, deals with the claim upon the lectures given by roussignan (rusinyan efendi), especially at the royal school of medicine and describes his medical career as follows. nahabed roussignan who graduated from paris school of medicine in 1849, returned to istanbul in 1851 and was appointed as the private physician to fuad pasha, upon the request of dr. serviçen. in the meantime he worked at the bab-i seraskeri hastanesi (the ho ... | 1995 | 11625068 |
| [alexandre vallaury and two of the buildings he constructed]. | a. vallaury appears in the ottoman society as an architect and an educator with his remarkable personality in the late xix. century. in this essay two buildings designed by vallaury, "mekteb-i tibbiye-i sâhâne" and "büyükada greek orphanage" are described. this study consists of three parts, vallaury's life story, his works and contribution to the ottoman architecture. vallaury was born in istanbul on april 2, 1850. his parents were of levantin and french origin. he went to paris for higher educ ... | 1995 | 11625070 |
| [cholera epidemics in the ottoman empire during 1910-1913 and relevant events]. | from 1910 to 1913 was one of the disastrous periods of the history of the ottoman empire. cholera epidemic was one of the causes of this calamity. the early cases of cholera were diagnosed on july 15 in erzurum in 1910. the disease was imported from russia and started to spread in the country. cholera appeared in istanbul on september 1st and spread rapidly. this danger necessitated the mobilization of all civilian and military resources. in spite of these efforts, istanbul became an important f ... | 1995 | 11625085 |
| [hayrullah efendi, a physician of the reformation period (tanzimat): his life and works]. | hayrullah efendi, one of the prominent officials of the reformation period (tanzimat 1839) was born in istanbul in 1817 and died in tahran in the year 1866, when he was the ambassador of the ottoman empire there. he started his education as a student of theology (islamic studies), later started to study medicine and was graduated from the military medical school, "mekteb-i tibbiye-i adliye-i-sahane", in 1844. retiring from the military service, he served as a member of the committee of agricultu ... | 1995 | 11625088 |
| [the constantinople imperial bacteriology institute]. | the constantinople imperial bacteriology institute (cibi) allowed the development of a common medical effort between france and turkey at a time when the main european powers were competing to have an influence on the ottoman empire. in 1887, turkey sent zoreos pacha, a medical doctor, to paris to learn anti-rabies immunization techniques, and he started a rabies control institute after his coming back. in 1893, a cholera epidemic in constantinople was vanquished by a. chantemesse, sent by paste ... | 2000 | 11640523 |
| prevalence of chlamydia trachomatis and neisseria gonorrhoeae in turkey among men with urethritis. | chlamydia trachomatis and neisseria gonorrhoeae are known to cause urethritis. however, only a small number of studies in eastern european countries have investigated the causes of urethritis. | 2001 | 11677384 |
| [results of conservative treatment for solid abdominal organ trauma]. | we analyzed 59 cases of intraabdominal solid organ injury treated at the surgical emergency service of istanbul medical school between january 1996 and january 2001. fifty-six of these cases suffered blunt and 3 penetrating trauma. twenty-three cases had injuries involving the liver, 14 spleen, 5 kidney, 6 liver and spleen, 6 liver and kidney, 6 spleen and kidney and four liver and kidney. in 4 of splenic and 5 of hepatic injuries grade iv injuries were detected. among the cases, 21% were grade ... | 2001 | 11705076 |
| [thrombolysis of acute arterial occlusion with rt pa]. | the use of thrombolytic agents to treat peripheral arterial occlusions is a new method. there have been clinical trials with streptokinase, urokinase and rt-pa (recombinant tissue plasminogen activator). despite its advantages, information about complications caused by the use of rt-pa and about its place in treatment is still not complete. and there are not enough studies that are made to form a safe protocol for the use of rt-pa in the treatment of acute peripheral arterial occlusions. the aim ... | 2001 | 11705216 |
| [problems encountered during natural disasters: a questionnaire study]. | human being has been encountering huge natural mass disasters since the dawn of existence. in the earthquake both marmara region on august 17 1999 and duzce region on november 12 1999, according to official records, 18.287 people were dead and 46.857 were injured. the purpose of this study is to get information by bilateral interviews with those who witnessed this big earthquake in different districts and to contribute in forming a prepared "disaster administration" consciousness for the prospec ... | 2001 | 11705224 |
| prevalence of fiv and felv infections in cats in istanbul. | | 2000 | 11716594 |
| including expectant fathers in antenatal education programmes in istanbul, turkey. | in this article we present the results of three studies investigating methods for including men in antenatal education in istanbul, turkey. participants were first-time expectant parents living in low and middle-income areas. after a formative study on the roles of various family members in health during the period surrounding a first birth, an antenatal-clinic-based education programme for women and for couples was carried out as a randomised, controlled study. based on the results, separate co ... | 2001 | 11765387 |
| nongenital metastatic cancers of the ovary: a clinical analysis. | the aim of this study was to outline the parameters affecting the extent and type of surgery for metastatic tumors of the ovary. material-method: the data of 34 operated patients diagnosed with metastatic tumors of the ovary at the istanbul university, medical faculty gynecologic oncology department between 1991 and 1999 were evaluated retrospectively. the patients were divided into two study groups according to the origin of the tumor: 1. metastatic tumors of the ovary originating from the orga ... | 2001 | 11766746 |
| soft tissue profile in anatolian turkish adults: part i. evaluation of horizontal lip position using different soft tissue analyses. | this study investigated cephalometrically the horizontal lip position of anatolian turkish adults using the soft tissue analyses of steiner, ricketts, burstone, sushner, holdaway, and merrifield. ninety-six adults (55 females, mean age, 21.63 years; 41 males, mean age, 22.45 years) with angle class i occlusal relationships were selected from the dentistry students at the university of istanbul and called the dentally normal group. their lateral cephalometric radiographs were analyzed, and 44 sub ... | 2002 | 11786873 |
| soft tissue profile in anatolian turkish adults: part ii. comparison of different soft tissue analyses in the evaluation of beauty. | this study examined the soft tissue analyses of steiner, ricketts, burstone, sushner, holdaway, and merrifield to evaluate orthodontists' perceptions of anatolian turkish adults' beauty. forty-four subjects (21 females, mean age, 21.35 years; 23 males, mean age, 21.41 years) with angle class i occlusal relationship, and normal anteroposterior (anb angle, 2 degrees +/- 2 degrees ) and vertical (sn-mp angle, 32 degrees +/- 5 degrees ) skeletal relationships were selected from the dental students a ... | 2002 | 11786874 |
| dental caries prevalence, tooth brushing and periodontal status in 150 young people in istanbul: a pilot study. | to evaluate periodontal conditions, prevalence and determination of dental caries and oral health behaviours in a group of young people in istanbul. | 2001 | 11789713 |
| varicella seroprevalence in a random sample of the turkish population. | chicken pox highly contagious and common throughout the world, is an infectious disease caused by varicella zoster virus (vzv). this study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of vzv in a population under age 30 and to identify the relationship of vzv seroprevalence and several characteristics of the study subjects in nine provinces of turkey. the sampling method of 30 clusters recommended for field studies was used for selecting subjects of a pre-determined number in the rural and urba ... | 2002 | 11818162 |
| neisseria meningitidis with decreased susceptibility to penicillin in istanbul, turkey. | this study was conducted to estimate the rate of decreased susceptibility to penicillin (mic > 0.06-1 microg/ml) in neisseria meningitidis isolates in istanbul, turkey. a total of 30 isolates collected during a 1-y period from patients with meningitis and from nasopharyngeal carriers were tested for penicillin and cefotaxime susceptibility using the e-test. two out of 12 (17%) clinical isolates and 11/18 (61%) nasopharyngeal isolates showed decreased susceptibility to penicillin with mics in the ... | 2002 | 11874158 |
| [clinical differences between surgically treated patients with large bowel obstruction in the cities of van and istanbul]. | geographical differences between cases of colonic obstructions affect clinical course and outcome of patients. we aimed to establish regional clinical differences between patients with colonic obstruction from eastern and western regions of turkey. | 2002 | 11881309 |
| one hundred years of radiotherapy in turkey. | the study and practice of radiology in turkey began in 1897, only 2 years after the discovery of x-rays. a simple x-ray machine was constructed in istanbul, consisting of a crookes tube, a ruhmkorff coil, and a home-made battery. this machine was first used on wounded soldiers, for diagnostic purposes. the first report of x-rays being used therapeutically in turkey was published in a national journal in 1904. by 1933, the most up-to-date radiotherapy equipment of the time had been installed in e ... | 2001 | 11902554 |
| changes in bone mineral density with age, menopausal status and body mass index in turkish women. | the aim was to evaluate changes in bone mineral density (bmd) with age and body mass index (bmi) in healthy pre- and postmenopausal women living in the urban areas of turkey. | 1999 | 11910678 |
| treatment adherence of 717 patients with tuberculosis in a social security system hospital in istanbul, turkey. | tuberculosis clinic in a teaching hospital run by the social security system, istanbul, turkey. | 2002 | 11931397 |
| investigation of cross-resistance between rifampin and rifabutin in mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains. | in order to indicate the cross-resistance between rifampin (rmp) and rifabutin (rbu), minimal inhibitory concentrations (mics) of rbu were investigated in 50 mycobacterium tuberculosis strains. the mic values of 25 rmp-susceptible (to 2 microg/ml) and 25 rmp-resistant (to 2 microg/ml) m. tuberculosis strains against rbu were determined by the bactec tb 460 system. all of the rmp-susceptible strains were also susceptible to rbu (mic < or = 1 microg/ml). three out of 25 (12%) rmp-resistant strains ... | 2002 | 11931417 |