| [medical manuscripts in the library of the deontology department of the ankara university medical school]. | at every academical platform on medical history and its instruction, lack of turkish medical historiography is mainly emphasized. there are two main factors determining the situation: 1-there isn't any comprehensive turkish medical history textbook. 2-there are difficulties in reaching the primary sources in this field. everybody agrees with the importance of reaching medical manuscripts easily and reading and evaluating them in medical history. for this reason, it is important to know where we ... | 1998 | 11624178 |
| a retrospective study of dento-alveolar injuries of children in ankara, turkey. | information concerning age and sex distribution, etiology, types, place and extent of trauma as well as seasonal variations, time difference between traumatic injury and seeking of dental care and number of traumatic injuries was recorded retrospectively from 150 patients. the study comprised 91 boys and 59 girls representing 246 dental injuries and 332 injured teeth (72 primary and 260 permanent teeth). the most common injuries were uncomplicated crown fracture (23.57%), subluxation (15.85%), a ... | 2001 | 11678537 |
| epidemiology, morbidity, mortality and treatment of lightning injuries in a turkish burns units. | deaths from lightning injuries are infrequent--0.2-0.8 per million per year. the victims are mostly young, active people who are struck during various outdoor activities in the summer months. from november 1975 to october 1998; 22 lightning burns were treated in ankara numune teaching and research hospital. the mean age of the patients was 32.9 (12-65) years, the female/male ratio 9/13 and the mean duration of hospital stay 15.4 (1-62) days. the commonest clinical symptoms were confusion, amnesi ... | 2001 | 11695067 |
| factors affecting appropriateness of hospital utilization in two hospitals in turkey. | to determine the extent of inappropriate hospital use, to investigate factors related to variations in appropriateness, and to identify reasons for inappropriateness, the appropriateness evaluation protocol (aep) was applied to 2,067 patient days in two hospitals between march 1997 and 1998 in ankara, turkey. a substantial amount of inappropriate utilization was found in both hospitals (34.2%, 24.6%). factors affecting the appropriateness of hospital utilization and reasons for inappropriateness ... | 2001 | 11708397 |
| immunity to tetanus among adults in turkey. | in 100 individuals > 18 y of age, living in urban or rural regions of ankara, antitetanus immunoglobulin levels were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and a brief questionnaire was administered. in total, 68% of subjects showed protective levels (> 0.01 iu/ml). differences between rural (64%) and urban (72%) areas and between males (71.4%) and females (61.1%) were not significant (p > 0.05). protective levels were found in 93.1% of subjects aged 18-30 y, 77.3% of those aged 30-4 ... | 2001 | 11728035 |
| attitudes and practices of breastfeeding mothers regarding fasting in ramadan. | to investigate the attitudes and practices of breastfeeding mothers regarding fasting in ramadan. | 2001 | 11737021 |
| familial mediterranean fever (fmf)-associated amyloidosis in childhood. clinical features, course and outcome. | familial mediterranean fever (fmf) is an autosomal recessive disorder of childhood characterized by attacks of fever and serositis. renal amyloidosis is the most important complication of the disease that determines the prognosis. | 2001 | 11760404 |
| the relationship between disease features and quality of life in patients with cancer--i. | the high incidence and the severe symptoms of cancer have a considerable effect on quality of life in patients. the relationship between quality of life in patients with cancer and treatment, early diagnosis, disease acceptance, pain, psychological distress, loss of organ, duration of disease, and caregivers was investigated. this study included 508 patients with cancer treated in either inpatient or outpatient clinics of 5 oncology centers in ankara, turkey, between august 1 998 and january 200 ... | 2001 | 11762512 |
| a study of the prevalence of having fractures and the affecting factors in young male adults throughout childhood and adolescence. | injuries due to accidents in children and adolescents, who are more sensitive to different risk factors in their social and physical environments, play an important part in mortality and morbidity. fractures are the most commonly seen problems among these injuries. this cross-sectional study was carried out in a two-year vocational military school in ankara between 1-10 may 2000. all, 2720 students in the school were included and data were collected via a questionnaire distributed to the student ... | 2001 | 11765158 |
| radiographic osteoarthritis of the hip joint in turkey. | the prevalence of hip osteoarthritis (oa) varies greatly across different geographic areas. limited data exist about the prevalence of radiographic hip oa in the turkish population. the aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of radiographic hip oa in turkey utilizing a random sample. that sample consisted of radiographs filed at the department of urology, gazi university hospital, ankara, and included patients aged 25 years and older (range 25-97 years). plain supine abdominal radiogra ... | 2001 | 11765228 |
| isolation and identification of motile aeromonas species from chicken. | in this study a total of 140 broiler carcasses and carcass parts purchased at different supermarkets in ankara including 50 whole carcass, 30 wing, 30 leg and 30 breast samples were analysed for the presence of motile aeromonas species. according to analysis findings, motile aeromonas spp. were isolated from 116 (82.9%) of total 140 samples. the distribution of the isolates were 94%, 86.6%, 80%, 63.3% in broiler carcass, wing, leg and breast samples, respectively. aeromonas hydrophila was isolat ... | 2001 | 11765602 |
| incidence and causes of home accidents at ankara cigiltepe apartments in turkey. | this is a 3-month prospective study aimed at determining the incidence and causes of home accidents in an ankara military staff resident with 637 households. the study also determined risk factors in the home environment and the families' need of health education. of all families, 1.5% were exposed to home accidents and the incidence of home accidents was found to be 0.104/person/years. among the accidents, falls were most common at 44%, whereas cuts constituted 22% and burns 19%. about one quar ... | 2002 | 11789570 |
| 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 |
| satisfaction with family medicine training in turkey: survey of residents. | to explore how satisfied family medicine residents are with their training in teaching hospitals and current postgraduate training program. | 2002 | 11828561 |
| blood transfusion knowledge and practice among nurses in turkey. | this descriptive study was planned to identify blood transfusion practice and knowledge of 100 nurses from three hospitals in ankara, turkey. data collected through observation and interviews were evaluated using percentages, chi 2, and correlation methods. nurses' knowledge and practice related to blood transfusions were measured against a total score of 100. none of the participating nurses achieved a score of 100, and only a few had scores higher than 50. although a positive correlation exist ... | 2000 | 11847743 |
| determinants of youth smoking--evidence from turkey. | this paper investigates the determinants of smoking among middle- and high-school students in ankara, turkey. data were collected from 4800 students in the second semester of the 1997-98 academic year to investigate substance use prevalence among young people. in addition to classical independent variables, factors which are not frequently used in the literature--such as school type, neighborhood, family religiosity, and factors reflecting the cultural background of the students--are included in ... | 2002 | 11913906 |
| prognostic value of cd44 variant 6 in laryngeal epidermoid carcinomas. | cd44 variant exon 6 (v6) belongs to a family of transmembrane glycoproteins involved in cell adhesion. | 2002 | 11926913 |
| clinical, bacteriologic and echocardiographic evaluation of infective endocarditis in ankara, turkey. | this study consists of a retrospective evaluation of microbiologic, echocardiographic, and clinical characteristics of patients with infective endocarditis seen at türkiye yüksek ihtisas and ssk ihtisas hospitals during the previous 5 years to provide a basis for comparison with other series. the study was performed retrospectively. the mean age of the patient population, which consisted of 74 cases, was considerably low (24.6+/-12.3 yr). the majority of the patients were male (male/female = 1.9 ... | 2002 | 11952110 |
| department of neurosurgery, hacettepe university school of medicine ankara, turkey. | | 2002 | 11956942 |
| laparoscopic herniorrhaphy: preference rate among surgeons in ankara, turkey. | to determine the surgeons' and the surgical residents' choice for inguinal hernia repair. | 2001 | 12002075 |
| value domains of turkish adults and university students. | the authors identified the basic dimensions of contemporary values among turkish university students and adults and explored gender and group (adults vs. students) differences in the importance attributed to particular value types. the authors administered a composite value survey to 101 students from different departments of middle east technical university and 101 adults from different parts of ankara. factor analysis yielded 5 value domains: self-enhancement, tradition-religiosity, universali ... | 2002 | 12058973 |
| tetanus immunization in pregnant women. serum levels of antitetanus antibodies at time of delivery. | the objective of this study was to determine the tetanus immunity status of pregnant women at the time of delivery according to tetanus toxoid (tt) vaccination coverage during their most pregnancy. the serum anti-tetanus antibody levels of 493 mothers who had live births at a hospital in ankara were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa). protected women were defined as those with serum antibody levels > or = 0.6 iu/ml. overall, 69.0% of mothers had protective tetanus antibody t ... | 2001 | 12086080 |
| assessment of dna damage in workers occupationally exposed to pesticide mixtures by the alkaline comet assay. | the potential genetic hazard of pesticides to human beings is of great concern in occupational and environmental settings because of the widespread use of these chemicals for domestic and industrial applications. various studies have revealed a significantly elevated risk for particular tumours in humans exposed to some pesticides. results from the biological monitoring or cytogenetic methods for the detection of health risks to pesticides have given both positive and negative results of mutagen ... | 2002 | 12111008 |
| seasonal affective disorder in eight groups in turkey: a cross-national perspective. | previous estimates of the prevalence of seasonal affective disorder (sad) in community-based samples generally originated from western countries. we report prevalence rates in eight groups from four latitudes in turkey. | 2002 | 12113922 |
| a multicenter, case control study of risk factors for low tibial speed of sound among residents of urban areas in turkey. | risk factors which have been associated with low bone mass are multifactorial and represent regional differences between and within countries. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the possible risk factors of low tibial speed of sound (tsos), which determines cortical bone status among residents of urban regions in ankara, izmir, and istanbul, in turkey, and also to compare groups of different socioeconomic status (ses). a total of 1,026 subjects (63% women and 53% of low socioeconomic stat ... | 2002 | 12120907 |
| the absorption of low income groups in ankara. | | 1981 | 12143626 |
| [some health indicators in etimesgut health training and research area (ankara, turkey, 1967-1988)]. | the author examines health indicators such as neonatal and maternal morbidity and mortality for the period 1967-1988 at the etimesgut health training and research area, turkey. the purpose of the study is to evaluate health care services. (summary in eng) | 1990 | 12159420 |
| [the demographic and fertility characteristics of women using iuds]. | the demographic and fertility characteristics of iud users in turkey are examined. the data concern 433 individuals, including 174 controls, living in squatter settlements adjoining ankara, and were collected by means of a retrospective questionnaire. it is found that educational level is the key factor affecting the use of modern contraceptive methods (summary in eng) | 1986 | 12159436 |
| [inter-provincial migration in turkey (1950-1980)]. | interprovincial migration in turkey is analyzed for the period 1950-1980 using census data. high levels of out-migration from many provinces are observed, with up to 40 percent of the population leaving the province of birth in some cases. the concentration of population in the major urban regions of istanbul, kocaeli, ankara, and izmir is noted (summary in eng) | 1986 | 12159437 |
| [women's behavior and knowledge concerning family planning in the region of the park health center]. | 1390 women aged 15-44 were surveyed between february-june 1988 in the vicinity of the park health education center by the ankara university school of medicine, department of public health. within this sample, the survey focused on the knowledge, attitude and behavior of the 1082 married women, regarding birth control. birth control pills, iuds, and condoms were classified as effective modern birth control methods. other less effective traditional methods were classified as ineffective. analy ... | 1989 | 12159442 |
| is withdrawal a handicap for fertility regulation? | the results of a survey concerning coitus interruptus in turkey are presented. the survey concerned approximately 1,000 women aged 15-19 living in four villages and two urban areas in the etimesgut region, located about 25 kilometers from ankara. the results indicate a high level of use of coitus interruptus. the authors discuss strategies for emphasizing the contraceptive failure associated with traditional methods in order to convert users to more effective methods (summary in tur) | 1986 | 12159462 |
| the prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis a among preschool children in an urban setting in turkey. | the prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis a virus (hav) was investigated in 114 children (59.7 per cent males) aged 4-6 years, in the campus area of middle east technical university, ankara, turkey. the prevalence of hepatitis a antibody in this age group was 11.4 per cent (13/114). the rate of immunized children against hepatitis a was 3.65 per cent (5/137). in conclusion the prevalence of anti-hav demonstrates the susceptibility of other preschool children to hepatitis a. this may be a cause f ... | 2002 | 12164604 |
| type 1 autoimmune hepatitis in turkish patients: absence of association with hla b8. | there is very little information about autoimmune hepatitis (aih) in populations other than of white european or japanese descent. | 2002 | 12172366 |
| vasectomy project launched in turkey. turkey's first vsc clinic. | one third of young married couples are currently using modern methods of contraception. recent studies indicate that more than 30% of turkey's married couples use withdrawal as their means of fertility control and only slightly more than 1% of turkish families have opted for female sterilization. there is certainly an higher proportion of reproductive age married couples in turkey which have completed their family size and could enjoy the advantages of permanent contraceptive methods. there h ... | 1992 | 12179681 |
| health problems among un refugees at a family medical centre in ankara, turkey. | political lability in the near east has brought about the migration of refugees from adjacent countries to turkey in recent years. to provide an effective health service for refugees, a needs assessment has to be done. un refugees referring to a family medical centre located in ankara, turkey, were therefore investigated for health problems. | 2002 | 12184718 |
| the role of interactive training skills courses in medical education at the ankara university school of medicine. | the department of medical education at ankara university school of medicine offered a teaching program for their physician educators. one hundred and fifty professors from different disciplines attended this 5-day training course. | 2002 | 12189641 |
| no seasonality of birth in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus in ankara, turkey. | | 2002 | 12199331 |
| can midwives be trained to insert iuds? results from turkey. | beginning in the 1960s, the turkish government placed a emphasis on the importance of family planning in an effort to improve maternal and child health (mch) services. while the iud has proven adequate for women in turkey, insertion and proper use have created problems. the iud program has had difficulty in gaining the acceptance of male physicians in turkey, and because there are few female physicians in the country, a problem with implementation of the program arose. 1 solution suggested th ... | 1988 | 12222206 |
| community-based distribution projects in turkey. progress in reproductive health practice. | this article describes a community-based distribution (cbd) approach to reproductive health education that is being implemented by the turkish family planning association (fpat). cbd projects are adapted to community health needs. fpat is the only group using the cbd model in several safe motherhood and woman-to-woman projects. cbd was introduced during 1985-89, in squatter settlements in ankara. fpat was established as a nongovernmental organization with international planned parenthood fed ... | 1997 | 12222289 |
| an unknown dimension in turkey. | in 1985-86 the turkish criminal courts surveyed cases to determine the extent of child abuse among different socioeconomic and cultural groups in istanbul, ankara, and izmir. the findings showed that 46% (701) were cases of sexual abuse. 68.3% (479) were cases of rape and attempted rape. 1.4% were for incitement to prostitution. the offenders were men and the victims were girls (54.1%) and boys (45.9%). there were cases involving boys 7 years of age. 32.8% of offenders were 18 years and 4 ... | 1992 | 12222333 |
| surgical contraception. | 639 tubal ligation sterilizations were performed in 1970-80 in the dept. of obstetrics and gynecology of the hacettepe university, ankara, turkey. 34.58% were done through colpotomy, 30.6% through cesarean section, 30.20% through laparoscopy, 2.98% through hysterotomy, and 1.57% through minilaparotomy procedures. average age of patients was 31.2; 52.47% of patients had had 5 or more pregnancies, and 60.09% 3 or less deliveries. the longest operating time was 45 minutes for cesarean section an ... | 1981 | 12263966 |
| intrauterine devices (iuds) and their complications (clinical evaluation of 2013 women with iud in-situ). | iud related events were evaluated at the department of obstetrics and gynecology, hacettepe university in ankara, turkey. the study population included 2213 fertile, healthy women who had an iud in situ. the age range was 17-48 years. all iuds were lippes loop, size c and d, and they were inserted by an experienced physician and nurse on the 5th day of menstruation. the follow-up time was 1 year in 2013 women with iuds. there was no follow-up on 200 women who were excluded from the study. ... | 1982 | 12267258 |
| fertility survey in semi-urban. | these are the results of a kap survey carried out in 1982 and involving 622 married women with children living in the semi-urban area surrounding ankara, turkey. a contraceptive use rate of 64 percent is observed, with withdrawal being the most commonly used method. greater use of more effective methods is noted among younger women. | 1986 | 12280958 |
| continuation and termination rates of some contraceptive methods in two districts of ankara, turkey. | information was provided on the method-specific continuation rate and the cause-specific termination rate of the most widely used contraceptives in 2 districts of ankara province, etimesgut and golbasi. the 1st phase of the study, the baseline survey, was carried out in september 1987, when 2179 women in etimesgut and 2827 women in golbasi were interviewed concerning sociodemographic characteristics, reproductive and contraceptive history, and utilization of local health services. the 2nd phase ... | 1992 | 12288941 |
| [opening speech by president suleyman demirel for the meeting "population issues in turkey: policy priorities"]. | mr. demirel says that at the root of all problems faced by society is population growth. he points out that with an annual population growth of about 2.5%, turkey's standard of living will be low even if it is possible to feed the growing population, and he says turkey's first goal should be to create public awareness of individual responsibilities. in this task, mr. demirel adds, the government, the parliament, educational institutions, the media, voluntary organizations, and scientists all h ... | 1994 | 12289944 |
| post second world war immigration from balkan countries to turkey. | "although there are some works, both in english and turkish, that have studied migration into the ottoman empire from the balkans during the 19th century...it is difficult to find any systematic and comprehensive literature that examines the period since the establishment of the turkish republic.... this article aims at filling some of this gap....[the article offers] an analysis of the size and causes of migration from the balkans to turkey since the end of the second world war. the statistics ... | 1995 | 12290934 |
| [the urbanization rate in turkey]. | data from the annual statistical report on turkey for 1990 and the results of research from 1985 and 1990 were utilized and compared with the trends of urbanization observed in the 1969 work of z. siemek on turkey. in 1990, turkey had about 56.5 million people with an average annual natural growth rate of 2.6% and an unemployment rate of 16%. the rural population made up 41% of the total populace. urbanization was on the increase, from 47% in 1980, to 55% in 1985, and 59% in 1990. urbanizati ... | 1994 | 12291543 |
| [the intervention of the immigration factor in turco-european relations]. | the legal dispositions governing turkish immigration to european countries, the imperfect success of european efforts to discourage immigration, and factors in the elevated potential for continuing turkish emigration are examined in this article. turkey's 1963 5-year plan clearly revealed the government's intention to utilize external assistance to finance development efforts, while depending on labor migration to european countries to absorb surplus labor and provide remittances to ease the ch ... | 1998 | 12294993 |
| operational research for an effective information and training approach for surgical contraception knowledge and attitude in turkey. | although 70% of all currently married women in turkey state that they do not want to have any more children, only 34.5% use modern contraceptive methods and 28.1% use traditional methods such as withdrawal. women in turkey have 17 induced abortions for every 100 pregnancies. voluntary surgical contraception (vsc) was legalized in 1983, but it was inadequately and poorly presented to the public as a viable contraceptive option. vsc is therefore less well-known than other contraceptive methods. ... | 1996 | 12320796 |
| antiurbanization: an implicit development policy in turkey. | this paper asserts that "antiurbanization" has become an implicit development policy among turkish policymakers. antiurbanism is used to justify policymakers' views of economic and social development. as a consequence, social policies become ineffective because they go up against forces producing urbanization and fail to consider the needs of the growing urban population. turkey has been urbanizing at a rapid rate. in 1935, only 17% of the population lived in urban areas. by 1960 the urban ... | 1980 | 12338359 |
| [a study on the bias of infant mortality rates]. | this article focuses on the fact that the infant mortality rate, which is calculated by dividing the number of infant deaths in a given year by the number of live infant births for that year, may incorporate certain errors which can be attributed to data gathering methods. it is pointed out that one of these errors may stem from the fact that the number of infant deaths used to calculate the infant mortality rate in a given year may in fact include deaths of babies born in the previous year. i ... | 1993 | 12346151 |
| the impact of migration on gender roles: findings of field research in turkey. | findings are based on a sample of four types of turkish women affected by migration: 1) pioneer women who emigrated on their own (33 persons); 2) followers with wage work experience, who joined or left with husbands (44 persons); 3) followers without wage work experience (39 persons); and 4) women left behind when husbands migrated (45 persons). these women are compared to a non-migrant control group (54 persons). sample surveys were conducted in three sites, which varied in levels of industri ... | 1994 | 12346405 |
| [turkey]. | the capital of turkey is ankara. as of 1995, turkey had a population of 61.9 million governed by a parliamentary republican regime. 1994 gross national product and per capita income were, respectively, $149 billion and $2450. per capita income grew at 1.5% per year over the period 1985-94. in 1994, turkey owed $66.3 billion, then being serviced at $9.4 billion. for the same year, turkey exported $32.711 billion in goods and services and imported $30.785 billion. as of 1995, the population ... | 1996 | 12347072 |
| an investigation of risk factors for fails in elderly people in a turkish rest home: a pilot study. | the aim of this pilot study was to determine risk factors for falls, and investigate whether there was a difference in balance and gait between elderly persons with and without a history of falling. | 2002 | 12387526 |
| hepatitis a seroprevalence in a random sample of the turkish population by simultaneous epi cluster and comparison with surveys in turkey. | this study was conducted to determine the hepatitis a virus (hav) seroprevalence in nine provinces representative of turkey as a whole. these provinces are representative of the country's geographical location, and demographic, economic and social characteristics. in each province, sample sizes were determined using published data on hav seroprevalence, and sample sizes for each province and for the cluster were calculated for each group of subjects under the age of 30 for seroprevalence estimat ... | 2002 | 12405430 |
| factors that affect television viewing time in preschool and primary schoolchildren. | excessive viewing of television (tv) has been linked to aggressive behavior, violence and childhood obesity. | 2002 | 12421259 |
| [hepatitis a and hepatitis e seroprevalence in adults in the ankara area]. | in this study, between the period of september 2000 to july 2001, hepatitis a virus (hav) igg antibodies and hepatitis e virus (hev) total (igg + igm) antibodies have been searched by using commercially provided enzyme immunoassay kits (axsym, abbott usa), in 1046 adults aged between 15-75 years old (mean age: 32.3 years), who were admitted to the outpatient clinics of internal medicine and infectious diseases department of ankara university medical school, with no acute hepatitis signs and symp ... | 2002 | 12476770 |
| survey of the use of complementary and alternative medicine among turkish cancer patients. | to measure the frequency of use of complementary and alternative medicine (cam) among patients with malignancy undergoing or following conventional treatment, to determine demographic characteristics associated with the use of cam, and to find out how benefits, if any, were perceived by patients. | 2002 | 12481957 |
| infectious complications in 135 turkish renal transplant patients. | infections are the emerging causes of mortality and morbidity due to lifelong immunosuppressive therapy in renal transplant patients (1, 4). here, we report infectious complications of 135 renal allograft recipients who were followed up in the last 20 years in gülhane military medical academy, ankara, turkey. of them, 83 (61.4%) had a transplant from living related donors, 18 (13.3%) from living non-related hla matched donors and 34 (25.1%) from cadaveric matched donors. immunosuppression was ac ... | 2002 | 12528389 |
| the prevalence of behçet's disease above the age of 10 years. the results of a pilot study conducted at the park primary health care center in ankara, turkey. | the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of behçet's disease above the age of 10 years by means of a population-based study. | 2002 | 12528917 |
| study of heavy metal pollution and speciation in buyak menderes and gediz river sediments. | in this study, two economically important rivers of turkey, gediz and buyuk menderes (bm) are studied to determine their environmental pollution levels. an old analytical procedure involving sequential chemical extraction is improved and used for the partitioning of particulate trace metals (cu, co, cr, mn, fe, zn, pb and ni). cationic and anionic mn and cr species with different phases are also determined by using leaching, extraction and ion exchange speciation processes. the sediment samples ... | 2003 | 12531263 |
| an examination of suicide probability in alcoholic in-patients. | this study evaluated correlations of self esteem, depression, and state-trait anxiety with suicide probability in alcohol dependence. | 2003 | 12554611 |
| water quality and impacts of pollution sources for eymir and mogan lakes (turkey). | mogan and eymir lakes are two shallow lakes, interconnected hydrologically in the close vicinity of ankara, turkey. a total of 245 km(2) of the total 971.4 km(2) watershed is under environmental protection status as "gölbaşi specially protected area". potential impacts from extensive agriculture, recreation, incomplete infrastructure and other human activities, such as residential settlements, are discussed with reference to previous and more recent pollution monitoring. six monitoring stations ... | 2003 | 12605932 |
| review of eight cases of insulinoma. | to review patients records operated with the diagnosis of insulinoma and to discuss their clinical presentations, diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. | 2002 | 12638832 |
| suicide and suicide attempts in ankara in 1998: results of the who/euro multicentre study of suicidal behaviour. | the rates and associated basic demographic features of attempted and completed suicides in a catchment area in turkey were investigated as part of the who/euro multicentre study of suicidal behaviour. | 2002 | 12650217 |
| a review of paediatric oral biopsies in turkey. | to determine the site and prevalence of oral lesions and the age and gender of a paediatric population in turkey. | 2003 | 12653336 |
| the prevalence of traumatic injuries treated in the pedodontic clinic of ankara university, turkey, during 18 months. | the purpose of this study was to evaluate the type and prevalence of dental injuries referred to ankara university, school of dentistry, department of pedodontics, turkey. one hundred and forty-seven patients with 234 traumatized teeth presented during 18-month interval. of the 147 patients, 85 were boys and 62 were girls. the most frequent trauma occurred in the age of 11 years. the maxillary central incisors were found to be the most affected tooth in both primary and permanent dentition injur ... | 2002 | 12656862 |
| prevalence and distribution of dirofilaria immitis in domestic dogs from ankara and vicinity in turkey. | a total of 280 dogs in ankara and vicinity were examined from november 2000 through december 2001 by the petchek antigen elisa and polycarbonate filter-acid phosphatase histochemical staining techniques for dirofilaria immitis infection. dirofilaria immitis (heartworm) infection was found in 26 dogs (9.3%), all of which were kept always outdoors and non prophylacted by their owners. the distribution of heartworm infected dogs was not uniform. infection with d. immitis was correlated with differe ... | 2003 | 12666502 |
| age specific rubella seroprevalence of an unvaccinated population of adolescents in ankara, turkey. | this study was designed to detect the age-specific rubella seroprevalence of an unvaccinated population of adolescents in ankara, turkey. four hundred and forty adolescents (227 females, 213 males), aged 9-16 years, who were admitted to the adolescent unit from july to august 2000 were included in this study. for each participant, a questionnaire was completed and rubella-specific igg antibodies were screened quantitatively by enzyme-linked fluorescent assay. of the 440 patients screened for rub ... | 2003 | 12711822 |
| mutation analysis of tsc2 gene in 33 turkish familial cases with tuberous sclerosis. | tuberous sclerosis is an autosomal dominant multisystem disorder characterized by hamartomatous growths in different organs. disease determining genes are localized to 9q34 (tsc1) and 16p13.3 (tsc2). two-thirds of the cases are sporadic and result from new mutations. the aim of this study was to determine tsc2 gene mutations by single stranded conformation polymorphism (sscp) analysis and direct sequencing in 33 familial cases with tuberous sclerosis who were followed up in the pediatric neurolo ... | 2003 | 12718362 |
| evaluation of clinical findings according to sex in 2313 turkish patients with behçet's disease. | behçet's disease is a multisystem disease featuring mucocutaneous, ocular, articular, vascular, intestinal, urogenital, and neurologic involvement and occurs with a high prevalence in the mediterranean including turkey. higher incidence of severe clinical course and systemic involvement is observed in male patients. | 2003 | 12755969 |
| survey of lead, cadmium, iron, copper and zinc in kaşar cheese. | lead, cadmium, iron, copper and zinc contents of kaşar cheese sold in the markets of ankara, turkey, were determined over 12 months. a total of 240 samples comprising 10 different brands were analysed. graphite-furnace atomic absorption was employed for the determination of lead and cadmium, and flame atomic absorption for iron, copper and zinc. the mean (range) of the lead, cadmium, iron, copper and zinc content of the samples were 86 (10-421) microg kg(-1), 1.8 (0.3-8.3) microg kg(-1), 4.2 (1. ... | 2003 | 12775465 |
| ordination and classification of macroinvertebrates and environmental data of a stream in turkey. | macroinvertebrate communities and environmental variables were assessed in an ankara stream receiving high organic and industrial wastes. environmental data were used to explain biological variation using multivariate techniques provided by the program canoco. the ordination method cca (canonical correspondence analysis) was applied to evaluate the relationships between environmental variables and distribution of macroinvertebrate genera. data sets were classified by twinspan (two way indicator ... | 2003 | 12793672 |
| macrolide resistance determinants of group a streptococci in ankara, turkey. | macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin b (mlsb) resistance determinants of group a streptococci (gas) in ankara, turkey, were defined for the first time. isolates and methods: a total of 1355 gas isolates, collected from three different regions of ankara, were screened for erythromycin resistance. resistance phenotypes were determined by a triple-disc test, and the gene determinants responsible were determined by pcr. mics of erythromycin, clindamycin and spiramycin were measured for the resistant ... | 2003 | 12805256 |
| attitudes and practices regarding circumcision in turkey. | in turkey, circumcision is a necessity for boys to gain a masculine identity. in contrast to western societies, where circumcision is performed in the neonatal period, it is performed at older ages in our population, and the timing may affect the psychosocial well-being of males. the person who performs the operation, a physician or a traditional circumciser, may affect their health as well. | 2003 | 12823332 |
| cardiovascular risk factor levels in a lower middle-class community in ankara, turkey. | to assess the prevalence of risk factors for coronary heart disease (chd) in a lower middle-class urban community of turkey. | 2003 | 12828550 |
| setaria equina infection of turkish equines: estimates of prevalence based on necropsy and the detection of microfilaraemia. | necropsies on 43 horses, 35 donkeys and two mules slaughtered in ankara, turkey, revealed that 12 (15%) of the equines harboured adult setaria equina. when blood samples were checked for microfilariae, using knott's method and a combination of membrane filtration followed by histochemical staining for acid phosphatase (ap), only three (4%) of the animals were found to be microfilaraemic. when stained for ap, the s. equina microfilariae exhibited diffuse red staining over the entire body, includi ... | 2003 | 12831525 |
| [determination of nasal carriage rates of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus in hospital personnel and in the community]. | in this study, methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) nasal carriage rates in hospital staff and community were investigated. the study included 500 hospital personnel and 500 outpatients in ibni sina hospital and cebeci hospital of ankara university school of medicine between january 1999-march 2001. outpatients were assigned into the control group and hospital staff into the study group. mrsa nasal carriage rates of hospital staff and control group were found to be 6% and 2.6%, res ... | 2002 | 12838657 |
| [the presence of hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection in hemodialysis patients and determination of hcv genotype distribution]. | the aim of this study was the investigation of hepatitis c virus (hcv) rna by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr), in hemodialysis patients in order to detect hcv infection, and the determination of virus genotypes in hcv positive patients. a total of 94 patients, 44 female and 50 male (mean age: 49 +/- 17 years old), who were included in hemodialysis program between 1987-1999 (0-13 years) in the hemodialysis units of gazi university, school of medicine and ankara etlik hosp ... | 2002 | 12838663 |
| blood type a and b frequencies in turkish van and angora cats in turkey. | blood typing of domestic cats has been performed in domestic and purebred cats in various parts of the world and is important in clinical practice in order to prevent neonatal isoerythrolysis (ni) and acute haemolytic transfusion reactions. prevalence of blood types vary greatly between breeds of cats. turkish van and angora cats are different breeds that originated in geographically distinct regions of turkey. the present survey determined the frequency of blood types in these turkish pedigreed ... | 2003 | 12887623 |
| knowledge of basic life support: a pilot study of the turkish population by baskent university in ankara. | a total of 494 participants who were scheduled to take baskent university's basic life support (bls) training programme in 2001-02 were asked to complete a 25-item questionnaire prior to the course. the questionnaire investigated the demographic characteristics of the subjects, their knowledge of the theoretical and practical aspects of bls, and personal experience and attitudes related to bls. the 'non-medical group' included 179 laypersons, and the 'medical group' was composed of medical stude ... | 2003 | 12909381 |
| caffeine consumption in drivers of heavy vehicles in turkey. | long-distance drivers in turkey are forced to drive continuously for 15-20 h on intercity roads without sleep or assistant drivers in order that their cargo, comprising perishable goods (e.g. vegetables, fish), can be transported to their destination on time. during long journeys, drivers try to suppress their need for sleep by using substances containing caffeine as they do not want to stop for a rest. the aim of this study was to evaluate the use of gripin by long-distance drivers and its adve ... | 2003 | 12909422 |
| prevalence and treatment of pediculus humanus capitis with 1% permethrin and 0.4% d-phenothrin in turkey. | pediculosis humanus capitis (head lice) is an important public health problem among school children. in our study, 20,612 schoolchildren (10,367 boys, 10,245 girls) were examined for pediculus humanus capitis in 36 elementary schools between december 1996 and february 1998 in ankara, turkey. the prevalence of pediculosis capitis infestation was found to be 3.4% (701/20,612). of these, 382 students were treated with application of 1% permethrin cream rinse, and 184 students with 0.4% d-phenothrin ... | 2003 | 12926604 |
| underlying causes of recurrent pneumonia in turkish children in a university hospital. | the aim of this study was to determine the relative frequency of underlying illnesses for recurrent pneumonia in children. children who had two or more episodes of pneumonia per year, or three or more episodes in a lifetime were investigated retrospectively at ankara university medical school, department of pediatric infectious diseases, between january 1997 and october 2002. out of 788 children hospitalized for pneumonia, 71 (9 per cent) met the criteria for recurrent pneumonia. an underlying i ... | 2003 | 12929881 |
| relation between machiavellianism and job satisfaction in a sample of turkish physicians. | job satisfaction is affected by many factors. a consistent negative correlation between machiavellianism and job satisfaction was shown by many previous studies. to estimate this association in a sample of turkish people, 361 physicians were selected among the total number of 5,959 working in ankara city center. a self-administered questionnaire including the mach iv scale and job satisfaction scale developed by kasapoğlu was applied to the subjects. student t test and pearson correlation were u ... | 2003 | 12931936 |
| surgery for cardiac hydatid disease: an anatolian experience. | the purpose of this study was to describe the clinical/pathological features and the outcome of the surgical treatment of cardiac hydatid disease in our unit and other hospitals of anatolia over a fifteen-years period. | 2003 | 12967892 |
| an outbreak of aseptic meningitis due to echovirus type 30 in two cities of turkey. | an outbreak of aseptic meningitis due to echovirus 30 occurred in ankara and antalya in turkey, during june to september 1999, with 176 cases fitting the clinical case definition. cases were ascertained from attendees of the three hospitals in ankara and one in antalya. medical files were reviewed and evaluated retrospectively. clinical presentation and laboratory findings were typical of viral meningitis. cerebrospinal fluid and/or stool samples of 86 patients were cultured for enteroviruses. e ... | 2003 | 12974559 |
| [investigations on diabetes in the personnel of the ankara and izmir state railways]. | | 1964 | 14224683 |
| [trial of type a european anti-aphthous vaccines against the new "middle-east" a strain developed in the laboratoire d'etlik-ankara in turkey (march 1965)]. | | 1965 | 14330357 |
| [shigella types found in ankara; analysis of 332 isolated strains]. | | 1965 | 14333896 |
| who benefits from cognitive behavioral therapy for vaginismus? | the purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of a group of turkish vaginismus patients who benefited from cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt) and to study which factors this treatment model changes. twenty-eight couples who applied to psychiatry clinic of hacettepe university hospital, ankara, for treatment of vaginismus within the 6-month period participated in the study. fourteen subjects quit the therapy after the initial assessment sessions. other couples successfully comp ... | 2003 | 14504016 |
| impact of laparoscopy on frequency of surgery for treatment of gallstones. | although the indications for laparoscopic cholecystectomy are generally the same as those for open cholecystectomy, there has been a suspicion that indications for cholecystectomy have broadened and the spectrum of patients undergoing this procedure has changed. this study was designed to determine whether surgeons and patients have lowered the threshold for proceeding to cholecystectomy with use of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. discharge data were collected for all patients who underwent an ele ... | 2003 | 14571166 |
| [anti-leptospira antibodies in slaughterhouse workers in ankara]. | leptospirosis is one of the zoonotic infections which is widely seen especially in tropical regions, and the primary transmission is by direct contact of water, contaminated by the secretions of animals. the aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of leptospirosis in the slaughterhouse workers, who have very close contact with the animals, as a risk factor. the serum samples collected from 102 personnel (3 female, 99 male, age range: 19-66 years) who work in the different slaught ... | 2003 | 14593896 |
| sexual variation in bucco-lingual dimensions in turkish dentition. | sexual differences in the human skeleton have been well studied in many populations. odontometric analysis of the human sexual variation has been less investigated and mostly derived from the dentition of extinct populations. turkey is situated in a unique location where populations from different regions mixed with each other and created a rich gene pool. one might anticipate that modern turkish population is composed of genes from the balkans, caucasus, middle east, iran and further as well as ... | 2003 | 14609652 |
| rehabilitation outcome of turkish stroke patients: in a team approach setting. | the aim of this study was to identify the efficacy of in-patient stroke rehabilitation, to evaluate the relationship between clinical characteristics and functional outcome, and to determine factors predicting functional outcome at discharge in turkish stroke patients with a team approach. retrospective data were collected from 102 of 116 patients with first stroke who were admitted to our rehabilitation unit at ankara university. demographic data, length of hospital stay (lohs), onset to admiss ... | 2003 | 14634361 |
| comparison of skin tests to aeroallergens in ankara and seoul. | the environment contains many allergenic proteins, and skin test reactivity to aeroallergens may be different among people living in different regions. | 2003 | 14635471 |
| polychlorinated biphenyl levels in adipose tissue of primiparous women in turkey. | polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) are a mixture of 209 possible congeners with different chlorine substitutions and they are potentially hazardous compounds in the environment for human beings. the high lipophilicity and the resistance to biodegradation of pcbs allow the bioaccumulation of these chemicals in the fatty tissues of organisms. the objective of this study was to determine the levels of pcbs in the adipose tissue of women living in ankara, turkey. for this purpose, levels of seven majo ... | 2004 | 14664859 |
| studies on the epidemiology of tropical theileriosis (theileria annulata infection) in cattle in central anatolia, turkey. | an epidemiological survey for theileria annulata infection was conducted in 12 selected villages around ankara in central anatolia, turkey, during the period april 1990 to january 1993. during the survey, 198 cattle of 30 local breeds, 84 holstein-friesian x local breeds and 84 holstein-friesian breed were examined for antibodies to t. annulata and the presence of the vector ticks. four species of hyalomma ticks were identified: hyalomma anatolicum anatolicum, hyalomma anatolicum excavtum, hyalo ... | 2003 | 14690090 |
| prevalence of asthmatic phenotypes and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in turkish schoolchildren: an international study of asthma and allergies in childhood (isaac) phase 2 study. | numerous epidemiologic studies have revealed that bronchial asthma affects populations without regard to frontiers. however, standardized methodological approaches are necessary to compare these populations. | 2003 | 14692432 |
| age-specific mumps seroprevalence of an unvaccinated population of adolescents in ankara, turkey. | this study aimed to detect the age-specific mumps seroprevalence of an unvaccinated population of adolescents in ankara, turkey and to compare the prevaccination epidemiology of mumps with those of some other countries. four hundred and forty adolescents (227 females, 213 males) aged 9 - 16 years who were admitted to the adolescent unit were included in this study. for each participant, a questionnaire was completed and mumps-specific igg antibodies were screened quantitatively by enzyme-linked ... | 2003 | 14695433 |