| [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 |
| [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 |
| [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 |
| [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 |
| [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 |
| 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 |
| [contraceptive methods used in istanbul and factors affecting method choice and continuation]. | this paper presents and discusses the results of a collaborative research to investigate use of modern versus traditional contraceptive methods in a new settlement area in istanbul. two lay interviewers administered a questionnaire to a total of 867 women on current and past contraceptive use. 90% (778) of the 867 currently nonpregnant women of mean age 31.4 years were using a method of contraception at the time of the study. the majority of women practicing contraception (46%) employed withd ... | 1996 | 12320795 |
| 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 |
| [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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| the new approaches on sustainable wildlife of amik lake. | turkey has been on a crucial routes of the migrating birds. these birds have been coming from istanbul-camlica hills and through artvin-borcka to the homeland. and the migrating birds turn to the africa continent over syria by passing hatay-belen. during the mmigration, the birds use the location of amik lake as a watery land for temporary settlement. the amik lake which should have been protected as a watery land for birds according to ramsar agreement that turkey signed, was caused to dry ten ... | 2001 | 12018601 |
| increased risk of tuberculosis in health care workers: a retrospective survey at a teaching hospital in istanbul, turkey. | tuberculosis (tb) is an established occupational disease affecting health care workers (hcws). determining the risk of tb among hcws is important to enable authorites to take preventative measures in health care facilities and protect hcws. this study was designed to assess the incidence of tb in a teaching hospital in istanbul, turkey. a retrospective study of health records of hcws in our hospital from 1991 to 2000. | 2002 | 12144709 |
| [ottomane's pharmacies in istanbul]. | in the middle of the xixth century, we notice that the pharmacies in istanbul are the same as european pharmacies. the french scientific influency is very important: french language is officially used for the medicines, the instruction at school, in the publications and the business meetings. until 1890, the owners of pharmacies are generally foreigners or persons of minorities with ottomane nationality. after this date, pharmacies belonging to turkish people are more numerous. we notice that mi ... | 2002 | 12380576 |
| [the population of turkey in 1994: dynamics, perspectives, and tensions]. | "there were over 60 million inhabitants in turkey in 1994, which should consequently be viewed as one of the major population clusters in the mediterranean area. the average population growth is still quite high--2.08% for 1994--but it is unevenly distributed: on the one hand, the population is increasing mostly in the larger istanbul area, in all the other coastal urban areas and in the south-eastern parts of turkey, when, on the other one, it is stagnant in many [areas] and decreasing in centr ... | 1995 | 12156745 |
| centralised versus decentralised treatment and disposal options for küçükçekmece basin of istanbul city. | küçükçekmece lake is a sea lagoon located on the european side of istanbul city with a drainage area of 4 million inhabitants (year 2040). the original plan to treat all of the wastewater collected from the drainage basin in a single plant located at the northern end of the lake is compared with the decentralised option involving 4 treatment plants. the initial investment cost of the decentralised option is estimated to be higher than the original plan by an amount of 43 million us $. however, t ... | 2002 | 12381014 |
| a matter of planning the family. | turkey's population is expected to grow to 91 million by 2025, an increase of 50% over the current size, while istanbul's population of 10 million is growing by 4.5% annually. of the 2 million pregnancies annually in turkey, 560,000 end in miscarriage and maternal mortality rates are among the highest in the world. condoms, oral contraceptive pills, and abortions in turkey are, however, provided to clients free of charge. the story is briefly told of a 36-year-old turkish woman who, after hav ... | 1996 | 12158131 |
| cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the delivery room; experience from istanbul, turkey. | | 2002 | 12405178 |
| 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 |
| [tuhfetü'l-tib, as a pioneer periodical of the medical history]. | tuhfetü'l-tib is a turkish medical history periodical published regularly every two weeks in istanbul since december 27th, 1867. its collection comprises totally 15 issues, every one of which is consisted of 16 pages with a hard cover, printed at the maltepe military hospital printing press for more than seven months. as far as we know, tuhfetü'l-tib's last issue was dated on july 21st, 1868. the aim of its publication was to introduce contemporary medical knowledge by translating articles from ... | 2001 | 12162310 |
| benthic community structure of the bosphorus and surrounding area. | abstract spatial and temporal distribution of benthic communities around the strait of istanbul (bosphorus) and the effect of lower layer discharge on these communities have been evaluated during studies between february-december 1999. mytilus galloprovincialis was the dominant species with fasies at the black sea station that is not affected by the strait lower layer current system. on the other hand, another black sea station, influenced by the strait lower layer currents, has a similar biota ... | 2002 | 12420963 |
| primary antituberculosis drug resistance at turkish military chest diseases hospital in istanbul. | the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of primary drug resistance to tuberculosis. | 2002 | 12424415 |
| patient satisfaction in the outpatients' chemotherapy unit of marmara university, istanbul, turkey: a staff survey. | we conducted a survey to find out how patients feel about the care they receive in the outpatient chemotherapy unit of marmara university hospital. | 2002 | 12443536 |
| [istanbul university cerrahpaşa school of medicine department of obstetrics and gynecology: the list of diplomas and the related thesis of graduates in the twentieth century (1892-2000)]. | obstetrics gynecology department of cerrahpaşa faculty of medicine is the first and the unique clinic which has ever been founded in ottoman empire by besim omer pasha (akalin) in 1892 under the name of "veladethane" (meaning labor-in hospital) upon a decree of the emperor. in 1909, it has been transferred from its first building located in demirkapi sirkeci to kadirga and following a change from kadiga to haydaraşa in 1928. in 1933, after the university reform, it has moved again from haydarpaş ... | 2001 | 12162315 |
| the evaluation of nosocomial infection during 1-year-period in the burn unit of a training hospital in istanbul, turkey. | an analysis of the burned patients, admitted to our eight bed burn unit and treated between 1 january and 31 december 2000, was performed. prevalence, etiologic agents, length of hospitalization, cost of treatment and mortality rates caused by nosocomial infections (nis) were studied. the study included 63 patients. eighteen of these (group-a) had 24 ni episodes. the most common ni observed was burn-wound infection (58.3%), followed by bacteraemia-sepsis (16.7%). nis were not detected in the res ... | 2002 | 12464471 |
| [first turkish journal of neurology and psychiatry: "emraz-i akliye ve asabiye müsamereleri"]. | prof. mazhar osman (uzman, 1884-1951), the director of the historical la paix psychiatric institution in sişli, istanbul organized regular meetings for the public in the later years of the first world war. the hospital itself was founded by the french st. vincent order during the crimean war of 1853-1855, and subsequently granted permission by the sultan to care for the mentally ill of all nations within the ottoman empire. mazhar osman edited and published the proceedings of these conferences i ... | 2001 | 12164198 |
| [a private organization responsible for feeding children with milk called "a drop of milk"]. | "society for the protection of children" opened "a drop of milk" in 1992 in istanbul. this private organization called "a drop of milk" was established for the purpose of medical examination of children, giving treatment to the sick children and distribution of milk to the children who can't get mother milk. | 2001 | 12173609 |
| [ord. prof. dr. akil muhtar ozden (1877-1949): his life and his scientific contributions]. | dr. akil muhtar ozden was born in istanbul in 1877. after primary and secondary education, he attended askeri tibbiye idadisi (military pre-medical college). upon graduation, he attended mekteb-i tibbiye-i askeriye (military medical school) for one year and escaped to geneva where he continued his education. he eventually prepared his doctoral dissertation under prof. bard. he visited pasteur institute in paris. the scientific environment in this institute had a big influence on akil muhtar. ano ... | 2001 | 12173611 |
| medical and professional ethics in sixteenth-century istanbul: towards an understanding of the relationships between the ottoman state and the medical guilds. | this paper contributes to the understanding of ottoman medical guilds, their relationship with the government, and the role played by medical ethics in this framework. decrees by the sultans (sing. fermăn), issued in the ottoman imperial council (divăn) in istanbul during the sixteenth century, concern themselves also with medical and ethical issues. the sheer number of these decrees may give the erroneous impression that the quality of medicine in the ottoman empire was low. this paper argues, ... | 2002 | 12184609 |
| community participation for perinatal health in istanbul. | this study aimed to evaluate the success of a project in achieving community participation in efforts to improve perinatal health. a 10-step structured process was used to work with a community in istanbul, turkey. to evaluate the success of the project in achieving community participation, five key indicators were selected: (i) participation of the community group in decision making; (ii) gains in knowledge and skills of the community group; (iii) continuity of the community group; (iv) continu ... | 2003 | 12571089 |
| information-seeking patterns of dentists in istanbul, turkey. | the authors surveyed dentists in istanbul, turkey to determine the modes they were using to access current professional information. a questionnaire was sent to 379 privately practicing dentists. the response rate was 35 percent. privately practicing dentists frequently preferred to use traditional methods, such as discussions with colleagues, textbooks, and the brochures of products, to obtain information. textbooks were found to be the most helpful information retrieval method. the lack of tim ... | 2002 | 12214845 |
| turkey between two worlds: a demographic view. | a demographic view of turkey is presented in this discussion. turkey provides another example of a country, ravaged by war losses between 1914-1922, which took 4 decades, from the mid1920s to the mid1960s, to move from a pronatalist policy to an understanding of the social, economic, and most recently the political dangers of rampant population growth. the 1st census, taken in turkey in 1927, showed a population of 13,648,270 living in an area of 299,294 square miles, substantially equal to it ... | 1982 | 12264491 |
| [mortality in the 0-4 years age group in istanbul city]. | according to 1987 official statistics, children 5 years of age accounted for 20.7% of all mortality in istanbul, turkey. 63.7% of this child mortality was neonatal mortality 1 month of age, and 37.3% of neonatal mortality occurred at birth. the state statistical office data were higher than the 1987 cemetery data because of bureaucratic errors in filling out death certificates. the 1987 mortality data of kadikoy, beyoglu, and topkapi districts included 1353 deaths indicating age, sex, locatio ... | 1990 | 12283729 |
| who lives with whom in istanbul? | an analysis of household characteristics in istanbul, turkey, is presented using 1985 census data. comparisons are made with 1907 household statistics. the importance of migration to the city for household characteristics is noted, and the living arrangements of migrants are compared for 1907 and 1985. | 1993 | 12286807 |
| study in turkey leads to integration of abortion and family planning services. | the efficiency and effectiveness of public sector abortion services in istanbul as well as their suitability in regulating the fertility of women were assessed in two hospitals in turkey. the social security hospital performed the surgical procedure of dilatation and curettage with little follow-up, while a ministry of health hospital offered the simpler procedure of manual vacuum aspiration with follow-up. in this latter case, the abortion service was part of the family planning unit of the h ... | 1994 | 12287985 |
| the urban generation: heirs to the new urban future, youth plan to make their presence felt in istanbul. | un statistics indicate that youth comprise up to 30% of the world's population. as almost one-third of humanity, youth deserve to actively participate in debates which will influence the future of their world. accordingly, a large group of youth has been working with the habitat ii secretariat, governments, and nongovernmental organizations to create channels for youth participation and involvement in habitat ii. youth can also bring a great deal more to the habitat process than just sheer nu ... | 1996 | 12293679 |
| etiology of deafness at the yeditepe school for the deaf in istanbul. | the etiology of deafness can be classified as genetic, acquired and unknown. an unknown etiology was a high incidence in previous reports. the aim of this study is to explore the etiology of deafness and to reduce the cases in the unknown group. | 2003 | 12697348 |
| a clinical dilemma: abdominal tuberculosis. | to evaluate the clinical, radiological and microbiological properties of abdominal tuberculosis (tb) and to discuss methods needed to get the diagnosis. | 2003 | 12717865 |
| spatial economy and integrative labor in turkey: an ecological, modernization, and world-system investigation. | studies testing theories of urban primacy and foreign penetration in developing nations largely support the premise that these phenomena both prevail and negatively impact economic growth in developing nations. this paper, however, presents results of a study of turkey as an exception to patterns reflective of the world-system model and dependency theory found in ideal-typic developing nations. theoretically, 1 or 2 major urban centers may distort and fragment the spatial economy of a developin ... | 1991 | 12317606 |
| isolation, identification and seasonal distribution of airborne and waterborne fungi in terkos lake (istanbul-turkey). | this paper focuses on isolation and identification of airborne and waterborne fungi from different parts of terkos lake located in istanbul (turkey). the quantitative and qualitative fungal composition of the air and water of the lake was surveyed monthly for a year (august 2000-july 2001). water samples were taken at five different stations at terkos lake. airborne fungal spore levels were estimated by exposing a petri dish containing rose-bengal streptomycin agar medium to air for 15 minutes. ... | 2003 | 12746850 |
| habitat ii: city summit to forge the future of human settlements in an urbanizing world. | half of the world's population will be living in cities by the year 2000. 40% of urban residents worldwide, however, do not have access to safe drinking water or adequate sanitation and more than 60% of urban residents in some areas live in poverty. unemployment, homelessness, growing insecurity, rising pollution, and increasing vulnerability to disaster abound in cities. to discuss what can be done to cope with the overwhelming tide of urbanization, un member states will convene in istanbul ... | 1996 | 12320141 |
| a study of serological markers of hepatitis b and c viruses in istanbul, turkey. | this study was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of hbsag, anti-hbs and anti-hcv positivity in istanbul, turkey. | 2003 | 12766338 |
| the quality of family planning services in two low-income districts of istanbul. | this study examined quality of care (qoc) among a sample of 378 women from two low-income communities (sefakoy and halkali in kucukcekmece district) in istanbul, turkey, in 1992. data were obtained from questionnaires and site visits with structured checklists. istanbul's tfr was 2.2 in 1990, but fertility varies within the city by socioeconomic factors. the growth rate is 4.5%. sefakoy has had a home visitor project since 1991 that trains community women to serve as family planning counselo ... | 1997 | 12321336 |
| female-headed households in turkey and socio-demographic and economic characteristics of female household heads. | this study examines the welfare of female-headed households in turkey during 1978-93. data were obtained from the 1978 turkish fertility survey, the 1987 household income and consumption expenditures survey, the 1988 turkish population and health survey, and the 1993 turkish demographic and health survey. duben and behar (1996) report that female headship was 19.3% in 1885 and 14.7% in 1907 in istanbul. about 40% of female heads of household were living alone in 1885 and 1907. in 1993, the ... | 1997 | 12321339 |
| contamination of bovine carcasses and abattoir environment by escherichia coli o157:h7 in istanbul. | the aim of this study was to investigate contamination of carcasses and abattoir environment with escherichia coli o157:h7. five abattoirs in istanbul were visited between january 2000 and april 2001. during visits, sampling was performed and a total of 330 cattle were selected. cattle were examined for the presence of faeces on the hide (abdomen and legs) before slaughter. the swabs from the carcasses and environmental samples (abattoir floor, benches including conveyors, knives, aprons, saws, ... | 2003 | 12810296 |
| acute renal failure due to crush syndrome during marmara earthquake. | during the earthquake in marmara, turkey (august 17, 1999), 87 of 476 victims (18.3%) admitted to marmara university hospital (istanbul, turkey) experienced renal failure caused by crush injuries. fifty-nine patients (68%; 40 men, 19 women) required renal replacement therapy (rrt), whereas 28 patients (32%; 20 men, 16 women) recovered renal function under conservative treatment. the aim of the present study is to compare clinical and laboratory data from patients with crush syndrome who needed r ... | 2002 | 12324901 |
| is there any seasonal influence in spontaneous bleeding of intracranial aneurysm and and/or avm in istanbul? | despite many reports investigating the relationship of subarachnoid haemorrhage and seasonal variation in different parts of the world, there is no clear correlation. as far as we know this subject has not been reported from istanbul yet. the purpose of this study is to determine if there is any correlation between season and spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage (sah) caused by intracranial aneurysms and/or arteriovenous malformations (avm) in istanbul. | 2003 | 12833198 |
| [recent demographic trends in turkey]. | coverage of turkey's vital registration system remains incomplete, and it cannot yet be used to measure annual population changes. data and demographic indices based on the 1990 census and the 1989 national demographic survey are the most recent available. turkey's population in 1990 was 56 million. the proportion urban increased to 59% from 49.2% in 1980. nearly 35% of the population was under 15 years old, and the median age was 21.6 for males and 22.3 for females. the average age at firs ... | 1993 | 12345976 |
| workaholism among a sample of turkish managers and professionals: an exploratory study. | this exploratory study attempted to replicate previous north american research on workaholism and the relationship of workaholism components proposed by spence and robbins to potential antecedents and consequences. data were obtained from 60 managers and professionals in istanbul using anonymous questionnaires. these questionnaires contained measures previously used in north america translated into turkish. most measures had acceptable internal consistency reliability, and the pattern of finding ... | 2002 | 12353804 |
| aflatoxin m1 in white cheese and butter consumed in istanbul, turkey. | we studied the occurrence of aflatoxin m1 (afm1) in 183 sample of white cheese and butter in istanbul, turkey in 2001. the incidence of afm1 in white cheese and butter samples was as high as 65 and 81, respectively. the particularly high afm,concentrations imply that more importance should be given to routine analysis of these dairy products. | 2002 | 12361118 |
| personality characteristics, psychological symptoms and anxiety levels of drivers in charge of urban transportation in istanbul. | the purpose of the study was to examine whether poor working conditions influenced drivers' psychological health, and to identify drivers' personality characteristics. the subjects were 208 bus drivers working in the european sector in istanbul. their personality characteristics, psychological symptoms and anxiety levels were investigated using the eysenck personality questionnaire (epq), the symptom check list (scl90-r) and spielberger's state and trait anxiety inventory (stai). the average age ... | 2002 | 12361990 |
| a famous turkish dermatologist, dr. hulusi behçet. | dr. hulusi behçet (1889-1948) is a famous turkish dermatologist. he was born in istanbul on february 20, 1889. his father was ahmet behçet and his mother ayqse behçet was also ahmet's cousin. after the turkish republic was established and the "family name law" was accepted, his father ahmet behçet, who was among the friends of mustafa kemal atatürk, the founder of turkish republic, received private permission to use his father's name behçet. dr. hulusi behçet pursued his education at gülhane mil ... | 2002 | 12370137 |
| frequency of escherichia coli o157:h7 in turkish cattle. | in this study, five abattoirs in istanbul were visited between january 2000 and april 2001. during these visits, 330 cattle were selected by a systematic sampling method. cattle were examined clinically and breed, age, and sex were recorded. rectal swabs were taken immediately after slaughter. immunomagnetic separation was performed, and sorbitol-negative colonies were selected on sorbitol macconkey agar with cefixime and tellurite (ct-smac agar). these colonies were checked for 4-methylenebelli ... | 2002 | 12380752 |
| aggressive non-hodgkin's lymphoma treated at the institute of oncology, istanbul: treatment, outcome, and prognostic factors. | in an unselected group of patients with aggressive non-hodgkin's lymphoma (a-nhl) treated at our institution during a 10-year period (1989-1998), we studied the treatment outcome and influence of possible prognostic factors. two hundred one patients with a-nhl were analyzed retrospectively with regard to personal, treatment, and disease-specific characteristics. median age was 55 years (range: 16-87 years) and the male:female ratio was 1.5. during a median follow-up of 26 months, the overall res ... | 2002 | 12393993 |
| drug resistance in pulmonary tuberculosis in istanbul. | | 2002 | 12415480 |
| nephrology, dialysis and transplantation in turkey. | the establishment of the turkish society of nephrology (tsn) in 1970 coincided with that of many western european nephrology societies. the tsn organized the 15th era-edta congress in istanbul in 1978, earlier than many european countries, and currently has 286 active members. at present, turkey has 161 nephrologists, which equals 2.5 nephrologists per million population (p.m.p.). the number of original articles submitted by turkish authors to the journal nephrology dialysis transplantation rank ... | 2002 | 12454217 |
| a medical class lost at gallipoli. | in 1915, the second year of the first world war, one of the big battles was the gallipoli campaign. many students of the istanbul darulfunun (today istanbul university) and of the istanbul men's high school joined the second battalion to participate in the defence of the dardanelles as volunteers. all of the soldiers of that battalion died in 19 may 1915. the medical school of darulfunun, which lost all of the students of the class of 1915, had no student to graduate in 1921. | 2003 | 12464519 |
| [pharmacy and art: turkish's shadows and colors]. | karagöz is the name of the turkish shadow theater and in the same time the name of the principal hero: it means "black eye". this burlesque show was performed on great occasions, such as births, circumcisions, weddings, and also during the winter evenings and the month of ramadan. the size of puppets, in camel hide, is generally 25/35 cm. sketches are inspired by daily life in big anatolian cities and in istanbul. in this play, karagöz is both pharmacist and doctor, a job for which he is not at ... | 2002 | 12515264 |
| a novel, fast-growing borrelia sp. isolated from the hard tick hyalomma aegyptium in turkey. | a novel, fast-growing spirochaete was isolated from the hard tick hyalomma aegyptium (family ixodidae, subfamily metastriata) using barbour-stoenner-kelly (bsk) ii medium. tick samples were taken during the summer of 2000 from the istanbul area in northwestern turkey. sixty-seven of 153 adults (44%) and 72 of 185 nymphs (39%) were infected with the novel spirochaete, whereas none of the 20 larvae examined were infected. the optimal growth temperature of the spirochaete in bsk ii medium was 34-37 ... | 2003 | 12949178 |
| comparisons of oral calcium, high dose vitamin d and a combination of these in the treatment of nutritional rickets in children. | nutritional rickets remains a common child health problem in turkey and many other developing countries. although vitamin d deficiency is accepted as the basic problem underlying the disease, others postulate that a deficiency of dietary calcium, rather than vitamin d, is often responsible for the nutritional rickets in sunny countries. we conducted a placebo-controlled study to determine the best treatment regimen for nutritional rickets in children residing in lower socioeconomic regions of a ... | 2002 | 12521277 |
| deaths in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis: an analysis of a chest diseases hospital in istanbul, turkey. | to evaluate the medical records of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in order to determine the inhospital mortality rate. | 2003 | 12566965 |
| [evaluation of severe burns managed in intensive care unit]. | this study designed to evaluate the results of the patients with severe burns treated in the intensive care unit. | 2003 | 12587052 |
| evaluation of undergraduate training on tuberculosis at istanbul medical school. | undergraduate training on tuberculosis at istanbul medical school. | 2003 | 12588017 |
| seroprevalences of hepatitis b and c among health care workers in turkey. | we determined the seroprevalence of hepatitis b virus (hbv) and hepatitis c virus (hcv) among health care workers (hcws) at gülhane military medical academy, haydarpasa training hospital in istanbul, turkey. between april 1998 and september 2000, 702 hcws were included in the study. the blood samples were tested for hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), hepatitis b surface antibody (anti-hbs) and hcv antibody (anti-hcv) using third-generation tests, with confirmation by reverse transcriptase-poly ... | 2003 | 12614472 |
| the influence of meteorological conditions and stringent emission control on high tsp episodes in istanbul. | istanbul has faced serious air pollution problems since the mid-80s. this is mainly due to particulate air pollution coming from poor quality lignite in areas, which are heavily populated and industrialized. as a consequence of severe air pollution problems, stringent control on the emissions in the city started in the year of 1994. in this work, in order to study the relationship between emissions and meteorological conditions, an assessment of air pollution episodes and air pollution potential ... | 2003 | 12635955 |
| a model of pharmacology education: the experience of istanbul medical faculty. | this article describes the pharmacology education program that has been applied since 1990 at the istanbul medical faculty. in turkey, medical education lasts 6 years after 11 years of general training. each year, approximately 350 students join the istanbul medical faculty. the education is mainly in conventional form: basic sciences and elementary clinical information are given mostly as didactic lectures accompanying practical courses for small groups, with each group consisting of about 50 s ... | 2003 | 12638391 |
| dental trauma in turkish children, istanbul. | numerous studies focus on visits to dental clinics for emergent dental problems. many are all-inclusive, studying traumatic injuries as well as visits for infection and other causes. epidemiologic studies have focused on the investigation of the prevalence or incidence of dental injury. the patients were evaluated at pediatric dentistry, marmara university dental school, istanbul over a 2-year period. for these 300 patients (446 teeth), specific diagnoses were evaluated. dental injuries that pre ... | 2003 | 12656836 |
| the use of family planning methods in an administrative district of istanbul. | in turkey, the first population and family planning law was accepted by the government in 1965, and this law was revised in 1982. this study was carried out to evaluate the family planning methods of women who applied to rural health centers of küçükçekmece and were willing to use the health-care service and consultancy about birth control methods. the data of the study were gathered by means of an appropriate inquiry form and face-to-face interview with the women willing to use the family plann ... | 2003 | 12725672 |
| physician-patient interaction: a gynecology clinic in turkey. | evidence for gender differences in physicians' communication with their patients comes primarily from western countries. little is known about whether these gender differences would also be observed in turkey, where there are explicit rules about male-female conduct. the purpose of this study was to observe male and female gynecologists' communication with their patients in a gynecology clinic at a state hospital in istanbul, turkey. four male and three female gynecologists were observed in thei ... | 2003 | 12765702 |
| follow-up of compliance with tuberculosis treatment in children: monitoring by urine tests. | this study was designed to follow up patient compliance by detection of antituberculous drugs in urine during the course of treatment. it was conducted in the outpatient clinic of pediatric infectious diseases, sisli etfal hospital (istanbul, turkey). in total, 45 children with pulmonary tuberculosis participated. patients were seen twice in the first month and once a month thereafter during the 6-month course of treatment. the second urine of the day was collected at each visit. urine was teste ... | 2003 | 12772224 |
| reasons for non-vaccination during national immunization days: a case study in istanbul, turkey. | the member states of the 41st world health assembly agreed to aim for the global eradication of polio by the year 2000. turkey adopted this goal and made substantial progress. in this report, we present the results of a coverage and risk factor survey conducted to evaluate vaccine delivery during the 1999 national immunization days (nids) in a large district of istanbul, turkey. this study provides important information regarding risk factors and reasons for non-vaccination during the nids, defi ... | 2003 | 12802906 |
| atypical intradural spinal tuberculosis: report of three cases. | to report three cases of intradural spinal tuberculosis (tb) by calling attention to atypical forms of spinal tb. | 2003 | 12815372 |
| the late outcomes of vena cava filters in the prevention of pulmonary embolism. | pulmonary embolism (pe) is the most serious complication of deep venous thrombosis (dvt) resulting in high morbidity and mortality rate. the purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term results of vena cava filters (vcfs) placement for prevention of pe in high- risk patients. | 2003 | 12836107 |
| [the knowledge and attitudes of the public towards depression: an istanbul population sample]. | to assess the public's knowledge and attitudes towards depression and associated sociodemographic factors. | 2003 | 12844275 |
| [factors affecting the satisfaction of recruits with the military environment]. | life satisfaction is one of the global indicators of adjustment. the purpose of this study was to investigate the roles of individual and familial characteristics, and attitudes towards military service of new recruits in terms of their satisfaction with the fundamental principles of military service and daily military lifestyle and environment. | 2003 | 12844279 |
| prevalence and risk factors of iodine deficiency among schoolchildren. | the aim of this study was to demonstrate the prevalence of iodine deficiency among schoolchildren and the risk factors influencing it. one thousand five hundred and seventy-three schoolchildren were chosen from 14 schools in seven different regions in istanbul. after all data relating to sociodemographic factors and the use of iodized salt were recorded, iodine contents of urine samples were determined by the sandell kolthoff reaction. chi-squared and multiple regression analysis were used for t ... | 2003 | 12848208 |
| prevalence of mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in asthmatic children in istanbul, turkey. | | 2003 | 12848212 |
| port needles: do they need to be removed as frequently in infusional chemotherapy? | protracted chemotherapy regimens are new treatment modalities used to treat patients with cancer. these treatments are preferred because of the ease of administration and limited side effects in the outpatient setting. sixty patients were treated with continuous infusion chemotherapy via implanted infusion ports at marmara university hospital outpatient chemotherapy unit in istanbul, turkey, from january 2000 to december 2001. although usage of huber needles for central venous catheters was limi ... | 2003 | 12869857 |
| development of training of trainers programmes and evaluation of their effectiveness in istanbul, turkey. | this report presents an evaluation of the impact of the 'training of trainers' (tot) courses conducted since 1997. the effects of tot programmes were studied using a questionnaire given to the course participants immediately after and again following a minimum period of six months after completion of the course. the 85 participants included in this analysis were medical teachers from the istanbul faculty of medicine, of whom 17% were instructors, 39% were associate professors and 44% full profes ... | 2003 | 12881058 |
| incidence of patent furcal accessory canals in permanent molars of a turkish population. | to determine the incidence of patent furcal accessory canals in permanent molars of a turkish population. | 2003 | 12887379 |
| [the short working period of the austrian ear, nose and throat specialist professor erich ruttin at istanbul university in 1934 and 1935]. | the austrian professor erich ruttin was appointed as the director of the ear, nose and throat department of istanbul university at the beginning of september 1934. leaving behind the directorship of the ear, nose and throat clinic of rudolfspital in wien, ruttin no doubt tried to leave austria due to the beginning of anti-semitic influences of the nazi regime in germany, which had lead him to sign a contract with the istanbul university for a period of ten years. it is remarkable that despite th ... | 2003 | 12918188 |
| prevalence of alcohol use in istanbul. | the current research assessed the prevalence of alcohol use in istanbul, turkey along with characteristics and severity of related problems. the data were collected from structured interviews including the cage questionnaire to eliminate the severity of alcohol-related problems of 1,550 residents (743 women, 807 men) of istanbul, ages 12 to 65 years. current alcohol use was 25.6% (397 persons, 118 women and 279 men), including 15.9% of the women and 34.5% of the men. 67% reported never having us ... | 2003 | 12931920 |
| height, weight, body mass index and pubertal development reference values for children of turkish origin in the netherlands. | the aim of this study was to provide growth and sexual maturation reference data for turkish children living in the netherlands. we also compared these references with the reference data of children of dutch origin and with turkish reference data collected in turkey and elsewhere in europe. cross-sectional growth and demographic data were collected from 2,904 children of turkish origin and 14,500 children of dutch origin living in the netherlands in the age range 0-20 years. growth references fo ... | 2003 | 12942320 |
| airborne fungal spores at the belgrad forest near the city of istanbul (turkey) in the year 2001 and their relation to allergic diseases. | the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between airborne fungal spores and allergic diseases; for this reason, the airborne fungal spores that were obtained from five different locations of belgrad forest were isolated, determined and studied quantitatively. totally 120 samples were examined by using the petri plate gravitational method, and fungi obtained from these samples were isolated and 600 colonies were counted. by identification of these isolations, 13 genera (mucor, rh ... | 2003 | 12964180 |
| [on the distribution of the intestinal parasites among primary school students living in istanbul mushroom-houses]. | | 1963 | 14050494 |
| state of susceptibility to antibiotics of 832 bacterial strains isolated in istanbul in 1960-1961. | | 1964 | 14107356 |
| [perfusion methods used during open-heart surgery at the istanbul center for thoracic surgery]. | | 1964 | 14195130 |
| [follow-up of 30 cases of pleurodynia from the epidemic in istanbul in 1963]. | | 1964 | 14303808 |
| [an epidemic of infectious hepatitis in zeytinburnu (istanbul) between december 20th, 1963 and may 30th, 1964]. | | 1964 | 14308600 |
| risk factors for alzheimer disease: a population-based case-control study in istanbul, turkey. | the objective is to study risk factors for alzheimer disease (ad) in istanbul, turkey. this is a population-based case-control study. we screened people over age 70 in the community for cognitive impairment. the screen positives and a proportion of screen negatives underwent neurologic examination in the second phase. cases were 57 "probable" ad patients and controls were 127 cognitively normal individuals identified by neurologic examination. odds ratios (or) were calculated using multivariate ... | 2003 | 14512826 |
| seventeen-year review of hysterectomy procedures in a university clinic in istanbul (1985-2001). | our objective was to review the hysterectomies performed in our clinic for the last 17 years to reveal the facts in relation to the operation. | 2004 | 14513260 |
| filicide cases in turkey, 1995-2000. | to determine socio-demographic features and criminal liability of individuals who committed filicide in turkey. | 2003 | 14515419 |
| prevalence of behçet's disease in istanbul, turkey. | the prevalence of behçet's disease (bd) is much higher in countries along the ancient silk route, extending from japan to mediterranean countries including turkey, than in northern europe and the usa. three previous epidemiologic surveys have been carried out in different regions of turkey. | 2003 | 14521694 |
| granulosa cell tumor of the ovary: retrospective analysis of 45 cases. | adult granulosa cell tumors of the ovary are rare neoplasms, accounting for less than 5% of all ovarian malignancies. in addition to the tumor stage, residual disease, patient age, tumor size, extent of surgery, and also some histologic factors have been reported to be of prognostic importance. tumor registries were screened for all patients treated between 1979 and 1998 for ovarian tumors at the university of istanbul. there were 952 ovarian carcinomas, of which 47 were granulosa cell tumors. a ... | 2003 | 14528083 |
| normal urinary calcium/creatinine ratios in turkish children. | a random urine calcium/creatinine ratio (uca/cr) is of practical use in screening for hypercalciuria. however, due to worldwide variations, reference values for the pediatric population are not yet well established. furthermore, no study has been conducted to establish normal uca/cr values in turkish children. the objectives of the present study were to set normal values of random uca/cr by age in the pediatric population of istanbul city. a total of 324 healthy children of both genders were enr ... | 2003 | 14530550 |