| [regular dialysis and transplantation therapy in europe in 1977. 15th congress of the european dialysis and transplantation society and the 7th conference of the european society of dialysis and transplantation nurses, istanbul, june 3-7, 1978]. | | 1978 | 30538 |
| proceedings of the fifteenth congress of the european dialysis and transplant association, istanbul, turkey, 1978. | | 1978 | 33380 |
| [role of pyrazinamide in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in the light of comparison of the data of the international antituberculosis union in istanbul in 1977 and the materials of the conference in białystok]. | | 1979 | 42043 |
| [ulcus-molle epidemic in turkey]. | 240 patients with soft chancre who have been observed within a year dating from march 1976 at the university dermatological clinic of istanbul are presented. the clinical findings encountered in our cases are presented and the therapeutic results are discussed. | 1978 | 309877 |
| idiopathic ulcerative colitis in istanbul: clinical review of 204 cases. | a clinical review of 204 cases of idiopathic ulcerative colitis (iuc) seen in an insurance hospital in istanbul during a period of nine years is presented. the criteria of diagnosis were based on history and results of rectosigmoidoscopic, biopsy, and barium-enema examinations. in the majority of cases (74 per cent), the disease manifested in the mild form, despite a history of one to five years' duration at the time of diagnosis. these patients usually had single attacks, with recovery in repon ... | 1979 | 467205 |
| the relationship between somatic growth and psychological development in turkish adolescents. | the relationship between somatic and psychological development, such as intellectual capacity, introversion--extroversion, neuroticism and anxiety, has been investigated with the aid of 148 turkish adolescents and preadolescents from a middle-level school in istanbul. the results revealed no relationship between the rate of somatic growth and psychological development. the level of parental cultural environment seemed to have a certain influence upon the degree of intellectual capacity to the di ... | 1979 | 550185 |
| physical ability and mental development of 9-12 age group children living in istanbul. | | 1977 | 592774 |
| summary of international symposium on behçet's disease. istanbul, september 29-30, 1977. | | 1978 | 671442 |
| [copro-parasitological study of the coastal villages of istanbul on the sea of marmora]. | | 1978 | 754364 |
| distribution of taste thresholds for phenylthiocarbamide among different age groups in turkey. | the relation between age and taste threshold in populations living both in istanbul and resadiye, a town located in eastern part of turkey, was investigated. in turkey the nontaster/taster ratio has been found lower than in the other countries of europe and asia (3 ,4 ,8 ,9). with aging the taste sensitivity of tasters does diminish. however, the differences in the taste threshold levels of nontasters, in different age groups, have been found as being statistically not significant. | 1977 | 917580 |
| occupational physical activity and colon cancer risk in turkey. | a case-control study of 107 colon cancer cases and 486 controls from an oncological clinic in istanbul was conducted to examine the association between occupational physical activity and colon cancer in turkey, where incidence of this disease is low. only two of the four activity measures showed evidence of an increased colon cancer risk for sedentary jobs (time spent sitting or = 1.5 and occupational energy expenditure or = 1.6); neither was statistically significant. subjects below age 55 show ... | 1992 | 1294390 |
| the seroprevalence of hiv-1 and hbv infections in multitransfused pediatric hematology-oncology patients in istanbul. | | 1992 | 1467174 |
| a review of 43 cases of tetanus neonatorum. | forty-three patients with neonatal tetanus admitted to the infectious diseases ward of the istanbul university faculty of medicine children's hospital at capa from 1982-1989 are presented. thirty-two (74.4%) of the subjects were boys. the overall mortality was found to be 60 percent and the mean incubation period 6.1 +/- 20 days. the mean period between onset of symptoms and hospital admission was 1.7 days. thirty-nine (90.7%) of the 43 patients were unhygienic home deliveries and only two cases ... | 1992 | 1485378 |
| prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis c virus in blood donors and risk groups in istanbul, turkey. | | 1991 | 1650697 |
| the "emio" way--a different approach to listing etiologies in differential diagnosis. | to introduce the early diagnosis concept in oncology to medical students as early as possible in their curriculum, in the cerrahpaşa medical school, university of istanbul, english-speaking section, weekly workshops were added to their regular courses in record taking and differential diagnosis in the third year (six-year curriculum). a different method was selected in listing possible etiologies of signs and symptoms, to emphasize early diagnosis of malignancies. this approach aimed to arouse m ... | 1991 | 1756103 |
| experiences of a health team working in a new urban settlement area in istanbul. | a project aiming at creating a model for comprehensive maternal and child health care for urban underdeveloped areas was started in a new settlement area of migrants in the vicinity of istanbul. the project had an impact on health care status, particularly among infants and children, but the results indicated that more effort was needed to reach the mothers. it was noted that building space and the appearance of the work place influenced the prestige of the team. absentee problems could be partl ... | 1991 | 1955576 |
| experience with diarrheal disease in a university pediatric hospital. | in 1987, 3227 diarrhea cases, half of which were infants, presented at the out-patient department of the istanbul university children's hospital. an examination of these cases showed that in 1,066 cases diarrheal disease (dd) was accompanied by a coexisting infection or other disease. the cases with severe dehydration, shock or severe systemic disease were immediately hospitalized. all the remaining cases were administered oral rehydration therapy (ort) in the diarrhea unit, and 94.7 percent of ... | 1990 | 2135676 |
| from florence nightingale to critical care nursing: a visit to istanbul. | | 1990 | 2226970 |
| obesity in istanbul: results from outpatient clinic records over a period of 10 years. | | 1990 | 2286151 |
| menarcheal age of turkish girls in bremen. | several studies have shown that there is a northwest-southeast gradient in menarcheal age of european girls, with menarche occurring on the average about one year earlier in girls living in the southern parts of europe as compared with those from the northern and northwestern european countries. eveleth & tanner (1976) as well as danker-hopfe (1986a) suggested that this gradient is due primarily to genetic differences rather than climatic or nutritional variation. to substantiate this hypothesis ... | 1990 | 2334144 |
| the characteristics and mode of detection of the new patients encountered in the leprosy endemic province of van within the last five years. | between 1983-1987, the istanbul leprosy centre (ilc) organized in van a leprosy education program for medical personnel and the local population, subsequently whole population surveys and case contact surveys were carried out independently in different regions. 66 new cases were detected during those years 56 (85%) patients were diagnosed by ilc teams at the field and at the hospital. in 49 (74%) of the 66 there was one or more close contact within the family, in 17 (26%) there was none, but old ... | 1989 | 2746034 |
| [sources on the kral hospital in constantinople]. | | 1988 | 3069598 |
| [interviewing the matrons of the hospital in istanbul: interview with mrs. emel bagbek]. | | 1988 | 3194988 |
| attained weight for age decile positions and selected background factors among infants in istanbul. | | 1988 | 3199492 |
| anorexia nervosa in greek and turkish adolescents. | five samples of adolescents were assessed in three countries: (1) 867 greek pupils in munich (germany), (2) 2,700 greek pupils in veria (greece), (3) 567 girls in ioannina (greece), (4) 2,783 adolescents in istanbul (turkey), and (5) 157 adolescents in upper bavaria (germany). a two-stage procedure was used for samples one, two and four using the anorexia nervosa inventory for self-rating (anis) for screening and a standardized interview (structured interview for anorexia nervosa and bulimia) fo ... | 1988 | 3203700 |
| cellular and humoral immunity in prostitutes in istanbul. | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids) can be transmitted through heterosexual intercourse and prostitutes may be responsible for this form of transmission. thirty-four prostitutes were included in this study and their humoral and cellular immunological parameters were compared with control group. prostitutes were divided in two subgroups according to their sexual practice and the use of illicit drugs and compared with each other. the only immunological parameter that is significantly differe ... | 1988 | 3210343 |
| infant feeding pattern in three districts of istanbul. | | 1988 | 3262775 |
| advantages of breastfeeding according to turkish mother's living in istanbul and stockholm. | as part of a cross-sectional study, carried out among turkish mother-infant pairs, the mothers of 269 infants living in istanbul and 30 living in stockholm were asked their opinions as to the advantages and/or disadvantages of breastfeeding. the answers were categorized according to the attributes mentioned, quantified and related to the socio-economic status of the area of residence, maternal education, origin, current infant feeding practice and contraceptive method. in istanbul, 63% of the re ... | 1988 | 3262926 |
| [house dust mold in istanbul. i. detection of mold flora in bed dust]. | in our study, mycological analyses were carried out on 110 randomly chosen houses for bed dusts. 748 mould strains belonging to 117 genus and species were isolated and identified. air-borne pathogenic fungi, fungi that are causative agents of pulmonary allergy such as cladosporium spp., aspergillus glaucus group, alternaria, ulocladium, aureobasidium pullulans, aspergillus niger group were isolated. | 1988 | 3273596 |
| [interview with mrs. selva sentürk; nursing director of the istanbul university medical center teaching and research hospital]. | | 1987 | 3447325 |
| events leading to the decision to introduce complementary feeding to the breast among a group of mothers in istanbul. | a cross-sectional study carried out among 269 mother-infant pairs in istanbul showed that the majority of infants began receiving regular complements or had been weaned before the age of three months. a prospective study carried out among 24 mothers beginning the last month of pregnancy and continuing until the time when regular complementation was instituted showed that the average duration of exclusive breastfeeding was 58 days. infants began receiving complements on an irregular basis beginni ... | 1986 | 3492020 |
| hospital practices and doctor's attitudes leading to early introduction of complements to infant diets in istanbul. | infant feeding pattern among 269 mothers living in three socio-economically distinct areas of istanbul was ascertained by a cross-sectional study. in spite of a relatively high prevalence of breastfeeding, mothers displayed a marked tendency toward early introduction of complements. early complementary feeding and weaning was positively associated with the mother's degree of urbanization, educational, and socio-economic status and hospital deliveries. a prospective study carried out among 24 mot ... | 1987 | 3495842 |
| relationships between some maternal factors and pregnancy outcome. | this study, carried out on mother-infant pairs in obstetric hospitals in istanbul, was designed to investigate the impact of some maternal parameters on pregnancy outcome as well as to provide information on birth weight, and incidence of low birth weight, preterm birth, and small for gestational age birth. low birth weight, preterm birth, and fetal malnutrition are among major risk factors influencing perinatal, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality and morbidity. reported values for prepregna ... | 1987 | 3610116 |
| exposure to benzene in turkey between 1983 and 1985: a haematological study on 231 workers. | a study was performed to determine the content of benzene in the air and solvents and thinners used by 231 workers in 40 small or large workplaces in istanbul and izmit. the benzene value in the air of a tyre cord manufacturing factory where two cases of acute leukaemia were recorded in a six year period was 110 ppm. in nine of 47 thinners (19.1%) the benzene content ranged between 0% and 6.4% whereas it was between 0.7% and 7.64% in 26 of 34 solvents used. a haematological study on 231 workers ... | 1987 | 3689711 |
| breastfeeding among turkish mothers living in suburbs of istanbul and stockholm--a comparison. | the infant feeding pattern among 96 turkish mothers living in a suburb of istanbul and 30 living in a suburb of stockholm, both with working class characteristics, was determined. the duration of breastfeeding among the turkish immigrant group living in the stockholm suburb was significantly reduced compared with the group with a similar social background but living in a native urban area. infant feeding pattern among the turkish immigrant mothers was more similar to that of swedish populations. ... | 1986 | 3962655 |
| [glanders outbreak in lions in the istanbul zoological garden]. | | 1986 | 3964210 |
| malignancies due to occupational exposure to benzene. | there is no doubt about the leukemogenic effect of benzene in man. the evidence is as follows: (1) the incidence of leukemia in shoeworkers exposed to benzene in a period of 8 years in istanbul was 13.6/100,000, which is significantly higher than that for leukemia in the general population. (2) following the phase-out of benzene in istanbul, the number of leukemic workers decreased and none were reported in the subsequent 3 years. (3) the development of leukemia in pancytopenic patients with ben ... | 1985 | 4003402 |
| [epidemiological study on the infectious rheumatic syndrome in turkey. ii. occurrence of rheumatoid arthritis in the sagmalcilar district of istanbul. influencing of various factors and tuberculosis]. | | 1968 | 4174721 |
| salmonella serotypes isolated from tortoises and frogs in istanbul. | the incidence of salmonella in tortoises and frogs captured in istanbul was studied. from 31 out of 40 tortoises (77.5%) and from 16 out of 311 frogs (5.1%) salmonella strains belonging to 18 and 14 serotypes respectively were isolated. | 1973 | 4511950 |
| [antibiotics active against pseudomonas aeruginosa (laboratory carbenicillin sensitivity test of strains isolated in istanbul)]. | | 1970 | 4991705 |
| a new salmonella species: s. istanbul=8:z10:e,n,x. | | 1969 | 5394123 |
| investigating air quality in istanbul. | | 1970 | 5437801 |
| outbreak of el tor cholera in istanbul. | | 1970 | 5481531 |
| [results obtained in istanbul in respiratory allergy ailments by desensitizing therapy]. | | 1967 | 5597283 |
| [occurrence of a typhoid epidemic in atisalan village of istanbul]. | | 1967 | 5600702 |
| [epidemiology of chronic inflammatory rheumatism in turkey. chronic progressive polyarthritis in the population of sagmalcilar near istanbul]. | | 1968 | 5668533 |
| [ornithodoros coniceps (canestrini, 1890) infestation in man in istanbul]. | | 1968 | 5739854 |
| [an epidemic of infectious hepatitis occurring in istanbul districts during the first 4 months of 1965]. | | 1965 | 5869204 |
| [on the first 100 open-heart interventions performed by means of the heart-lung machine in the istanbul center for thoracic surgery]. | | 1965 | 5880643 |
| low incidence of thromboembolic disease. an evaluation of obstetric and gynecologic patients in istanbul. | | 1966 | 5935437 |
| [copro-parasitological studies among primary school students living in 4 different districts of istanbul]. | | 1966 | 5966834 |
| [meningococcic meningitis epidemic in ankara]. | the meningococcic meningitis cases which appeared in ankara in 1973 had ceased by 1976. the monthly distribution of the cases conforms well with the distribution schemes of other countries, where the peak months were the late winter and the early spring months. beside the peak months some cases were seen throughout the year. although the peaks disappeared after 1977, a few cases continued to be seen again. in the identification of the aetiological agent, the serogroup b was the predominant (70 c ... | 1982 | 6815435 |
| psychosomatic education in turkey. | psychosomatic education during medical study is achieved within psychiatry courses in turkey. generally, postgraduate education in psychiatry provides, during the specialization period, also a certain amount of education in psychosomatics. only the cerraphasa medical faculty at istanbul university presents a unique form of practice and educational activity in the field of psychosomatics. here, the psychoneuroses and psychosomatics department within the psychiatry clinic (the foundation of which ... | 1983 | 6834295 |
| [scholarship report of a 1982 study trip in western and middle turkey]. | the cultural background of islam and its religious practices as well as hospital administration and staff training, living conditions, the status of women, and child rearing were the topics of a study by 3 child care nurses in turkey. the purpose of this study was to better understand the situation of turkish immigrants and the possible conflicts they experience with swedish society. public school attendance is compulsory for a period of 5 years starting at age 7 (3 additional years may be req ... | 1982 | 6923894 |
| [the conjoined twins of cerrahpasa-istanbul]. | | 1981 | 7017588 |
| the epidemiology of scabies in turkey. | the epidemiology of scabies for the last twelve years has been studied in turkey. information was obtained from three regions (istanbul, ankara and erzurum) having different climates. there has been an increase in scabies in the years following 1969 in ankara and erzurum and from 1967 on in istanbul. it reached its maximum in 1978 in erzurum, while this peak had been observed in early 1970s in other regions. scabies incidence has significantly increased and decreased in winters and summers respe ... | 1980 | 7358440 |
| traumatic spinal cord injuries in istanbul, turkey. an epidemiological study. | this is a retrospective study conducted in all of the hospitals of istanbul to survey new patients with a traumatic spinal cord injury (sci) in 1992. in that year 152 new traumatic sci were identified. the estimated annual incidence was 21 per million population. the male/female ratio was 3/1. the mean age was 33, being 34 for male patients and 31 for female patients. 72% of all patients were under the age of forty. the major causes of sci were falls (43%) and car accidents (41%), followed by be ... | 1995 | 7478742 |
| causes of fetal and neonatal death. | autopsy was performed on 601 out of 654 (91.9%) fetus and newborn cases of death which occurred during a four-year period between 1988-1991 at istanbul university cerrahpaşa faculty of medicine, gynecology department and neonatal unit. according to autopsy findings, among the main causes of death in newborns were infection, hyaline membrane disease, congenital anomalies, perinatal hypoxia and immaturity, and in the fetal period, perinatal hypoxia, asphyxia and congenital anomalies. in these case ... | 1995 | 7502356 |
| resistance to extended-spectrum cephalosporins, caused by per-1 beta-lactamase, in salmonella typhimurium from istanbul, turkey. | two salmonella typhimurium isolates were studied, one as a representative from a series of neonatal meningitis cases treated at an istanbul teaching hospital, the other from a gastro-enteritis case seen at a different istanbul hospital. both isolates were resistant to extended-spectrum cephalosporins, as well as penicillins, aminoglycosides and chloramphenicol. cephalosporin resistance depended on production of per-1 beta-lactamase, which is an extended-spectrum class a enzyme that is only dista ... | 1995 | 7562992 |
| biochemical assessment of nutritional status in pre- and post-natal turkish women and outcome of pregnancy. | to determine by biochemical methods the nutritional status of pre- and post-natal turkish women and its relationship with offspring anthropometry. | 1995 | 7588512 |
| analysis of measles cases in a university pediatric hospital during 1988 and 1993 outbreaks. | in turkey, a mass measles immunization campaign was initiated in 1985, and the decision was made to administer the first of the measles vaccinations at nine months of age instead of 12-15 months. following the campaign there was a decrease in the number of measles cases seen in the outpatient department of istanbul university children's hospital in 1986 and 1987; however, after 1987 an increase was observed in measles cases, which continued until 1993. in order to investigate the current measles ... | 1995 | 7597773 |
| turkish heart study: lipids, lipoproteins, and apolipoproteins. | we examined the plasma lipids, lipoproteins, and selected apolipoproteins in approximately 9,000 men and women from six different regions of turkey with markedly different diets, ranging from an aegean coast diet high in olive oil (plasma cholesteryl ester fatty acids enriched in monounsaturated fatty acids) to an inland anatolian diet high in meat and dairy products (plasma cholesteryl esters enriched in saturated fatty acids). the rural population consuming an olive oil-rich diet had the lowes ... | 1995 | 7616127 |
| postpartum family planning and health needs of women of low income in istanbul. | this study was designed to learn what types of postpartum health and family planning services are most appropriate for couples with low incomes living in istanbul, turkey. the methods used included focus groups, site visits, questionnaires for postpartum women, and a self-administered questionnaire for health-care providers. by five months postpartum, 86 percent of the women surveyed were using some method of family planning. many couples used withdrawal, starting immediately upon resumption of ... | 1995 | 7618198 |
| the development of psychiatric medicine at istanbul faculty of medicine and evaluation of 889 psychiatric referrals. | a clinical analysis of the psychiatric referrals (n = 889) during 1989-1991 is presented. the most prevalent psychiatric syndromes seen in both inpatients and outpatients are compared with reference to those areas of psychopathology that are less frequently identified by nonpsychiatrist physicians. the distribution of psychiatric referrals according to the various clinics in order of frequency was as follows: internal medicine, surgery, dermatology, and neurology. the most frequent reasons for c ... | 1995 | 7649466 |
| is awareness of its risk enough to stop people from smoking? | a questionnaire to elicit information about smoking habits and knowledge of the risks of smoking was administered to 100 students (53 men and 47 women) in the graduating class of 1993 at the cerrahpaşa medical school of istanbul. forty-three percent of the men and 27% of the women students were smokers. all but one of the 100 students were aware that smoking is a risk factor for both lung and laryngeal cancers, and 44% of the smokers believed that cessation of smoking by the smoking population c ... | 1995 | 7669536 |
| the epidemiology of hepatitis c in turkey. | hepatitis c virus (hcv) and hepatitis e virus (hev) are the principal causes of non-a, non-b hepatitis worldwide, and in turkey one-third of the cases of acute hepatitis are non-a, non-b. to explore the epidemiology of hcv in turkey (including the association of hcv with hev), a seroprevalence study of hcv was conducted. sera from residents from five distinct regions of the country were tested for antibodies to hcv (anti-hcv) and hev (anti-hev). anti-hcv was detected in 21 (1.5%) of 1,374 person ... | 1994 | 7698839 |
| high initial and acquired drug resistance in pulmonary tuberculosis in turkey. | süreyyapasa center for chest diseases and thoracic surgery, istanbul, turkey between january 1992 and december 1992. | 1994 | 7841424 |
| an autopsy evaluation of defence wounds in 195 homicidal deaths due to stabbing. | defence wounds may be of value in differentiating between homicide, suicide and accidental death. a study of 3183 forensic autopsies in istanbul between 1988 and 1989 showed that 195 deaths (6.1%) were due to stab wounds, and that defence wounds were found in 38.5% of the victims. defence wounds were seen on 35.2% of males, and 54.5% of females; 39.7% of defence wounds were classified as 'active' and 60.3% as 'passive'; 40.5% were seen on the right hand and forearm, and 59.5% on the left side. t ... | 1994 | 7844516 |
| the impact of systematic use of oral rehydration therapy on outcome in acute diarrheal disease in children. | a review of our experience with diarrheal disease (dd) at the university of istanbul children's hospital in capa, covering the years 1987 to 1989, is presented in this paper. dd is one of the most common conditions encountered among patients presenting to the outpatient clinic (5.9% of all cases). the majority of dd cases were in the four- to 12-month age group. during the surveillance period, summertime peaks in dd were observed, suggesting an increase in bacterial infection. out of 8749 cases ... | 1994 | 7899115 |
| forensic anthropology in turkey. | research in skeletal biology has a long history in turkey, but the shift towards the study of contemporary people has recently been stimulated by the need for appropriate techniques for forensic application. there is an increasing need for data to determine if population-specific standards for age and stature estimation and sex determination are necessary and if so, to develop them. the purpose of this paper is to outline the development of forensic anthropology in turkey. as has been the case e ... | 1994 | 7927089 |
| [a report from the xvth world congress of otolaryngology, head and neck surgery , istambul]. | | 1994 | 7970755 |
| factors related to long-term traumatic stress responses in survivors of torture in turkey. | to examine factors related to long-term psychological functioning in political ex-prisoners who had been subjected to systematic torture. | 1994 | 8028166 |
| cancers in multiple primary sites. | seventy-six patients with multiple primary cancers have been found among 9180 cancer patients admitted to the center of oncology & nuclear medicine, okmeydani hospital, istanbul, turkey between 1980 and 1984. overall incidence of multiple primary cancers (mpc) among all cancer patients was 0.83%. the majority of the patients were male in both mpc and all patients, i.e. 64.5% and 63.1%, respectively. in mpc patients, the great majority of the patients was in the 51-70 years age group (57.9%) at t ... | 1994 | 8063552 |
| regional differences in hip fracture risk in turkey. | the aims of this study were to compare the incidence of hip fracture in different regions of turkey and to investigate causes for potential differences. hip fracture cases from two cities (istanbul and ankara) and three rural regions (samsun, erzurum and diyarbakir) were compared with non-fractured controls from the same area with similar age and of the same sex. the risk of hip fracture was higher among persons living in rural areas than among persons living in urban areas, rr = 3.2 (p < 0.001) ... | 1993 | 8110523 |
| syphilis prevalence among unregistered prostitutes in istanbul, turkey. | | 1993 | 8211542 |
| psychological effects of torture: a comparison of tortured with nontortured political activists in turkey. | the aim of the study was to investigate the long-term effects of torture in a group of former political prisoners. | 1994 | 8267139 |
| occupational physical activity, socioeconomic status, and risks of 15 cancer sites in turkey. | a multiple-site case-control study of 15 cancers (stomach; colon; rectum; larynx; lung; melanoma; skin; female breast; male breast; cervix; ovary; uterus; prostate; testis; and bladder) was conducted to evaluate their association with occupational physical activity and socioeconomic status (ses). a hospital-based study population (3,486 male cases and 379 female cases, and 2,127 male and 244 female controls) was established in an oncological treatment center in istanbul, turkey, from 1979-84. as ... | 1993 | 8347780 |
| [epidemiology of rotavirus infantile diarrhea in istanbul using virus genome rna electrophoresis]. | rotaviruses were detected using elisa and latex agglutination, in 210 of 826 (25.4%) stool specimens collected from children with gastroenteritis between october 1984 and august 1990. in 82 of the 85 specimens (96%), rotavirus specific rna pattern was detected with polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and silver staining. in 44 of the 56 strains with long migration pattern, 20 different electropherotypes and in 25 of the 26 strains with short migration pattern, 9 different electropherotypes were s ... | 1993 | 8388985 |
| pediculosis capitis in istanbul. | pediculosis capitis is a worldwide problem. we studied the prevalence of this infestation in istanbul. | 1993 | 8425798 |
| women and leprosy in turkey. | women in turkey have many social, cultural and economical problems. women with leprosy have problems in common with other women as well as those related to physical and social consequences of leprosy. there are 2,414 patients with leprosy in turkey, registered to istanbul leprosy hospital and 829 of them are females. the mean age and duration of disease of our female leprosy patients are high. most women with leprosy were born in eastern part of turkey where prevalence of leprosy is higher and m ... | 1993 | 8463725 |
| cancer of the male breast: the turkish experience. | twenty-six patients with male breast cancer who were admitted to the center of oncology and nuclear medicine, istanbul, turkey, between 1980 and 1988, were analyzed retrospectively. median age was 60 years. most lesions were infiltrating ductal carcinomas (92%). of 26 lesions, 9 were staged as stage ii (35%), 14 as stage iii (54%), and 3 as stage iv (11%). all but five patients underwent unilateral mastectomy (81%). postoperative treatment consisted of radiation therapy combined with chemotherap ... | 1993 | 8501906 |
| indoor 222rn concentrations in istanbul houses. | indoor average 222rn concentrations have been measured in more than 400 houses in istanbul city. the average radon concentrations in the houses were found to be between 10 bq m-3 and 260 bq m-3 and the mean value was 50 bq m-3. | 1993 | 8505233 |
| homosexuality and police terror in turkey. | being a way of sexual living as old as human history, homosexuality occupies an interesting place in the life of the turkish people of the republic of turkey. this has been so since the days of the glorious ottoman empire. in the year 1987, instead of investigating the roots of homosexuality, the pressing need has become to present a particular view of homosexuality in turkey today. to be more specific, there is a need to explain the problems of turkish homosexuals and suggest certain vital solu ... | 1993 | 8505535 |
| resistance to various chemotherapeutic agents of bacteroides spp. isolated from clinical specimens in istanbul. | | 1993 | 8518763 |
| mpgn and hcv infection in istanbul, turkey. | | 1996 | 8672056 |
| fungal spore concentrations in the atmosphere at the anatolia quarter of istanbul, turkey. | in this research, spore concentrations of cladosporium, alternaria, epicoccum, botrytis, leptosphaeria, polythrincium, ascospores, aspergillus, penicillium, basidiospores, uredospores, ustilago, torula, erysiphe, ganoderma, hyaline indeterminate and others in the atmosphere have been determined, and comparisons have been made between locations with both low and high spore concentrations. the importance of these air-borne fungal spores which cause allergy and asthma are emphasized in the paper fr ... | 1996 | 8676281 |
| incidence of h. influenzae in a day-care center. | in this study nasopharyngeal haemophilus influenzae flora of healthy children in a day-care center in istanbul were analyzed. nasopharyngeal cultures of 168 children between two and five years of age were obtained between december 1, 1992 and april 1, 1993 and investigated. h. influenzae was isolated in 104 cultures. h. influenzae type b (hib), type f and h. parainfluenzae were found 87 children (51.8%), 15 children (8.9%) and one child (0.6%), respectively, while non-typable h. influenzae was d ... | 1996 | 8827896 |
| traumatic spinal cord injuries in istanbul. | | 1996 | 8856859 |
| std/hiv prevention in turkey: planning a sequence of interventions. | this study was initiated to assess which mix of early std/hiv prevention interventions would potentially be effective, cost-effective and sustainable in turkey; and to program an intervention sequence to maximize synergy among the interventions. during rapid assessment we: 1) reviewed past issues of 3 leading newspapers; 2) collected information on tv coverage; 3) interviewed key informants including taxicab drivers, hotel employees, grocery store owners, academicians in public health and law, i ... | 1995 | 8924351 |
| cancer patients psychological adjustment and perception of illness: cultural differences between belgium and turkey. | little is known about cultural differences in psychological adjustment and perception of illness (pi) during medical procedures in general and radiotherapy in particular. this study compares a turkish (tp) and a french speaking belgian (bp) population. a group of 296 consecutive patients attending the radiotherapy clinic of institut jules bordet, brussels, (n = 172) and oncology institute, capa-istanbul, (n = 124) were interviewed and assessed by a symptom checklist, the scl-90-r, at the beginni ... | 1996 | 8961477 |
| women in dermatology, joint meeting of the international society of dermatology and the dermatology and venereology society, istanbul, turkey,june 8th, 1995. | | 1996 | 8984068 |
| asking questions about women's reproductive health: validity and reliability of survey findings from istanbul. | in countries where population-based data on health problems are scarce, the extent of reproductive morbidity can be estimated from replies in structured interviews as a complement or as an alternative to reports from physician's examination and laboratory tests. we examined the sensitivity and specificity of detected morbidity based on these replies as compared to medical diagnoses and explored the consistency of replies when the questionnaire was administered twice, by two types of interviewers ... | 1997 | 9018302 |
| rare beta-thalassemia mutation in a turkish patient: fsc-36/37 (-t). | we describe the rare beta-thalassemia mutation at codons 36/37 (-t) for the first time in turkey. the propositus is a turkish patient with beta-thalassemia major who originated in adana but now resides in istanbul. molecular analysis revealed a compound heterozygosity for the common eastern mediterranean mutation ivs-i-110 (g-a) along with mutation fsc-36/37 (-t). the fsc-36/37 (-t) mutation could have arisen somewhere in the region, including northern iran and the inaccessible mountainous regio ... | 1997 | 9057349 |
| traumatic spinal cord injuries in istanbul. | | 1997 | 9076873 |
| ten steps for successful breast-feeding: assessment of hospital performance, its determinants and planning for improvement. | this paper discusses results from a project which aims to document the maternity hospital practices in istanbul within the context of ten steps for successful breastfeeding. instruments developed for use in hospital level implementation of the who/unicef baby friendly hospital initiative were used in five hospitals (two public and three private). no hospital was implementing all ten steps. a core hospital team on lactation management and a sufficient number of health personnel skillful in breast ... | 1997 | 9088636 |
| contraceptive choice and reproductive morbidity in istanbul. | a cross-sectional survey was conducted in istanbul to investigate the relationship between contraceptive choice and reproductive morbidity. altogether, 918 women who had ever used any means of avoiding pregnancy were interviewed at home, and, among these, 694 parous nonpregnant women were examined by three female physicians. the women were aware of bearing a considerable burden of ill health, with 81 percent reporting at least one episode of illness in the three months prior to the interview. cu ... | 1997 | 9097384 |
| [importation of cholera from turkey. case report of cholera acquired in istanbul]. | following a short holiday in istanbul, a 41-year-old man developed severe infectious enteritis accompanied by exsiccosis, hypokalemia and renal insufficiency. the patient was initially treated symptomatically under the assumption that he had traveller's diarrhea or campylobacter enteritis. finally, cholera vibrios were detected in several stool samples. although turkey is not considered to be endemic for cholera, a number of cases originating there have now been diagnosed in germany. for the dia ... | 1996 | 9119347 |
| the extent of leprosy-related disabilities in istanbul leprosy hospital, turkey. | this study was carried out between january and december 1992 at the istanbul leprosy hospital. seven hundred and eleven leprosy patients were evaluated according to their age, gender and type of disease and disability according to the who disability grading system (1980). there were 527 males (74.2%) and 184 females (25.8%) in the group. the average age was 50.0 +/- 13.5 years and the average duration of disease was 25.9 +/- 13.2 years. six hundred and seventy-eight patients (95.4%) were in bord ... | 1997 | 9121331 |
| prevalence of childhood asthma in istanbul, turkey. | in order to determine the asthma prevalence in 6-12-year-old schoolchildren in istanbul, we issued 2350 questionnaires, according to isaac criteria, in six randomly selected city primary schools to be completed at home by parents. a total of 2232 of the questionnaires were completed, an overall response rate of 94.9%, and 2216 questionnaires were taken into consideration. the prevalence of asthma was found to be 9.8% and wheezing 15.1%. to investigate the effect of socioeconomic status on the pr ... | 1997 | 9201370 |
| university of istanbul, institute of oncology. | | 1997 | 9211536 |