Cross-border alliances in health care: international co-operation between health insurers and providers in the Euregio Meuse-Rhine.

abstract：:The generally accepted structure of a scientific paper is four sections, an introduction, a methods section, the results, and a discussion. This so-called IMRaD format is, with a few small variations, found in most research articles in biomedical journals. However, as a guide for someone writing up research data for t...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Sharp D

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the changes in the expression level of gonadal steroid, insulin, and leptin receptors in the brain of adult Sprague-Dawley female rats due to ovariectomy and/or chronic stress. METHODS:Sixteen-week-old ovariectomized and non-ovariectomized female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided in two groups and expos...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Ivić V,Blažetić S,Labak I,Balog M,Vondrak L,Blažeković R,Vari SG,Heffer M

更新日期：2016-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess diseases outcomes and tolerability of real-life second-line nivolumab in a series of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) patients. METHODS:This retrospective chart review involved prospectively monitored patients (named patient program) treated with second-line nivolumab for mRCC at the University Hos...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Gamulin M,Nham E,Rkman D,Antunac Golubić Z,Likić R

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Photolysis or "uncaging" of caged compounds represents a significant tool in cell biology and chemistry. It provides a means for quantitative control of compound delivery with temporal and spatial resolution while observing their consequences for cellular signaling. We discuss the use of ultraviolet-transmitting optic...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Parpura V,Haydon PG

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To define predictive factors for frequent attenders among preschool children in primary health care and investigate the association between socioeconomic factors and medical factors, as well as the reasons for child's appointment in the physician's office. METHODS:This retrospective study was conducted in 7 primar...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Stojanović-Spehar S,Blazeković-Milaković S,Bergman-Marković B,Matijasević I

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a paternity testing case in which a double incompatibility was found for two short tandem repeat (STR) markers, human fibrinogen alpha (FGA) and Penta E. Analysis of the trio (mother, father, and daughter) included the amplification with a battery of 15 autosomal short tandem repeats (STR) by using a commer...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Nutini AL,Mariottini A,Giunti L,Torricelli F,Ricci U

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the association of carotid atherosclerosis and right ventricular diastolic dysfunction (DD) among treated hypertensive Nigerian patients. METHODS:This was a single center cross-sectional study performed at the Cardiology Clinic of LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Nigeria between January and Decemb...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Akintunde AA,Adebayo PB,Aremu AA,Opadijo OG

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the usefulness of molecular analysis of IgH gene rearrangement in assessment of clonality in bone marrow biopsies with lymphoid aggregates (LA) and/or nodular lymphoid hyperplasia (NLH) in patients with different subtypes of malignant lymphomas. METHOD:Five hundred and twenty nine samples of bone marrow...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Dominis M,Pesut A,Borovecki A,Marusic-Vrsalovic M,Kusec R

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine whether the students enrolled in the computer-based teaching program would take the final examination in pathology earlier than those who studied according to the previous traditional program. METHODS:The study included all medical students enrolled in the pathology course at the Zagreb University Sch...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Nola M,Morović A,Dotlić S,Dominis M,Jukić S,Damjanov I

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To elucidate whether Raman spectroscopy aided by extensive spectral database and neural network analysis can be a fast and confident biomarking tool for the diagnosis of various types of cancer. METHODS:Study included 27 patients with 11 different malignant tumors. Using Raman microscopy (RM) a total of 540 Raman ...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Pavićević A,Glumac S,Sopta J,Popović-Bijelić A,Mojović M,Bacić G

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate psychosomatic complaints and depressive symptoms among civilians, refugees, and soldiers in the war and post-war period in Croatia. METHOD:The design of the study was longitudinal, including four repeated assessments during the war and post-war period (1993, 1995, 2000, and 2004). The baseline assessme...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Proroković A,Cavka M,Cubela Adorić V

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the involvement of the vesicular membrane trafficking regulator Synaptotagmin IV (Syt IV) in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis and to define the cell types containing increased levels of Syt IV in the β-amyloid plaque vicinity. METHODS:Syt IV protein levels in wild type (WT) and Tg2576 mice cortex we...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Tratnjek L,Zivin M,Glavan G

更新日期：2013-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine sociodemographic features that describe mothers who are likely to wean their babies earlier then is recommended and whether the rates of breast-fed children in Croatia had improved since 1996. METHODS:A sample of 500 mothers was selected from the population of women who had delivered 2 to 12 months be...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Berović N

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are the most lethal of known human toxins, exerting their actions by cleaving the soluble N-ethyl maleimide-sensitive fusion protein attachment protein receptors (SNAREs) required for neurotransmitter release. Early detection of these toxins is important for appropriate medical treatment....

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Parpura V,Chapman ER

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine why the demand for substitutive voluntary health insurance in Germany is low. METHOD:A comparison of the benefits and costs of statutory and voluntary health insurance in Germany, based on a review of literature published in academic journals and books as well as gray literature. RESULTS:Employees in G...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Thomson S,Busse R,Mossialos E

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the influence of 1991-1995 war on the prevalence, duration, and practice of breast-feeding Croatian children up to 5 years of age. METHOD:In 1996, interviews were conducted in households with children up to 2 years of age (757 children) and 2-5 years of age (1,180 children). Data for war-free areas,...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Zakanj Z,Armano G,Grgurić J,Herceg-Cavrak V

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cancer in Jordan. METHOD:We retrospectively analyzed the medical records 118 consecutive patients treated for oral cancer from 1989 until 1998. RESULTS:The age of the patients ranged from 35 to 90 years (median 62.5 years); three quarters were men. N...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Ma'aita JK

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the accuracy of eye color prediction based on six IrisPlex single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in a Slovenian population sample. METHODS:Six IrisPlex predictor SNPs (HERC2 - rs12913832, OCA2 - rs1800407, SLC45A2 - rs16891982 and TYR - rs1393350, SLC24A4 - rs12896399, and IRF4 - rs12203592) of 105 ind...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Kastelic V,Pośpiech E,Draus-Barini J,Branicki W,Drobnič K

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A basic premise of this article is that the political and ethnic division of the city of Mostar imperils community health planning efforts beyond those normally encountered in the aftermath of war. Bosnia and Herzegovina is divided among ethnic groups, and the city of Mostar is further subdivided between the Croatian ...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Pyle GF,Thompson CR,Oresković S,Bagaric I

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether the introduction of a vertical subject on research in biomedicine and founding of The Cochrane Collaboration branch at the University of Split School of Medicine influenced students' knowledge and attitudes toward evidence-based medicine (EBM), including the use of research literature. METHO...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Balajić K,Barac-Latas V,Drenjancević I,Ostojić M,Fabijanić D,Puljak L

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A continuous rise in life expectancy has led to an increase in the number of senior citizens, now amounting to a fifth of the global population, and to a dramatic increase in the prevalence of diseases of the elderly. This review discusses the threat of dementia, a disease that imposes enormous financial burden on hea...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Mitrečić D,Petrović DJ,Stančin P,Isaković J,Zavan B,Tricarico G,Kujundžić Tiljak M,Di Luca M

更新日期：2020-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the effects of d- and l-limonene on pregnant rat myometrial contractility in vitro, and investigate how these effects are modified by other agents. D- and l-limonene (10(-13)-10(-8) M) caused myometrial contraction in a dose-dependent manner. METHODS:Contractions of uterine rings from 22-day-pregnant rats...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Hajagos-Tóth J,Hódi Á,Seres AB,Gáspár R

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the association between genetic variants in myocilin and collagen type I alpha 1 genes and high myopia in an isolated island population. METHODS:A total of 944 examinees from the genetic epidemiology study conducted on the island of Korcula, Croatia, were included in the study. We selected 2 short nucleot...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Vatavuk Z,Skunca Herman J,Bencić G,Andrijević Derk B,Lacmanović Loncar V,Petric Vicković I,Bucan K,Mandić K,Mandić A,Skegro I,Pavicić Astalos J,Merc I,Martinović M,Kralj P,Knezević T,Barać-Juretić K,Zgaga L

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kidney transplantation is the most efficient method of renal replacement therapy. When this method is performed, native urinary bladder is the preferred urinary reservoir. However, in some patients with an anatomically and functionally abnormal lower urinary tract, the urinary bladder cannot be used for transplantatio...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Markić D,Oguić R,Krpina K,Gršković A,Vukelić I,Rački S,Ivančić A,Primc D,Španjol J

更新日期：2019-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the prevalence of bronchial asthma among Saudi Arabian schoolboys living in Al-Khobar city. METHODS:Parents of 1,482 randomly selected boys in preparatory and elementary schools included in this cross-sectional study filled out a questionnaire on asthma signs in their sons. Number of Questionnaire-Dia...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Al-Dawood K

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether socioeconomic inequalities at a micro-scale, through their effect on major health risk factors and other health indicators, contribute to health status in an isolated island population with demonstrated reduced genetic and environmental variability. METHODS:This cross-sectional study was per...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Smoljanović A,Vorko-Jović A,Kolcić I,Bernat R,Stojanović D,Polasek O

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the role of perceived stressfulness of trauma exposure and economic, social, occupational, educational, and familial adaptation after trauma in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression in displaced war survivors. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey was conducted between March 2000 and July 2002 ...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Letica-Crepulja M,Salcioglu E,Francisković T,Basoglu M

更新日期：2011-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To estimate the incidence and mortality trends of gastric and colorectal cancers in Croatia between 1988 and 2008. METHODS:Incidence data for the period 1988-2008 were obtained from the Croatian National Cancer Registry. The number of deaths from gastric and colorectal cancers were obtained from the World Health O...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Kirac I,Sekerija M,Simunović I,Zgaga L,Velimir Vrdoljak D,Kovacević D,Kulis T,Znaor A

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the stimulation site of both facial and hypoglossal nerves after transcranial magnetic stimulation. METHODS:After surgical exposure of the brainstem in 22 patients with intrinsic pontine (n=9) or medullary (n=13) tumors, the facial colliculus and the hypoglossal triangle were electrically stimulated. ...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Liscić RM,Morota N,Deletis V

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine relationships among combat exposure, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, depression, suicidality, nicotine dependence, and religiosity in Croatian veterans. METHODS:This cross-sectional study used Combat Exposure Scale (CES) to quantify the stressor severity, PTSD Checklist 5 (PCL) to quantif...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Šagud M,Petrović B,Vilibić M,Mihaljević-Peleš A,Vuksan-Ćusa B,Radoš I,Greš A,Trkulja V

更新日期：2018-08-31 00:00:00