Micro-scale socioeconomic inequalities and health indicators in a small isolated community of Vis Island, Croatia.

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 identify and characterize the subunit structure of interleukin-13 receptor (IL-13R) in human medulloblastoma cell lines and target them with a chimeric fusion protein consisting of interleukin-13 and Pseudomonas exotoxin (termed as IL-13 cytotoxin). METHODS:Five human medulloblastoma cell lines were examined fo...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Joshi BH,Leland P,Puri RK

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Y-chromosomal short tandem repeats (Y-STRs) are useful forensic DNA markers in investigation of sexual assault cases when a mixture of male and female DNA (e.g., in vaginal swabs) is present in a sample, especially when DNA of the male contributor is present only in very small amount compared to the DNA of the female ...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Parson W,Niederstätter H,Köchl S,Steinlechner M,Berger B

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article brings an overview of the influence of molecular medicine on pathophysiology, medical practice, and medical education. Various aspects of the growing impact of molecular medicine on clinical practice are discussed: diagnostic and predictive testing, gene and targeted therapy, and pharmacogenomics. Insuffi...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Gamulin S

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To analyze the success of three different treatment modalities for heroin addiction: methadone therapy, hospital therapy without methadone, and therapeutic community. METHODS:Ninety heroin addicts from the city of Split, Croatia, were systematically allocated to three groups, with 30 participants each, according t...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Vidjak N

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the health-related quality of life of unemployed and employed women with disabilities and establish factors affecting their life satisfaction. METHODS:The study included 318 women with disabilities, 160 of whom were employed and 158 unemployed, paired according to age and region of residence. The health...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Barisin A,Benjak T,Vuletić G

更新日期：2011-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Health and health care provision are among the most important and politically sensitive public service areas. Politicians carefully incorporate health care program changes in their political agendas to gain votes. However, knowing health care priorities of the electoral body is not useful only to politicians, but also...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Dzakula A,Polasek O,Sosic Z,Voncina L,Pavleković G,Brborović O

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate missed opportunities to reveal existing but not formerly diagnosed coronary heart disease cases and related risk factors in primary health care. METHODS:The study comprised 850 people aged over 30 years with no known history of coronary heart disease, receiving health services from a primary care ce...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Turkay M,Senol Y,Alimoglu MK,Aktekin MR,Deger N

更新日期：2007-06-01 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 assess the quality of diabetes care provided by family medicine teams in primary health centers in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH) through a medical audit, addressing the extent to which clinical practice complied with pre-determined explicit criteria of long-term management. METHOD:Retrospective analysis included ...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Novo A,Jokić I

更新日期：2008-12-01 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 determine the incidence of possible transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) and related risk factors in cardiac surgery patients. METHODS:A single-center prospective cohort study was conducted from January 2009 to March 2010 at the Zagreb University Hospital Center, Croatia. Patient-, transfusion-, and su...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Zah-Bogovic T,Mesaric J,Hrabac P,Majeric-Kogler V

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To select appropriate preprocessing methods for different substrates by comparing the effects of four different preprocessing methods on touch DNA samples and to determine the effect of various storage times on the results of touch DNA sample analysis. METHOD:Hand touch DNA samples were used to investigate the det...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Dong H,Wang J,Zhang T,Ge JY,Dong YQ,Sun QF,Liu C,Li CX

更新日期：2017-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The Faculty of Medicine in Tirana, the only institution providing medical training in Albania, has currently developed three separate branches of study, General Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy. Since the early 1990s, following the collapse of the communist regime, many faculty members have been trained abroad in dif...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Roshi E,Burazeri G

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim .To investigate if there are differences in medical ethics education between different schools of medicine in Spain, specifically between private and public schools and between recently founded schools and older ones. METHOD:The curricula of medical degrees from all Spanish faculties were reviewed for the 2014/20...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Ferreira-Padilla G,Ferrández-Antón T,Lolas-Stepke F,Almeida-Cabrera R,Brunet J,Bosch-Barrera J

更新日期：2016-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The article considers available options to educate science editors in the fast-transforming digital environment. There is no single course or resource that can cover their constantly changing and diversifying educational needs. The involvement in research, writing, and reviewing is important for gaining editing skills...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Gasparyan AY,Yessirkepov M,Gorin SV,Kitas GD

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Oncostatin-M, a member of the gp 130 family of cytokines, has been associated with inflammation, connective tissue production, and extracellular matrix turnover. Since the reperfused heart is associated with an intense inflammatory reaction followed by scar formation, we tested the hypothesis that oncostatin-M is u...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Gwechenberger M,Moertl D,Pacher R,Huelsmann M

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The attainment of the fifth Millennium Development Goal requires adequate national reserves of skilled birth attendants. Nurses, midwives, and their equivalents form the frontline of the formal health system are a critical element of global efforts to reduce ill-health and poverty in the poorest areas of the world. Pl...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Wirth M

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate maternal and paternal smoking habits during pregnancy and determine their correlation with pregnancy complications and newborn status. METHODS:The study included 499 pregnant women who delivered at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Uludag University School of Medicine, over a period of one...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Uncu Y,Ozcakir A,Ercan I,Bilgel N,Uncu G

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe a subset of cases with the unusual clinical and histomorphological presentation of anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) mimicking fever of unknown origin (FUO) and sepsis. METHODS:A pathology database was searched using full term Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine codes for ALCL to identify 23ALCL ...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Mosunjac MB,Sundstrom JB,Mosunjac MI

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effectiveness of suture anchors in the reconstruction of chronic collateral ligaments of fingers. METHODS:We treated 8 patients, 6 with chronic instability of the collateral ligament of the thumb and 2 with the instability of the fifth finger, using the Statak suture anchor. A stable joint was achi...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Tuncay I,Ege A

更新日期：2001-10-01 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

abstract：AIM:To evaluate long-term cognitive consequences of subarachnoid hemorrhage with good outcome and the opinion of patients and their relatives about these consequences. METHODS:The study included 10 patients surgically treated for subarachnoid hemorrhage due to the rupture of aneurysm of the anterior communicating arte...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Ravnik J,Starovasnik B,Sesok S,Pirtosek Z,Svigelj V,Bunc G,Bosnjak R

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To retrospectively analyze the rate of multi-type abuse in childhood and the effects of childhood abuse and type of coping strategies on the psychological adaptation of young adults in a sample form the student population of the University of Mostar. METHODS:The study was conducted on a convenience sample of 233 s...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Sesar K,Simic N,Barisic M

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the feasibility of using peer review for the quality control of online materials. METHODS:We analyzed the inter-rater agreement on the quality of epidemiological lectures online, based on the Global Health Network Supercourse lecture library. We examined the agreement among reviewers by looking at kappa...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Linkov F,Lovalekar M,LaPorte R

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate if there is an association between M235T polymorphism of angiotensinogen gene and myocardial infarction (MI) risk and perform a meta-analysis and an in silico approach. METHODS:This case-control study included 340 participants (155 MI patients and 185 controls) examined at Kashan University of Medic...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Raygan F,Karimian M,Rezaeian A,Bahmani B,Behjati M

更新日期：2016-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To estimate the proportional contribution of influenza viruses (IV), parainfluenza viruses (PIV), adenoviruses (AV), and coronaviruses (CV) to the burden of severe acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI). METHODS:The review of the literature followed PRISMA guidelines. We included studies of hospitalized childre...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Lukšić I,Kearns PK,Scott F,Rudan I,Campbell H,Nair H

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On behalf of the European Commission, a Cross-Border Health Care Project was undertaken to explore how citizens living in the Euregio Meuse-Rhine can obtain improved access to health services in the Member States concerned: Belgium, Germany, and The Netherlands. Main attention of the project is focused on practical is...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Hermans HE,den Exter A

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effect of intravesical instillation of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) in the prevention of recurrence and progression of the superficial bladder cancer. METHODS:Between February 1989 and May 1994, 170 patients with histologically proven superficial transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder stage T...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Librenjak D,Situm M,Eterovic D,Dogas Z,Gotovac J

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Susac syndrome is a rare microangiopathy of cochlea, retina, and brain. We report a case of a 30-year-old man with Susac syndrome. The patient initially suffered from unilateral hearing loss associated with peripheral vestibular syndrome, and followed with recurrent arterial retinal occlusions and encephalopathy. The ...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Szilasiová J,Klímová E

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00