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The Relationship between Mean Pulmonary Artery Pressure and Quality of Life in Patients with Mitral Stenosis
(KARGER, 2011)
Objectives: We aimed to evaluate echocardiography-guided hemodynamic determinants of quality of life (QoL) via the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (SF-36) questionnaire in patients with mild to moderate mitral stenosis ...
Treatment failure of gentamicin in pediatric patients with oropharyngeal tularemia
(INT SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE, INC, 2011)
Background: Tularemia is a zoonotic infection, and the causative agent is Francisella tularensis. A first-line therapy for treating tularemia is aminoglycosides (streptomycin or, more commonly, gentamicin), and treatment ...
The efficacy and safety of etanercept in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthropathy on hemodialysis
(SPRINGER LONDON LTD, 2011)
We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of long-term use of etanercept therapy in patients with spondyloarthropathy (SpA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on hemodialysis (HD). Selected RA or SpA patients treated with ...
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Clivus and Its Age-Related Changes in the Bone Marrow
(KOWSAR PUBL, 2011)
Background: The clivus is a bone region between dorsum cella and foramen magnum. It can be evaluated very clearly in routine brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) due to its central location. Objectives: Quantitative and ...
Breast Cancer Risk Factors in Turkey: a Hospital-based Case-control Study
(ASIAN PACIFIC ORGANIZATION CANCER PREVENTION, 2011)
Background: Regional disparities in breast cancer (BC) outcomes have been reported in Turkey. Methods: In a hospital-based case-control study in Sivas, Turkey, 172 patients with histologically confirmed BC were compared ...
Evaluation of the Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of the Essential Oils of Peucedanum longifolium (Waldst. & Kit.) and P. palimbioides (Boiss.)
(ACG PUBLICATIONS, 2011)
This study was designed to evaluate the chemical composition and antioxidant activity of the essential oils of Peucedanum longifolium and P. palimbioides. According to the GC-MS analysis, 35 compounds were accounted for ...
Assessment of potential seismic hazard and site effect in Antakya (Hatay Province), SE Turkey
(SPRINGER, 2011)
Antakya city is at risk because of strong earthquakes occurring in the area, and different soil conditions that can produce variation of the ground motion amplification. Microzonation of cities provides a basis for ...
Intra-organizational communication and leadership: An interactive approach
(ACADEMIC JOURNALS, 2011)
Since both communication within the organization and leadership are two key elements in attaining organizational goals, they are key determinants and are of vital importance in terms of the organization's current achievement ...
Cutaneous silent period in fibromyalgia
(MANEY PUBLISHING, 2011)
Objectives: The pathogenesis of widespread pain and increased tenderness in Fibromyalgia (FM) are still unknown. Recently, the role of central nervous system hyperexcitability is emphasized in pathogenesis of FM. The central ...
Pulmonary toxicity of chronic exposure to tobacco and biomass smoke in rats
(HOSPITAL CLINICAS, UNIV SAO PAULO, 2011)
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine the separate and combined effects of tobacco and biomass smoke exposure on pulmonary histopathology in rats. INTRODUCTION: In addition to smoking, indoor pollution in ...