Ιατρική Σχολή / Medical School: Recent submissions
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Prevalence of asthma and respiratory symptoms in 15-17 year-old Greek-Cypriots by proximity of their community of residence to power plants: Cyprus 2006-07
(2014)Objectives: Numerous studies have reported adverse effects of traffic pollution on respiratory health. Exposure to power plants emissions has not been as comprehensively studied. The prevalence of asthma and respiratory ...
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Long-term follow-up of renal transplant recipients using immunologic monitoring
(1979)Since 1972, we have transplanted a total of 79 patients at the Minneapolis VA Hospital, 75 of which were monitored using at least one of several immune assays both pre- and postoperatively. The present report is on a longer ...
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Functional characterization of blocking antibody after human renal transplantation
(1974)The site of action and specificity of blocking IgG have now been examined in five recipients one year after transplantation, using a panel of 30 responding and stimulating cell combinations, in which lymphocytes of each ...
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Ultrasound guided biopsies in phase I trials: Single center experience of 350 consecutive cases.
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Antiviral drugs in the prophylaxis of HBV infection
(2012)Reactivation of hepatitis B infection (HBV) is known to occur in liver graft recipients and in chronic carriers of the surface antigen of HBV who receive immunosuppressive therapy. The use of hepatitis B immune globulin ...
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Correlative histologic and serologic findings of sicca syndrome in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
(1980)We prospectively evaluated 24 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus for clinical, histologic, and serologic evidence of sicca syndrome. Abnormalities suggestive of sicca syndrome in patients with systemic lupus were ...
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Multiple-treatments meta-analysis of chemotherapy and targeted therapies in advanced breast cancer
(2008)Background: Many systemic nonhormonal regimens have been evaluated across several hundreds of randomized trials in advanced breast cancer. We aimed to quantify the relative merits of these regimens in prolonging survival. ...
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Residential exposure to motor vehicle emissions and the risk of wheezing among 7-8 year-old schoolchildren: A city-wide cross-sectional study in Nicosia, Cyprus
(2010)Background. Several studies have reported associations between respiratory outcomes in children and a range of self-reported, administrative or geographical indicators of traffic pollution. First-time investigation into ...
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Neoadjuvant versus adjuvant systemic treatment in breast cancer: A meta-analysis
(2005)Background: Interest in the use of preoperative systemic treatment in the management of breast cancer has increased because such neoadjuvant therapy appears to reduce the extent of local surgery required. We compared the ...
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Clinical activity and tolerability of a 14-day infusional ifosfamide schedule in soft-tissue sarcoma
(2013)Background. Soft-tissue sarcomas (STS) are a heterogeneous group of diseases with lack of effective treatments in most cases. Previous data suggest that continuous infusional ifosfamide regimens might improve cytotoxicity ...
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Factors influencing morbidity and mortality of renal transplantation in a high risk population
(1975)A group of 37 patients with 39 renal transplants were studied in which 32 were considered at high risk by well defined cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, cerebral vascular or pulmonary disease or age categories. Three of ...
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Multicentre phase II pharmacological evaluation of rhizoxin
(1996)Rhizoxin is a macrocyclic lactone compound that binds to tubulin and inhibits microtubule assembly. Rhizoxin demonstrated preclinical anti-tumour activity against a variety of human tumour cell lines and xenograft models. ...
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Non-small cell lung cancer in the young: A retrospective analysis of diagnosis, management and outcome data
(2006)Background: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in young patients is uncommon and is thought to constitute a distinct oncological entity with characteristic clinicopathological patterns. Since the reported data are scant ...
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Inflammatory prostate cancer: An underestimated paraneoplastic clinical manifestation
(2005)Purpose: To identify the incidence of prostate cancer associated-systemic inflammatory syndrome (SIS), and to characterize further this entity, we searched our database as well as the medical literature. Methods: We ...
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Clear cell ovarian carcinoma in a pregnant woman with a history of infertility, endometriosis and unsuccessful IVF treatment
(2003)Ovarian cancer in pregnancy is a very rare event. We present here the case of a 37-year-old woman in whom a clear cell ovarian carcinoma was diagnosed in the first trimester of pregnancy. This patient had a history of ...
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A 10-year time-series analysis of respiratory and cardiovascular morbidity in Nicosia, Cyprus: The effect of short-term changes in air pollution and dust storms
(2008)Background. To date, a substantial body of research has shown adverse health effects of short-term changes in levels of air pollution. Such associations have not been investigated in smaller size cities in the Eastern ...
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Intussusception of the bowel in adults: A review
(2009)Intussusception of the bowel is defined as the telescoping of a proximal segment of the gastrointestinal tract within the lumen of the adjacent segment. This condition is frequent in children and presents with the classic ...
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Old habits die hard: Chest radiography for screening purposes in primary care
(2006)Objective: To assess whether the use of chest radiography for screening changes over time. Design: Systematic review. Data Sources: MEDLINE, ISI, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and handsearching of selected ...