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The causes of deaths in an industry-dense area: example of Dilovası (Kocaeli)*
ONUR HAMZAOĞLU, NİLAY ETİLER, CAVİT IŞIK YAVUZ, and ÇİĞDEM ÇAĞLAYAN
Pages 369-375

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The relationship of the anatomical dimensions of the sigmoid colon with sigmoid volvulus
SABRİ SELÇUK ATAMANALP, GÜRKAN ÖZTÜRK, BÜLENT AYDINLI, and DURKAYA ÖREN
Pages 377-382

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Serum osteoprotegerin (OPG) measurement in Behçet's disease
NAFİYE FULYA İLHAN, NESRİN DEMİR, TAMER DEMİR, and AHMET GÖDEKMERDAN
Pages 383-386

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Nitrous oxide anesthesia in children for MRI: a comparison with isoflurane and halothane
MEHMET EMİN ORHAN, FERRUH BİLGİN, OĞUZ KILIÇKAYA, ABDULKADİR ATIM, and ERCAN KURT
Pages 387-396

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Effects of different propofol injection speeds on blood pressure, dose, and time of induction
ŞENNUR UZUN, BURCU AKBAY ÖZKAYA, ÖMER SAVAŞ YILBAŞ, BANU AYHAN, ALTAN ŞAHİN, and ÜLKÜ AYPAR
Pages 397-401

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The effects of taping and foot exercises on patients with hallux valgus: a preliminary study
BANU BAYAR, SUAT EREL, İBRAHİM ENGİN ŞİMŞEK, ERKAN SÜMER, and KILIÇHAN BAYAR
Pages 403-409

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A comparison of two different fluorochrome stains for the detection of acid-fast bacilli in sputum specimens*
VİLDAN AVKAN OĞUZ, NURBANU SEZAK, AYGÜN ÖZTOP, NUR YAPAR, SÜHEYLA SÜRÜCÜOĞLU, and AYŞE YÜCE
Pages 411-417

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Evaluation of the genotype MTBDRplus assay for the diagnosis of tuberculosis and rapid detection of rifampin and isoniazid resistance in clinical specimens*
CENGİZ ÇAVUŞOĞLU, DERYA GÜRSEL, and HALE BOZKURT AKTOPRAK
Pages 419-425

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The effects of sequential treatment as a first-line therapy for Helicobacter pylori eradication
MEHMET DEMİR and HİLMİ ATASEVEN
Pages 427-433

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Objective and subjective effects of surgical treatment of nasal obstructions in patients with asthma
HALİL ERDEM ÖZEL, ÖZER ERDEM GÜR, SERPİL ARIKAN, and CAFER ÖZDEM
Pages 435-441

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Metabolic profile and insulin resistance in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
MUSTAFA ŞAHİN, BERRİN BERÇİK İNAL, ŞAHİN ÖĞREDEN, ÖZGÜR YİĞİT, HALE ARAL, and GÜVENÇ GÜVENEN
Pages 443-454

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Potential role of some nutraceuticals in the regression of Alzheimer’s disease in an experimental animal model
HANAA HAMDY AHMED, WAFAA GHONEIM SHOUSHA, REHAB MAHMOUD HUSSIEN, and ABDEL RAZIK HUSSEIN FARRAG
Pages 455-466

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The protective effect of dexamethasone and lactate against cisplatin-induced ototoxicity
ARİF ŞANLI, SEDAT AYDIN, ZEYNEP ALEV SARISOY, MUSTAFA PAKSOY, EMİN AYDURAN, and ÖZLEM ÇELEBİ ERDİVANLI
Pages 467-474

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A comparison of the diagnostic value of 19-gauge histology and 22-gauge cytology needles in bronchoscopy for the evaluation of endobronchial lesions
ELİF YILMAZEL UÇAR, MEHMET MERAL, METİN AKGÜN, SARE ŞİPAL, HASAN KAYNAR, LEYLA SAĞLAM, and ALİ METİN GÖRGÜNER
Pages 475-481

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The effect of alkali burn on corneal glutathione peroxidase activities in rabbits
İLKNUR AKYOL SALMAN, AHMET KIZILTUNÇ, and ORHAN BAYKAL
Pages 483-486

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The role of preoperative serum thyroglobulin and thyroid auto-antibody levels before histopathological diagnosis of thyroid cancers
SAMET YALÇIN, BURAK VELİ ÜLGER, ÖMER PARLAK, ALİ ERKAN UÇAR, SEYYİT MUHSİN SARIKAYA, MEHMET ÖZER, BİROL KORUKLUOĞLU, BÜLENT YALÇIN, and AHMET KUŞDEMİR
Pages 487-493

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Clitoral length in female newborns: a new approach to the assessment of clitoromegaly
HATİCE ALEV KUTLU and FATİH AKBIYIK
Pages 495-499

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Free amino acid concentration in aqueous humour of patients with nuclear or cortical cataract
MEVLÜT SAİT KELEŞ, SADULLAH KELEŞ, DESTAN NİL KULAÇOĞLU, SEYİTHAN TAYSİ, ORHAN BAYKAL, RAMAZAN MEMİŞOĞULLARI, and YAŞAR NURİ ŞAHİN
Pages 501-505

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Analysis of 113 hospitalized patients with confirmed 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus infection
ESRAGÜL AKINCI, BİRCAN KAYAASLAN, MELTEM ARZU YETKİN, SEVİM YILMAZ, IŞIL DENİZ ALIRAVCI, SÜMEYYE YILDIZ, FATMANUR ÜLGEN, SELİM SIRRI EREN, AYŞE BUT, GÜLRUHSAR YILMAZ, OYA KILCI, NEVZAT MEHMET MUTLU, HATİCE YAĞMURDUR, and HURREM BODUR
Pages 507-514

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The impact of NIH-IV prostatitis on early post-operative outcomes of The impact of NIH-IV prostatitis on early post-operative outcomes of transurethral resection of the prostate in patients with symptomatic benign prostate hyperplasia
FATİH RÜŞTÜ YALÇINKAYA, AHMET GÖKÇE, MÜRSEL DAVARCI, EŞREF OĞUZ GÜVEN, MEHMET İNCİ, SÜLEYMAN BARIŞ KARTAL, ALİ AYYILDIZ, and MEVLANA DERYA BALBAY
Pages 515-519

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AIDS knowledge and risky sexual behaviors among registered female sex workers in Turkey
TÜLİN BEDÜK, HAYRİYE ÜNLÜ, and VELİ DUYAN
Pages 521-531

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Association of ACP1 genotypes and clinical parameters in patients with metabolic syndrome*
MUSTAFA AKKİPRİK, FİLİZ ÖZDEMİR SERTOĞLU, SİNAN ÇAĞLAYAN, CENK ARAL, GÖKHAN ÖZIŞIK, ZEHRA ATABEY, METİN ÖZATA, and SIDIKA AYŞE ÖZER
Pages 533-541

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An investigation of genes coding fibronectin binding proteins in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from carriers aged between 6 and 14 years
NUR YAPAR and VİLDAN AVKAN OĞUZ
Pages 543-547

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Human brucellosis in Turkey: a review of the literature between 1990 and 2009
ŞEBNEM ÇALIK and AYŞE DENİZ GÖKENGİN
Pages 549-555

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A pooled analysis of the resistance patterns of Escherichia coli strains isolated from urine cultures in Turkey: a comparison of the periods 1997-2001 and 2002-2007
MELTEM IŞIKGÖZ TAŞBAKAN, HÜSNÜ PULLUKÇU, OĞUZ REŞAT SİPAHİ, TANSU YAMAZHAN, BİLGİN ARDA, and SERCAN ULUSOY
Pages 557-564