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Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volume 49, Number 4 (2019)

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Articles

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Mitoxantrone-melphalan conditioning regimen for autologous stem cell transplantation in relapsed/refractory lymphoma
MÜFİDE OKAY, YAHYA BÜYÜKAŞIK, HALUK DEMİROĞLU, ÜMİT YAVUZ MALKAN, RAFİYE ÇİFTÇİLER, ELİFCAN ALADAĞ KARAKULAK, SALİH AKSU, İBRAHİM CELALETTİN HAZNEDAROĞLU, NİLGÜN SAYINALP, OSMAN İLHAMİ ÖZCEBE, and HAKAN GÖKER
Pages 985-992

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Risk factors for coronary artery disease in young patients with stable angina pectoris
MUSTAFA DURAN, DENİZ ELÇİK, SANİ NAMIK MURAT, FATİH ÖKSÜZ, and İBRAHİM ETEM ÇELİK
Pages 993-998

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Effects of different percentages of body weight-supported treadmill training in Parkinson's disease: a double-blind randomized controlled trial
TUĞBA ATAN, ÖZDEN ÖZYEMİŞCİ TAŞKIRAN, AYŞE BORA TOKÇAER, GÜLÇİN KAYMAK KARATAŞ, ASLI KARAKUŞ ÇALIŞKAN, and BELGİN KARAOĞLAN
Pages 999-1007

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Mesh nebulizer is as effective as jet nebulizer in clinical practice of acute asthma in children
ÖZGE UYSAL SOYER, MELİKE KAHVECİ, AYŞE BETÜL BÜYÜKTİRYAKİ, EBRU ARIK YILMAZ, BETÜL KARAATMACA, SALİHA ESENBOĞA, PINAR GÜR ÇETİNKAYA, ÜMİT MURAT ŞAHİNER, and BÜLENT ENİS ŞEKEREL
Pages 1008-1013

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Is leptin receptor expression triggered in the case of embryo transfer to endometrium coculture?
İSKENDER KAPLANOĞLU, GÜLNUR TAKE KAPLANOĞLU, ÖZGÜR ÇINAR, GÜLESER GÖKTAŞ, SERDAR DİLBAZ, and CEMİLE MERVE SEYMEN
Pages 1014-1018

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The efficiency of low-dose hepatitis B immunoglobulin plus nucleos(t)ide analogs in preventing posttransplant hepatitis B virus recurrence
SEZGİN VATANSEVER, RASIM FERECOV, HÜSEYİN CAHİT YILMAZ, MURAT ZEYTUNLU, and MURAT KILIÇ
Pages 1019-1024

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Prognostic importance of PTEN, EGFR, HER-2, and IGF-1R in gastric cancer patients treated with postoperative chemoradiation
BERRİN BENLİ YAVUZ, MEHMET KOÇ, SÜMEYYE KOZACIOĞLU, GÜL KANYILMAZ, and MERYEM AKTAN
Pages 1025-1032

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Effect of 4 weeks of frankincense consumption on explicit motor memory and serum BDNF in elderly men
ELHAM ASADI, MOHAMMAD REZA SHAHABI KASEB, RASOOL ZEIDABADI, and MOHAMMAD REZA HAMEDINIA
Pages 1033-1040

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Evaluation of the correlation between quantitative measurement of the foveal avascular zone and retinal vessel density and outer retinal disruptions in diabetic patients
NAGİHAN UĞURLU, AYŞE GÜZİN TAŞLIPINAR UZEL, AHMET ŞENGÜN, FATMA YÜLEK, DEMET ÖZDAŞ, ABBAS ALİ TAM, REYHAN ERSOY, and BEKİR ÇAKIR
Pages 1041-1046

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The association between levels of inflammatory markers in autistic children compared to their unaffected siblings and unrelated healthy controls
LOAI ALZGHOUL, SULTAN ABDELHAMID, AHMAD YANIS, YASMEEN QWAIDER, MOHAMMAD ALDAHABI, and SUZAN ALBDOUR
Pages 1047-1053

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Anticipatory effect of execution on observation: an approach using ExoPinch finger robot
KUTLUK BİLGE ARIKAN, HASSAN GOL MOHAMMAD ZADEH, ALİ EMRE TURGUT, MURAT ZİNNUROĞLU, GÖZDE BAYER, ZAFER GÜNENDİ, and BÜLENT CENGİZ
Pages 1054-1067

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Relationship between SIRT1 gene expression level and disease in age-related cataract cases
NİHAT BUĞRA AĞAOĞLU, NURAY VAROL, SALİHA HANDAN YILDIZ, CEM KARAOSMANOĞLU, RAHMİ DUMAN, MÜJGAN ÖZDEMİR ERDOĞAN, and MUSTAFA SOLAK
Pages 1068-1072

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Diaphragmatic thickness in chronic obstructive lung disease and relationship with clinical severity parameters
NALAN OGAN, YUSUF AYDEMİR, TOGAY EVRİN, GÖKÇE KAAN ATAÇ, AYŞE BAHA, BURAK KATİPOĞLU, BANU SÜZEN, and EVRİM EYLEM AKPINAR
Pages 1073-1078

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Investigation of oxidant and antioxidant levels in patients with psoriasis
OKAN KIZILYEL, NECMETTİN AKDENİZ, and MAHMUT SAMİ METİN
Pages 1085-1088

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Association between PPARGC1A single nucleotide polymorphisms and increased risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease among Iranian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
LEILA SAREMI, SHIRIN LOTFIPANAH, MASUMEH MOHAMMADI, HASSAN HOSSEINZADEH, ZAHRA HOSSEINI-KHAH, BEHROOZ JOHARI, and ZOHREH SALTANATPOUR
Pages 1089-1094

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Effect of dilutional anemia that can be treated with only one unit of red blood cell transfusion on tissue oxygenation in cardiac surgery patients
BÜŞRA TEZCAN, DEMET BÖLÜKBAŞI, ALEV ŞAYLAN, SEMA TURAN, SULTAN SEVİM YAKIN, DİLEK KAZANCI, AYŞEGÜL ÖZGÖK, and HİJA YAZICIOĞLU
Pages 1102-1108

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Conventional versus endoscopic components separation technique: New anthropometric calculation for selection of surgical approach
YAŞAR SUBUTAY PEKER, OĞUZ HANÇERLİOĞULLARI, MEHMET FATİH CAN, and SEZAİ DEMİRBAŞ
Pages 1109-1116

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Determination of insulin resistance and its relationship with hyperandrogenemia,anti-Müllerian hormone, inhibin A, inhibin B, and insulin-like peptide-3 levels in adolescent girls with polycystic ovary syndrome
AYLİN YETİM ŞAHİN, FİRDEVS BAŞ, ÇAĞCIL YETİM, AHMET UÇAR, ŞÜKRAN POYRAZOĞLU, RÜVEYDE BUNDAK, and FATMA FEYZA DARENDELİLER
Pages 1117-1125

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Reference values and prediction equation for the 6-minute walk test in healthy children aged 6?12 years old
BUSE ÖZCAN KAHRAMAN, ERTUĞRUL YÜKSEL, ABDURRAHMAN NALBANT, UMUT ZİYA KOÇAK, and BAYRAM ÜNVER
Pages 1126-1131

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The impact of different etiologies of diminished ovarian reserve on pregnancy outcome in IVF-ET cycles
RUNA OZELCI, OYA ALDEMİR, SERDAR DİLBAZ, ENİS ÖZKAYA, İNCİ KAHYAOĞLU, BERNA DİLBAZ, and ÖZLEM MORALOĞLU TEKİN
Pages 1138-1144

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Determination of liver fibrosis stages in Egyptian chronic hepatitis B patients by a noninvasive tool
WALEED SERAG, MAGDY MAHMOUD, BASEM EYSA, and SARA MAHMOUD
Pages 1145-1150

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Treatment results in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ treated with adjuvant radiotherapy
ZELİHA GÜZELÖZ ÇAPAR, LÜTFİYE ZÜMRE ARICAN ALICIKUŞ, NESRİN AKTÜRK, MERİH GÜRAY DURAK, ALİ İBRAHİM SEVİNÇ, PINAR BALCI, and İLKNUR GÖRKEN
Pages 1151-1156

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Bloodstream infections in pediatric hematology/oncology patients: Six years? experience of a single center in Turkey
TUĞÇE TURAL KARA, TUĞBA ERAT, AYSUN YAHŞİ, HALİL ÖZDEMİR, DİLBER TALİA İLERİ, ELİF İNCE, NURDAN TAÇYILDIZ, EMEL ÜNAL, ERGİN ÇİFTCİ, and ERDAL İNCE
Pages 1157-1164

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Effect of parathyroidectomy on epicardial fat thickness as a cardiovascular risk factor in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism
MUHAMMED KIZILGÜL, MUSTAFA ÇALIŞKAN, SELVİHAN BEYSEL, MUSTAFA ÖZBEK, and ERMAN ÇAKAL
Pages 1165-1169

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Comparison of inferior vena cava collapsibility, distensibility, and delta indices at different positive pressure supports and prediction values of indices for intravascular volume status
AYKUT SARITAŞ, ÇİLER ZİNCİRCİOĞLU, PELİN UZUN SARITAŞ, UĞUR UZUN, IŞIL GÜLDOĞAN, and NİMET ŞENOĞLU
Pages 1170-1178

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Risk factors for bacteremia in children with febrile neutropenia
SONER SERTAN KARA, HASAN TEZER, MELTEM POLAT, BURCU CEYLAN CURA YAYLA, TUĞBA BEDİR DEMİRDAĞ, ARZU OKUR, ALİ FETTAH, SALİHA KANIK YÜKSEK, ANIL TAPISIZ, ZUHRE KAYA, NAMIK ÖZBEK, İDİL YENİCESU, HÜSNİYE NEŞE YARALI, and ÜLKER KOÇAK
Pages 1198-1205

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Risk factors for community-onset urinary tract infections caused by extended-spectrum ß-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli
TÜRKAN TÜZÜN, SELDA SAYIN KUTLU, MURAT KUTLU, and İLKNUR KALELİ
Pages 1206-1211

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Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Cold Intolerance Symptom Severity Questionnaire
NURTEN GİZEM TORE, MESKEN GÜMÜŞSOY, and DERAN OSKAY
Pages 1221-1227

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Obesity perception survey among youth in Turkey: instrument development and test-retest reliability
WASANTHA JAYAWARDENE, SALİH PINAR, MOHAMMAD TORABI, PENGCHENG XUN, and MUSTAFA KAMİL ÖZER
Pages 1228-1235

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Intensive Care Psychological Assessment Tool (IPAT): Turkish validity and reliability study
BERKER DUMAN, ZEYNEP KOTAN, VAHAP OZAN KOTAN, NEVZAT MEHMET MUTLU, BEYZA DOĞANAY ERDOĞAN, DAMLA SAYAR AKASLAN, SAFİYE ZEYNEP TATLI, and HAKAN KUMBASAR
Pages 1236-1242

Editors

Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Murat KEKİLLİ
Gazi University

Associate Editors-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Selim ARICI
Ondokuz Mayis University
Prof. Dr. Kürşat ALTINBAŞ
Selçuk University
Prof. Dr. Zehra Sema ÖZKAN
Kırıkkale University

Editorial Board