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A novel marker relationship between carotid intima-media thickness and disease activity score-28 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: human endothelial cell-specific molecule-1
GÖKSEL TUZCU, ALİ UĞUR USLU, AYÇA TUZCU, RABİA AYDOĞAN BAYKARA, AHMET OMMA, and ADEM KÜÇÜK
Pages 1599-1605

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The role of right ventricular volumes and inferior vena cava diameters in the evaluation of volume status before colonoscopy
ŞULE ARICAN, RAMAZAN DERTLİ, ÇAĞDAŞ DAĞLI, GÜLÇİN HACIBEYOĞLU, MUSTAFA KOYUNCU, AHMET TOPAL, SEMA TUNCER UZUN, and MEHMET ASIL
Pages 1606-1613

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An old friend: uric acid and its association with fractional flow reserve
SALİH TOPAL, BURAK SEZENÖZ, MUSTAFA CANDEMİR, ESER AÇIKGÖZ, SADIK KADRİ AÇIKGÖZ, and NURİ BÜLENT BOYACI
Pages 1614-1619

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The validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Physical Activity Scale for Individuals with Physical Disabilities (PASIPD)
KARDEM ULAŞ, SEMRA TOPUZ, and GÖNÜL HORASAN
Pages 1620-1625

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Assessment of the visual pathways in patients with neurofibromatosis-1 by 3S-space technique with 3-Tesla MRI
ÖZGE SARAÇ, OKTAY ALGIN, MEHMET BEYAZAL, FATMA BANU ANLAR, ALİ VARAN, and ADİLE TÜLAY KANSU
Pages 1626-1633

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Clinical results of intradiscal hydrogel administration (GelStix) in lumbar degenerative disc disease
AYŞEGÜL CEYLAN, İBRAHİM AŞIK, GÜNGÖR ENVER ÖZGENCİL, and BURAK ERKEN
Pages 1634-1639

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Pipeline Flex Embolization Device (PED Flex) for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms: Periprocedural outcomes and first-year angiographic results
ŞÜKRÜ OĞUZ, ÖMER NACİ TABAKCI, ENDER UYSAL, ESER BULUT, and HASAN DİNÇ
Pages 1640-1646

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Evaluation of medial olivocochlear efferent system and hearing loss in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome
BÜLENT GÜNDÜZ, NURİYE YILDIRIM, SERDAR CAN GÜVEN, EMRE ORHAN, RECEP KARAMERT, and ZAFER GÜNENDİ
Pages 1647-1654

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Initial regional evaluation of the Cystic Fibrosis Newborn Screening Program: data from the Mediterranean coast of Turkey
ABDURRAHMAN ERDEM BAŞARAN, AYŞEN BAŞARAN, DİLARA FATMA KOCACIK, ÖZGÜL ALPER, DENİZ ACICAN, and AYŞEN BİNGÖL
Pages 1655-1661

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Can we predict patients that will not benefit from invasive mechanical ventilation? A novel scoring system in intensive care: the IMV Mortality Prediction Score (IMPRES)
TEVFİK ÖZLÜ, MEHTAP PEHLİVANLAR KÜÇÜK, AKIN KAYA, ESRA YARAR, SAMİ CENK KIRAKLI, ÖZLEM ŞENGÖREN DİKİŞ, HALE KEFELİ ÇELİK, SERDAR ÖZKAN, HAYRİYE BEKTAŞ AKSOY, and AHMET OĞUZHAN KÜÇÜK
Pages 1662-1673

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The effect of parathyroidectomy on bone mineral density in primary hyperparathyroidism
MUSTAFA ÇALIŞKAN, SELVİHAN BEYSEL, MUHAMMED KIZILGÜL, MUSTAFA ÖZBEK, and ERMAN ÇAKAL
Pages 1674-1680

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Radiographic comparison of cervical spine motion using LMA Fastrach, LMA CTrach, and the Macintosh laryngoscope
GÖZDE İNAN, NURDAN BEDİRLİ, and ZERRİN ÖZKÖSE ŞATIRLAR
Pages 1681-1686

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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio, and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in different etiological causes of thyrotoxicosis
IŞILAY TAŞKALDIRAN, TÜLAY OMMA, ÇAĞATAY EMİR ÖNDER, SEVDE NUR FIRAT, GÖNÜL KOÇ, MUSTAFA KEMAL KILIÇ, ŞERİFE MEHLİKA KUŞKONMAZ, and CAVİT ÇULHA
Pages 1687-1692

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The effect of pregabalin on tourniquet-induced ischemia-reperfusion injury:a prospective randomized study
ÖMER KARACA, HÜSEYİN ULAŞ PINAR, AHMET FEVZİ ÖZGÜR, SEVSEN KULAKSIZOĞLU, and RAFİ DOĞAN
Pages 1693-1700

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Does transrectal ultrasonography-guided biopsy of the prostate lead to possible further metastasis via circulating tumor cells?
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATİLLA, BAHATTİN AVCI, LOKMAN İRKILATA, MUSTAFA AYDIN, ALPER BİTKİN, MEVLÜT KELEŞ, İNCİ YÜCEL, and MAHMUT ULUBAY
Pages 1701-1706

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Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of the Turkish version of the Neck OutcOme Score
ŞEYDA CANDENİZ, SEYİT ÇITAKER, and BATUHAN BAKIRARAR
Pages 1707-1714

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Abdominal girth has a strong correlation with actual and ultrasound estimated epidural depth
MEHMET CANTÜRK, NAZAN KOCAOĞLU, and MELTEM HAKKI
Pages 1715-1720

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Is the asymmetry between the vertebral arteries related to cerebral dominance?
AHMET VURAL and ESMA ESİN DERİN ÇİÇEK
Pages 1721-1726

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The Turkish version of the Modified Falls Efficacy Scale: reliability and validity from the viewpoint of balance
NİLÜFER ÇETİŞLİ KORKMAZ, MEHMET DURAY, ESRA DOĞRU HÜZMELİ, and HANDE ŞENOL
Pages 1727-1735

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Retrospective evaluation of anesthetic techniques in pregnant women with renal transplantation
ASUMAN SARGIN, SEMRA KARAMAN, ŞEYDA CEYLAN ARI, ALİ AKDEMİR, and İSMET HORTU
Pages 1736-1741

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The effect of hyperglycemic peak induced by oral glucose tolerance test on the oxidant and antioxidant levels
TEKİN YILDIRIM, AYŞE YEŞİM GÖÇMEN, ZEYNEP TUĞBA ÖZDEMİR, ELİF BÖREKCİ, ELİF TURAN, and YALÇIN ARAL
Pages 1742-1747

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Role of aortic stiffness and inflammation in the etiology of young-onset hypertension
SERKAN GÖKASLAN, ÇİĞDEM ÖZER GÖKASLAN, EMİN DEMİREL, and SEFA ÇELİK
Pages 1748-1753

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Relationship between tissue and serum eosinophilia in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy with allergic rhinitis
NUR YÜCEL EKİCİ and ÖZGÜR KÜLAHCI
Pages 1754-1759

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Rasch analysis of the Neck Bournemouth Questionnaire: Turkish version, validity, and reliability study
YASEMİN ÖZEL ASLIYÜCE, DERYA GÖKMEN, and ÖZLEM ÜLGER
Pages 1760-1765

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Development and psychometric testing of the Family Functioning Questionnaire in Rehabilitation (FFQR)
HATİCE ABAOĞLU and ESRA AKI
Pages 1766-1773

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Does mammalian target of rapamycin or sestrin 1 protein signaling have a role in bone fracture healing?
ÖZHAN PAZARCI, HALEF OKAN DOĞAN, SEYRAN KILINÇ, and İSMET YALKIN ÇAMURCU
Pages 1774-1778

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IFN-γ stimulated dental follicle mesenchymal stem cells regulate activated lymphocyte response in rheumatoid arthritis patients in vitro
NOUSHIN ZIBANDEH, DENİZ GENÇ, GÜZİDE NEVSUN İNANÇ, RAFİ HANER DİRESKENELİ, and TUNÇ AKKOÇ
Pages 1779-1788

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The effect of N-acetylcysteine on inflammation and oxidative stress in cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity: a rat model
İNAYET GÜNTÜRK, CEVAT YAZICI, SEMA KADER KÖSE, FATMA DAĞLI, BİLAL YÜCEL, and ARZU HANIM YAY
Pages 1789-1799