Croatian medical journal
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Croatian medical journal · Apr 2004
Epidemiology of central nervous system tumors in Labin area, Croatia, 1974-2001.
To establish the incidence of tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) in the population of Labin area in Istria, Croatia, characterized by very little population migration. ⋯ Primary CNS tumors showed high, but temporally stable incidence in population of Labin area over the last 27 years, indicating that the alleged increase in CNS tumors incidence was not true.
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Croatian medical journal · Apr 2004
Case ReportsPercutaneous transluminal angioplasty with stenting in extended supra-aortic artery dissection.
A 51-year-old man underwent two percutaneous transluminal angioplasties with stenting for a dissection that extended from the right brachiocephalic trunk into the proximal part of the internal carotid artery. The patient presented with transient dysphasia one month after surgical treatment of a type A dissecting aortic aneurysm. ⋯ At follow-up 29 months after stent implantation, the patient was asymptomatic and ultrasound examination demonstrated no recurrence of dissection at the stented segment. This case suggests that stenting could be a successful treatment of cervical artery dissection.
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Croatian medical journal · Feb 2004
Comparative StudyTeaching disability and rehabilitation medicine at the Medical School in Split, Croatia.
We describe the unsatisfactory situation of teaching disability and rehabilitation to medical students, focusing on countries of Central/Eastern Europe (CEE), sourcing a selection of relevant literature and reports of competent colleagues from these countries. Further, we present a model of teaching disability and rehabilitation medicine as it is now taught at the Medical School in Split, after the program for teaching Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation to the 5th year medical undergraduates was reformed in the academic year 2001/2002 to make it a satisfying educational experience that focuses on rehabilitation medicine, allowing acquisition of the competence necessary for managing persons with disability in the community. In an anonymous evaluation questionnaire, 96% of students thought that the new program was very good, that it contributed significantly to their general medical education, and was useful for their future work as general practitioners. We believe that the new program, which is broad in scope and content, well received by students, and attains its objectives, deserves to be introduced to a wider medical community.
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Croatian medical journal · Feb 2004
Tobacco use among high shool students in Kampala, Uganda: questionnaire study.
To determine the prevalence of tobacco-use and describe tobacco-related knowledge, perceptions, and behavior of high school students aged 13-15 years in Kampala, Uganda. ⋯ Many high school students in Kampala are exposed to tobacco advertising, especially through the media. Efforts to control smoking in this age-group should also target their parents and other family members, by means of the media.
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Croatian medical journal · Feb 2004
Comparative StudyAcademic profile of students who transferred to Zagreb School of Medicine from other medical schools in Croatia.
To assess the academic performance of students who transferred to the Zagreb School of Medicine from other three medical schools in Croatia. ⋯ Transfer students had poorer academic performance than students who passed the admission test and were enrolled at the Zagreb School of Medicine from the first year of studies.