• Air and maritime transport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: challenges for the public health service [Flug- und Schiffsverkehr während der COVID-19-Pandemie in Deutschland: Herausforderungen für den Öffentlichen Gesundheitsdienst] 

      Kleine-Kampmann S., Schöll M., Ehlers L., Hewelt E., Götsch U., Göbels K., Ippisch S., Seidel J., Thanheiser M., Schindler B., Kalkowski M., Boldt M., Dirksen-Fischer M., von Münster T., Jeglitza M., Chmielewska J., Sangs A., Mouchtouri B., Rexroth U., an der Heiden M. (2021)
      COVID-19 has been challenging our society since January 2020. Due to global travel, the new coronavirus has rapidly spread worldwide. This article aims to provide an overview of the challenges in implementing measures in ...
    • Causes of blindness and vision impairment in 2020 and trends over 30 years, and prevalence of avoidable blindness in relation to VISION 2020: The Right to Sight: An analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 

      Bourne R.R.A., Steinmetz J.D., Saylan M., Mersha A.M., Weldemariam A.H., Wondmeneh T.G., Sreeramareddy C.T., Pinheiro M., Yaseri M., Yu C., Zastrozhin M.S., Zastrozhina A., Zhang Z.-J., Zimsen S.R.M., Yonemoto N., Tsegaye G.W., Vu G.T., Vongpradith A., Renzaho A.M.N., Sorrie M.B., Shaheen A.A., Shiferaw W.S., Skryabin V.Y., Skryabina A.A., Saya G.K., Rahimi-Movaghar V., Shigematsu M., Sahraian M.A., Naderifar H., Sabour S., Rathi P., Sathian B., Miller T.R., Rezapour A., Rawal L., Pham H.Q., Parekh U., Podder V., Onwujekwe O.E., Pasovic M., Otstavnov N., Negash H., Pawar S., Naimzada M.D., Al Montasir A., Ogbo F.A., Owolabi M.O., Pakshir K., Mohammad Y., Moni M.A., Nunez-Samudio V., Mulaw G.F., Naveed M., Maleki S., Michalek I.M., Misra S., Swamy S.N., Mohammed J.A., Flaxman S., Park E.-C., Briant P.S., Meles G.G., Hayat K., Landires I., Kim G.R., Liu X., LeGrand K.E., Taylor H.R., Kunjathur S.M., Khoja T.A.M., Bicer B.K., Khalilov R., Hashi A., Kayode G.A., Carneiro V.L.A., Kavetskyy T., Kosen S., Kulkarni V., Holla R., Kalhor R., Jayaram S., Islam S.M.S., Gilani S.A., Eskandarieh S., Molla M.D., Itumalla R., Farzadfar F., Congdon N.G., Elhabashy H.R., Elayedath R., Couto R.A.S., Dervenis N., Cromwell E.A., Dahlawi S.M.A., Resnikoff S., Casson R.J., Abdoli A., Choi J.-Y.J., Dos Santos F.L.C., Abrha W.A., Nagaraja S.B., Abualhasan A., Adal T.G., Aregawi B.B., Beheshti M., Abu-Gharbieh E., Afshin A., Ahmadieh H., Alemzadeh S.A., Arrigo A., Atnafu D.D., Ashbaugh C., Ashrafi E., Alemayehu W., Alfaar A.S., Alipour V., Anbesu E.W., Androudi S., Arabloo J., Arditi A., Bagli E., Baig A.A., Bärnighausen T.W., Parodi M.B., Bhagavathula A.S., Bhardwaj N., Bhardwaj P., Bhattacharyya K., Bijani A., Bikbov M., Bottone M., Braithwaite T., Bron A.M., Butt Z.A., Cheng C.-Y., Chu D.-T., Cicinelli M.V., Coelho J.M., Dai X., Dana R., Dandona L., Dandona R., Del Monte M.A., Deva J.P., Diaz D., Djalalinia S., Dreer L.E., Ehrlich J.R., Ellwein L.B., Emamian M.H., Fernandes A.G., Fischer F., Friedman D.S., Furtado J.M., Gaidhane S., Gazzard G., Gebremichael B., George R., Ghashghaee A., Golechha M., Hamidi S., Hammond B.R., Hartnett M.E.R., Hartono R.K., Hay S.I., Heidari G., Ho H.C., Househ M., Ibitoye S.E., Ilic I.M., Huang J.J., Ilic M.D., Ingram A.D., Irvani S.S.N., Jha R.P., Kahloun R., Kandel H., Kasa A.S., Kempen J.H., Khairallah M., Khan E.A., Khanna R.C., Khatib M.N., Kim J.E., Kim Y.J., Kisa A., Kisa S., Koyanagi A., Kurmi O.P., Lansingh V.C., Leasher J.L., Leveziel N., Limburg H., Manafi N., Mansouri K., McAlinden C., Mohammadi S.F., Mokdad A.H., Morse A.R., Naderi M., Naidoo K.S., Nangia V., Nguyen H.L.T., Ogundimu K., Olagunju A.T., Panda-Jonas S., Pesudovs K., Peto T., Ur Rahman M.H., Ramulu P.Y., Rawaf D.L., Rawaf S., Reinig N., Robin A.L., Rossetti L., Safi S., Sahebkar A., Samy A.M., Serle J.B., Shaikh M.A., Shen T.T., Shibuya K., Shin J.I., Silva J.C., Silvester A., Singh J.A., Singhal D., Sitorus R.S., Skiadaresi E., Soheili A., Sousa R.A.R.C., Stambolian D., Tadesse E.G., Tahhan N., Tareque Md.I., Topouzis F., Tran B.X., Tsilimbaris M.K., Varma R., Virgili G., Wang N., Wang Y.X., West S.K., Wong T.Y., Jonas J.B., Vos T., GBD 2019 Blindness and Vision Impairment Collaborators, Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study (2021)
      Background: Many causes of vision impairment can be prevented or treated. With an ageing global population, the demands for eye health services are increasing. We estimated the prevalence and relative contribution of ...
    • Cost estimation of patients admitted to the intensive care unit: A case study of the Teaching University Hospital of Thessaly 

      Geitona, M.; Androutsou, L.; Theodoratou, D. (2010)
      Objective: This study aimed to estimate the cost of patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Teaching University Hospital of Thessaly (TUHT) in 2006 and to demonstrate discrepancies between actual ...
    • COVID-19 and nuclear cardiology: Introducing the “forward” virtual visit 

      Angelidis G., Valotassiou V., Psimadas D., Georgoulias P. (2021)
      [No abstract available]
    • Determinants of refugee and migrant health status in 10 european countries: The mig-healthcare project 

      Riza E., Karnaki P., Gil-Salmerón A., Zota K., Ho M., Petropoulou M., Katsas K., Garcés-Ferrer J., Linos A. (2020)
      In this study, we collect and synthesize information on the health status of the refugee/migrant population in ten European countries in order to map refugee/migrant health needs. With this information, we identify areas ...
    • Dietary management of celiac disease: Revisiting the guidelines 

      Theodoridis X., Grammatikopoulou M.G., Petalidou A., Patelida M., Gkiouras K., Klonizakis M., Pittas S., Bogdanos D.P. (2019)
      Objective: Medical nutrition therapy (MNT), by lifelong compliance with a gluten-free diet, is likely the only treatment for celiac disease (CD). Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) regarding the management of CD emphasize ...
    • Differences in surgical oncology practice in Greece and Cyprus between the first and second COVID-19 pandemic waves: Lessons from a paradigm shift 

      Magouliotis D., Fergadi M., Koukousaki D., Symeonidis D., Diamantis A., Tatsios E., Christodoulidis G., Zacharoulis D. (2021)
      The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to the implementation of certain restrictions and rearrangements regarding the surgical oncology operations, thus affecting the surgical lists, the availability of surgical time, ...
    • EBCOG position statement: Inequality in fertility treatment in people of colour 

      Messinis I.E., Messini C.I., Anifandis G.M., Daponde A., Mukhopadhyay S., Mahmood T. (2021)
      Despite advances in promoting sexual and reproductive rights by the United Nations, WHO and UNFPA, inequities in the provision of health care for women exist and are influenced by the socioeconomic status and the ethnicity ...
    • The economic burden of treating neonates in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in Greece 

      Geitona, M.; Hatzikou, M.; Hatzistamatiou, Z.; Anastasiadou, A.; Theodoratou, T. D. (2007)
      Background: In a period when a public-private mix in Greece is under consideration and hospital budgets become restrained, economic assessment is important for rational decision making. The study aimed to estimate the ...
    • The effect of covid-19 disease on the health and health services in six European countries 

      Charamis V., Mourtou E., Sarafis P. (2021)
      The consequences of Covid-19 disease were examined, and specifically the ways in which it has affected health indicators and health services in six European countries, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, and Spain. A ...
    • Effect of high-intensity exercise on cardiorespiratory fitness, cardiovascular disease risk and disease activity in patients with inflammatory joint disease: Protocol for the ExeHeart randomised controlled trial 

      Nordén K.R., Dagfinrud H., Semb A.G., Hisdal J., Viktil K.K., Sexton J., Fongen C., Skandsen J., Blanck T., Metsios G.S., Tveter A.T. (2022)
      Introduction Inflammatory joint disease (IJD) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) fostered by systemic inflammation and a high prevalence of CVD risk factors. Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) ...
    • Examining Socioeconomic and Computational Aspects of Vaccine Pharmacovigilance 

      Soldatou V., Soldatos A., Soldatos T. (2019)
      Background. Vaccine pharmacovigilance relates to the detection of adverse events, their assessment, understanding, and prevention, and communication of their risk to the public. These activities can be tedious and long ...
    • Exercise for perinatal depressive symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in perinatal health services 

      Morres I.D., Tzouma N.-A., Hatzigeorgiadis A., Krommidas C., Kotronis K.V., Dafopoulos K., Theodorakis Y., Comoutos N. (2022)
      Background: Exercise improves perinatal depressive (PD) symptoms, but reports call for more robust evidence. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed at synthesizing evidence exclusively from randomized controlled ...
    • Experience gained from the implementation of the fracture liaison service in Greece 

      Makras P., Babis G.C., Chronopoulos E., Karachalios T., Kazakos K., Paridis D., Potoupnis M., Tzavellas A.-N., Valkanis C., Kosmidis C. (2020)
      Introduction: We present the second implementation of a fracture liaison service (FLS) at a national level in Greece. Methods: This was a multicenter prospective study, organized by the Hellenic Society for the Study of ...
    • Fears and Health Needs of Patients with Diabetes: A Qualitative Research in Rural Population 

      Papaspurou M., Laschou V.C., Partsiopoulou P., Fradelos E.C., Kleisiaris C.F., Kalota M.A., Neroliatsiou A., Papathanasiou I.V. (2015)
      INTRODUCTION: Insulin-dependent patients are individuals with chronic disease who are well adapted to living and dealing with any health needs and fears arising. An important aspect in the process of adaptation to chronic ...
    • Health and social needs of migrant construction workers for big sporting events 

      Onarheim K.H., Phua K.H., Babar Z.R., Flouris A.D., Hargreaves S. (2021)
      [No abstract available]
    • Impact of covid-19 on health services, vascular surgery and medical research 

      SPANOS K., KÖLBEL T., MANSILHA A., GIANNOUKAS A. (2021)
      [No abstract available]
    • Improving the evidence on health inequities in migrant construction workers preparing for big sporting events 

      Flouris A.D., Babar Z., Ioannou L.G., Onarheim K.H., Phua K.H., Hargreaves S. (2021)
      [No abstract available]
    • International consensus on the diagnosis and management of pediatric patients with hereditary angioedema with C1 inhibitor deficiency 

      Farkas H., Martinez-Saguer I., Bork K., Bowen T., Craig T., Frank M., Germenis A.E., Grumach A.S., Luczay A., Varga L., Zanichelli A., HAWK, Aberer W., Andrejevic S., Aygoeren-Pürsün E., Banerji A., Bara N.-A., Bas M., Bernstein J., Betschel S., Björkander J., Boccon-Gibod I., Bouillet L., Bova M., Boysen H.H., Branco-Ferreira M., Bygum A., Caballero T., Cancian M., Castaldo A., Christiansen S., Cicardi M., Drouet C., Fabiani J., Gompels M., Gonzalez-Quevedo M.T., Gooi J., Gower R., Gökmen N.M., Grivcheva-Panovska V., Guilarte M., Gülbahar O., Hack E., Hakl R., Harmat G., Jeseňák M., Jolles S., Kaplan A., Katelaris C., Kosnik M., Kőhalmi K.V., Leibovich I., Levi M., Li H., Longhurst H.J., Lumry W., Magerl M., Malbran A., Martin L., Maurer M., Mihály E., Moldovan D., Murdjeva M., Nagy I.B., Nielsen E.W., Nieto S., Nordenfelt P., Obtulowitzc K., Pedrosa M., Porębski G., Prior N., Reshef A., Riedl M.A., Rosenkranz B., Schmid-Grendelmeier P., Péter S., Speletas M., Staevska M., Stobiecki M., Triggiani M., Veszeli N., Wuillemin W., Xiang Z.Y., Yamamoto B., Zuraw B. (2017)
      Background: The consensus documents published to date on hereditary angioedema with C1 inhibitor deficiency (C1-INH-HAE) have focused on adult patients. Many of the previous recommendations have not been adapted to pediatric ...