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The Concept of Acceleration and Deceleration in Isokinetics and Its Relation to 3 Hop Tests
(2022)
Context: Both isokinetic testing and functional tests are often used during patient rehabilitation programs. Most researchers have assessed the relationship of isokinetic testing and functional tests in parameters such as ...
Perceived importance of public health risks in greece: a nationwide survey of the adult population
(2021)
The current study is the first to examine the perceptions of the Greek public towards selected health risks and prioritize perceived risk importance and the needs to be addressed for public health promotion. Participants ...
Musculoskeletal anatomy: evaluation and comparison of common teaching and learning modalities
(2021)
Anatomy teaching has traditionally been based on dissection. However, alternative teaching modalities constantly emerge, the use of which along with a decrease in teaching hours has brought the anatomy knowledge of students ...
Use of amenable mortality indicators to evaluate the impact of financial crisis on health system performance in Greece
(2020)
Background: Greece experienced the largest reduction in its health care budget of any European country during the economic crisis of 2008-15. Here, we test the hypothesis that budget reductions worsened health system ...
A moral intervention reduces doping likelihood in british and Greek athletes: Evidence from a cluster randomized control trial
(2021)
Objectives: The authors aimed to develop a moral intervention and to determine whether it was more effective in preventing doping than an educational (i.e., knowledge-based) intervention; their primary outcome was doping ...
Validation of the suter questionnaire after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in the Greek population
(2018)
Background & aims: The purpose of this study was to validate the Greek version of Suter questionnaire in order to be used for the evaluation of patients after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG). Methods: A total of 170 ...
Strength Training Induces Greater Increase in Handgrip Strength than Wrestling Training per se
(2020)
This study investigated the effectiveness of a specialized strength training program on maximal handgrip strength in young wrestlers. 72 young wrestlers (36 children: 8-10 years-old and 36 adolescents:13-15 years-old) ...
Anatomy Learning from Prosected Cadaveric Specimens Versus Plastic Models: A Comparative Study of Upper Limb Anatomy
(2020)
Human cadaveric prosections are a traditional, effective, and highly appreciated modality of anatomy learning. Plastic models are an alternative teaching modality, though few studies examine their effectiveness in learning ...
The association between nurse staffing and inpatient mortality: A shift-level retrospective longitudinal study
(2021)
Background: Worldwide, hospitals face pressure to reduce costs. Some respond by working with a reduced number of nurses or less qualified nursing staff. Objective: This study aims at examining the relationship between ...
The effect of a diverting ileostomy formation on nutritional status and energy intake of patients undergoing colorectal surgery
(2020)
Background and aims: The effects of ileostomy construction and colonic bypass on the general nutritional status of the patients have not yet received much attention. The aim of the present study was to assess the effect ...