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Validation and test-retest reliability of the Royal Free Interview for Spiritual and Religious Beliefs when adapted to a Greek population

Sapountzi-Krepia, D.; Raftopoulos, V.; Sgantzos, M.; Kotrotsiou, E.; Roupa-Darivaki, Z.; Sotiropoulou, K.; Ntourou, I.; Dimitriadou, A. (2005)

Background: The self-report version of the Royal Free Interview for Religious and Spiritual Beliefs has been confirmed as a valid and reliable scale, assessing the manner and nature in which spiritual beliefs are expressed. ...

Does living in urban or rural settings affect aspects of physical fitness in children? An allometric approach

Tsimeas, P. D.; Tsiokanos, A. L.; Koutedakis, Y.; Tsigilis, N.; Kellis, S. (2005)

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate physical fitness in relation to fatness in urban and rural Greek children by means of allometric scaling. Methods: The sample consisted of 360 (189 urban and 171 rural; ...

Diagnostic accuracy of a new clinical test (The Thessaly test) for early detection of meniscal tears

Karachalios, T.; Hantes, M.; Zibis, A. H.; Zachos, V.; Karantanas, A. H.; Malizos, K. N. (2005)

Background: Clinical tests used for the detection of meniscal tears in the knee do not present acceptable diagnostic sensitivity and specificity values. Diagnostic accuracy is improved by arthroscopic evaluation or magnetic ...

Markers of hepatitis viruses and human T-lymphotropic virus types I/II in patients who have undergone open-heart surgery: Evidence of increased risk for exposure to HBV and HEV

Zervou, E. K.; Georgiadou, S. P.; Liapi, G. K.; Karabini, F.; Giogiakas, V.; Zisiadis, K.; Gatselis, N. K.; Goudevenos, I.; Dalekos, G. N. (2005)

Background: Open-heart procedure is characterized by a high-risk for contracting blood-borne infections. We evaluated the prevalence of several markers of hepatitis viruses (B-E) and human T-cell lymphotropic virus types ...

Verbal skills in children with ADHD

Andreou, G.; Agapitou, P.; Karapetsas, A. (2005)

The present study examined whether ADHD children exhibit low verbal IQ (VIQ) and distinguishable test profile on the Verbal comprehension (VC) and Freedom from distractibility (FFD) factors, and whether gender influences ...

Primary biliary cirrhosis is characterized by IgG3 antibodies cross-reactive with the major mitochondrial autoepitope and its lactobacillus mimic

Bogdanos, D. P.; Baum, H.; Okamoto, M.; Montalto, P.; Sharma, U. C.; Rigopoulou, E. I.; Vlachogiannakos, J.; Ma, Y.; Burroughs, A. K.; Vergani, D. (2005)

The serological hallmark of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is the presence of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex E2 subunit (PDC-E2) antimitochondrial antibodies (AMAs). Anti-PDC-E2 antibodies cross-react specifically with ...

Endothelin-1 plasma levels in hemodialysis treatment - The influence of type 2 diabetes

Liakopoulos, V.; Wurth, P.; Mertens, P. R.; Eleftheriadis, T.; Kourti, P.; Voliotis, G.; Heintz, B.; Koukoulis, G. N.; Stefanidis, I. (2005)

In patients on chronic hemodialysis the prevalence of atherosclerosis is increased and is by far the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Endothelin-1, an endothelium-derived peptide with vasoconstrictive and mitogenic ...

Cumulative pregnancy rate after ICSI with cryopreserved testicular tissue in non-obstructive azoospermia

Dafopoulos, K.; Griesinger, G.; Schultze-Mosgau, A.; Orief, Y.; Schöpper, B.; Nikolettos, N.; Diedrich, K.; Al-Hasani, S. (2005)

The aim of the present study was to describe a simplified and inexpensive method of testicular tissue freezing to assess the cumulative clinical pregnancy rate (CPR) by this technique, and to provide useful information for ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission among high school students in Greece

Hadjichristodoulou, C.; Vasilogiannakopoulos, A.; Spala, G.; Mavrou, I.; Kolonia, V.; Marinis, E.; Syriopoulou, V.; Theodoridou, M. (2005)

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the requirements and practical steps for screening of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) transmission among high school student populations in two regional high schools ...

Isolated fallopian tube torsion: A rare diagnosis in a perimenopausal patient with adnexal mass and raised Ca 19-9: Endoscopic management and review

Daponte, A.; Dimopoulos, K. D.; Terzis, A.; Messinis, I. E. (2005)

Isolated torsion of the fallopian tube in perimenopausal women is very rare. A patient who presented with an adnexal mass with possible ovarian torsion and with a raised Ca 19-9 titer is reported. A 48-year-old perimenopausal ...