Croatian medical journal
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Croatian medical journal · Feb 2005
Depressive symptomatology among university students in Denizli, Turkey: prevalence and sociodemographic correlates.
To determine overall and subgroup prevalence of depressive symptomatology among university students in Denizli, Turkey during the 1999-2000 academic year, and to investigate whether sociodemographic factors were associated with depressive symptoms in university students. ⋯ Considering the high frequency of depressive symptoms among Turkish university students, a student counseling service offering mental health assistance is necessary. This service should especially find the way to reach out to poor students and students with poor school performance.
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Croatian medical journal · Dec 2004
Sequential organ failure assessment score as the determinant of outcome for patients with severe sepsis.
To evaluate the impact of organ dysfunction in severe sepsis and determine the effectiveness of organ dysfunction scores to discriminate outcome after admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). ⋯ The SOFA scores showed high accuracy in describing the course of organ dysfunction for the patients with severe sepsis. Evolving organ dysfunction following admission to the ICU strongly affected the outcome. Cumulative SOFA scores were better in discriminating outcome compared to single organ dysfunction scores.
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Croatian medical journal · Dec 2004
Coffee and alcohol consumption as triggering factors for sudden cardiac death: case-crossover study.
To estimate the relative risk of triggering sudden cardiac death after coffee or alcohol consumption in out-of-hospital sudden cardiac death victims. ⋯ Our research confirmed the hypothesis that coffee or alcohol consumption is a potential trigger for sudden cardiac death in persons with risk factors for ischemic heart disease.
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Croatian medical journal · Dec 2004
Alcohol consumption and mortality in Serbia: twenty-year follow-up study.
To investigate the connection between alcohol consumption and general and specific mortality in the Serbian population. ⋯ Among Serbian middle-aged population moderate alcohol consumption reduced mortality from all causes, myocardial infarction and other causes of death, and increased the probability of survival in a twenty year follow-up period. Heavy drinking increased mortality rates from all causes and reduced the twenty year-survival probability in comparison with non-drinkers.