Croatian medical journal
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Croatian medical journal · Feb 2004
Comparative StudyDaily caffeine intake among Osijek High School students: questionnaire study.
To assess caffeine intake habits of Osijek high school students and identify the most important sources of caffeine intake. ⋯ Soft drinks containing caffeine were the major source of caffeine intake in high school students. Large-scale public health measures are needed to inform the public on health issues related to excessive intake of caffeine-containing foodstuffs by children and adolescents.
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Croatian medical journal · Feb 2004
Medical students' opinions on physicians' strike: cross sectional questionnaire study.
To investigate what Zagreb Medical School students think about general physicians' strike in Croatia, which began in February 2003. ⋯ Zagreb Medical School students supported the physicians' strike and were undecided on its negative consequences. They thought that physicians' status in Croatia was poor. This trend was more obvious among students in clinical years whose one or both parents were physicians.
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Croatian medical journal · Dec 2003
Obstetric risk factors associated with placenta previa development: case-control study.
To evaluate potential risk factors and perinatal outcome of pregnancies complicated with placenta previa in Croatian population of pregnant women recruited from the largest tertiary care perinatal center in Croatia. ⋯ The most important obstetric factors for placenta previa development were advanced maternal age especially >34 years, 3 or more previous pregnancies, parity of 2 and more, rising number of previous abortions, and history of previous cesarean section, but not child sex at birth, history of drug abuse and previous placenta previa. Smoking cigarettes was significantly less frequent in women with placenta previa. Preterm delivery still remains the greatest problem in pregnancies complicated with placenta previa.
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Croatian medical journal · Dec 2003
Comparative StudyPrimary vs secondary wound reconstruction in Gustilo type III open tibial shaft fractures: follow-up study of 35 cases.
To compare primary and secondary wound reconstruction as a treatment method for Gustilo type III open tibial fractures. ⋯ Primary wound reconstruction required smaller number of operations and shorter time to recovery than secondary wound reconstruction, mostly due to a significantly smaller proportion of cases with a bone defect.