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A Case Of Mad Honey Poisoning Presenting With Convulsion: Intoxication Instead Of Alternative Therapy, Embi̇ya Di̇lber, Mukaddes Kalyoncu, Ni̇lgün Yariş, Ayşenur Ökten
A Case Of Mad Honey Poisoning Presenting With Convulsion: Intoxication Instead Of Alternative Therapy, Embi̇ya Di̇lber, Mukaddes Kalyoncu, Ni̇lgün Yariş, Ayşenur Ökten
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
İLBER Mukaddes KALYONCU Nilgün YARIŞ Ayşenur ÖKTEN Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon - Turkey
Factors Affecting Bone Health In Children: A Preliminary Study In Kocaeli, Gülcan Türker, Kadi̇r Babaoğlu, Demet Gedi̇kbaşi, Hakan Demi̇r, Fatma Berk, Meti̇n Aydoğan, Şükrü Hatun
Factors Affecting Bone Health In Children: A Preliminary Study In Kocaeli, Gülcan Türker, Kadi̇r Babaoğlu, Demet Gedi̇kbaşi, Hakan Demi̇r, Fatma Berk, Meti̇n Aydoğan, Şükrü Hatun
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Unhealthy bones in childhood are likely to be reflected as osteoporosis in the future. This study was planned to assess the bone health of children in the Kocaeli region and to determine the risk factors in terms of osteopenia. A total of 46 healthy children aged 6-16 years (21 girls and 25 boys, mean age: 8.74±2.56 years) were included in the study. A questionaire was used by the physicians to determine the sunlight exposure, dressing habits, calcium content of the diet, vitamin supplementation and daily physical activity. Bone mineral density was evaluated using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry at L_2-L_4 levels of …