NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2014, VOLUME 31, No 6

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editorial

Clinical experience and technology in medical practice
S.D. Moulopoulos
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special articles

The hygiene hypothesis and evolutionary medicine
A.E. Germenis
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The integration of mental health services into primary health care in Greece
V. Peritogiannis, C. Lixouriotis, V. Mavreas
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reviews

From madness to mental illness. The historical development of legal terminology
D. Mylonopoulos
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Extrapancreatic effects of glucagon-like peptide-1
A. Papazafiropoulou, S. Pappas, N. Papanas
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original papers

The effect of N-acetylcysteine on the serum levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine
and nitrogen oxide in patients on hemodialysis
I. Giannikouris, C. Petrichou, D. Perrea, P. Alivanis
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Study of the knowledge and attitudes of health care professionals about computers
D. Tsoromokos, P. Prezerakos, S. Tziaferi, Α. Lazakidou
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Percutaneous exposures among health care workers in a Greek tertiary hospital
M. Samarkos, F. Veini, S. Kostourou, E. Dokoutsidou, I. Baraboutis, A. Skoutelis
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Prediction of all-cause mortality in the elderly using a novel method
for the estimation of total arterial compliance
T.G. Papaioannou, A.D. Protogerou, N. Stergiopοulos, O. Vardoulis, M. Safar, J. Blacher, C. Stefanadis
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applied medical research

Measures of frequency in epidemiological studies
P. Galanis
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letters to the editor

Low sensitivity and specificity of HbA1C
for early diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the elderly.
A study in urban areas of Thessaloniki
M. Pape, A. Smagadi, I. Charitonidis
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Rates of polypharmacy among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Greece
A.K. Papazafiropoulou, A. Koutsovasilis, S. Pappas, S. Bousboulas
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continuing medical education

Acid-Base Balance-Electrolyte Quiz – Case 46
A. Kei, M. Elisaf
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Pediatric Radiology Quiz – Case 9
T.N. Spyridopoulos, M. Petra, S. Stathopoulou, A. Stratigopoulou, N. Evlogias
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Electrocardiogram Quiz – Case 20
E. Petrou, A. Tsipis, M. Boutsikou, V. Vartela, G. Karatasakis, G. Athanassopoulos
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book review

Thoughts on Greek Physicians-Philosophers – Anastasia-Sophia Alexiadou
C. Arvanitakis
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