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Predicting mortality and morbidity of geriatric femoral fractures using a modified frailty index and perioperative features: A prospective, multicentre and observational study
(Geriatrics Society, 2018)
Femoral fracture is associated with high geriatric mortality. Frailty is the increased vulnerability to stressors resulting from aging-associated decreases in physiological reserve. We aimed to predict 30-365-day postoperative ...
Turkish medical students' perspectives on pediatric euthanasia
(Medicine and Law, 2018-09-01)
Background The legalization and paradigmatic cases,. such as Baby Doe, have initiated a debate on pediatric euthanasia. This paper examines the historic background, the current extent of implementation, and the main ethical ...
Ethical and legal problems arising from off-label use of medical devices and some solution recommendations
(Turkish Society of Cardiology, 2018-06-01)
Tıbbi cihazların endikasyon dışı (off-label) kullanımı giderek
yaygınlaşmaktadır. İlaçların endikasyon dışı kullanımının yasal ve etik açıdan kurallara bağlanmış olmasına rağmen benzer düzenlemeler tıbbi cihazlar alanında ...
Short History of Research Ethics With Selected Cases
(Pamukkale Tıp Dergisi, 2017)
Research ethics improved by the increase in number and variety of clinical and sociological research on human subjects. The developments in medicine and technology produced possibilities which were not present in the years ...
An increasing problem in publication ethics: Publication bias and editors' role in avoiding it.
(Springer, 2017-06)
Publication bias is defined as "the tendency on the parts of investigators, reviewers, and editors to submit or accept manuscripts for publication based on the direction or the strength of the study findings." Publication ...
Abortion in Islamic Ethics, and How It is Perceived in Turkey: A Secular Muslim Country
(Springer, 2017-06)
Abortion is among the most widely discussed concepts of medical ethics. Since the well-known ethical theories have emerged from Western world, the position of Islamic ethics regarding main issues of medical ethics has been ...
An Overview of LGBT Rights and Health Legislation in Turkey from an Ethical Perspective
(Yozmol Heiliger, 2017-09)
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people have been and are still being subjected to discrimination and the violation of fundamental human rights based upon their sexual orientation and gender identity. In many ...
An Assessment of Coherence Between Early Warning and Response Systems and Serious Cross-Border Health Threats in the European Union and Turkey
(Cambridge University Press, 2016-12)
Disease outbreaks have attracted the attention of the public health community to early warning and response systems (EWRS) for communicable diseases and other cross-border threats to health. The European Union (EU) and the ...
Syrian Refugees, Health and Migration Legislation in Turkey.
(Springer, 2017-12)
This paper discusses the crucial effects of Turkish health and migration laws on Syrian refugees' access to public health services and social determinants of health. Key aspects of current Turkish laws affect the health ...
Physicians’ Ethical Dilemmas in the Context of Anti-Doping Practices
(JSciMed Central, 2016)
The World Anti-Doping Code states that, there is an intrinsic value about sports that is the celebration of the human spirit, body and mind, and is reflected in values other than winning or being the first in any sports ...
