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PubMed1977

[Pityriasis versicolor in Greece and its predisposition factors].

The age and seasonal incidence of 2610 patients with pityriasis versicolor in Greece were studied. Determination of the pH of Na and K ions of the sweat and the microbiol flora of the skin of pityriasis versicolor patients was undertaken. Besides these the effectiveness of a 1% selenium disulfid suspension was tested. The results indicate that the age groups of 20-29 and 30-30 years are mostly affected by the disease. A high incidence of the skin manifestation was noted during the summer and fall months. A difference of the pH of the sweat between pityriasis versicolor and healthy controls was observed, but no difference was found in the Na and K ions of the sweat among these two groups. Neither did the microbial flora from the skin lesions of patients and from corresponding sites of controls show any difference. The high relapse in this experiment indicates the relative ineffectiveness of selenium disulfid preparations when used as a 1% suspension in the treatment of pityriasis versicolor.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1989

[Serologic studies of listeriosis antibodies in dogs in Greece].

In an epidemiological study of dogs carried out in Greece, antibodies against listeriosis were demonstrated in the slow-agglutination and the complement-fixation-reaction. Depending on the dogs' place of origin CFR titers were found in 6.1% to 51.1%. CFR-titers could be confirmed in a comparative investigation with the slow-agglutination-test.

Animals↗
PubMed1989

[Toxoplasmosis in dogs in Greece].

In Greece, not only raw meat feeding but also the possible faecal transmission of disease from the vast amount of strayed domestic cats play an important role in the incidence of toxoplasmosis among dogs. This must be concluded from the high contamination rate of 21.2% to 30.8% in all four presented investigations.

Animals↗
PubMed1989

[Transmission of visceral leishmaniasis with studies of dogs in Greece].

According to our results the public fear in Greece of infection from dogs or the dog as a possible reservoir could not be confirmed. A total of 749 dogs were investigated. Positive findings were demonstrated successfully in 10 cases of 19 clinical cases and serologically confirmed in 10 cases. Strains were isolated in the experimental animal the hamster.

Animals↗
PubMed1989

Nutrition policy in Greece.

The development of the efforts towards a nutrition policy in Greece during the last decade is described. These efforts are discussed in the context of information about the contemporary dietary patterns of the Greek population, obtained from FAO food balance sheets and the national household budget surveys.

Feeding Behavior↗
PubMed1989

Genetic studies in four populations of the northern Aegean Sea, Greece.

A total of 945 non-related individuals from four isolated population groups from the Northern Aegean Sea (Greece)--Alonissos, Oxilithos, Skopelos, and Glossa, has been typed for 16 polymorphic systems of the blood, namely A1A2B0, MNS., Rhesus (C, c, Cw, D, E, e), Kell, Duffy (a,b), Kidd (a); Hp, Tf subtypes, Gc, Gm (1, 2, 3, 5, 13), Km (1); aP, AK, PGM1, EsD, and 6-PGD. The distribution of phenotype and gene/haplotype frequencies shows a considerable interpopulational variability, which is discussed considering the history of these populations as well as the impact of locally acting microevolutionary factors such as drift and founder effects. The average coefficient of gene diversity GST comes to 0.0147, whereas Wahlund's variance is on average 0.0154, and Wright's Fst = 0.0147. Genetic distance analysis reveals a pattern of similarities, which is in conformity with the history of the populations under study.

Blood Group Antigens↗
PubMed1989

Socializing health services in Greece.

Greece's first socialist government has established the legal framework for a national health system. The Government would not have been able to initiate such an action if the previous health delivery system had not had significant imperfections. In addressing these deficiencies, none of the solutions offered by the government has proved more controversial than the proposal to bring the practice of medicine under its control. To meet this objective, the Greek Government is employing strategies that maintain the growth in the total number of physicians; expand the ranks of its own physician corps; eliminate private ownership of most hospitals and clinics; and increase physicians' accountability to the public sector. It may be that the ultimate success of the Government's attempt to establish a national health system will depend on its ability to control physicians as a group.

Economics, Medical↗
PubMed1989

The volatiles of Chaerophyllum bulbosum L. ssp. bulbosum growing wild in Greece.

The analysis of the volatile fraction of Chaerophyllum bulbosum L. ssp. bulbosum (Apiaceae) growing wild in Greece, by capillary GC and GC-MS, demonstrated the presence of at least 34 constituents; 29 of which were identified, corresponding to 95% of the total. The following major components were found: apiol (37%), trimethyl-3,7,11-dodecatrien-1,6,10-ol-3 (8.5%), linalool (7.7%), myristicine (6.9%) and eugenol (5.8%).

Chromatography, Gas↗
PubMed1989

Congenital dislocation of the hip. Observations on the early diagnosis and results of treatment with an abduction brace in infants two to nine months of age in Greece.

In Greece, despite efforts toward early diagnosis of congenital dislocation of the hip (CDH) during the last 20 years, treatment of 75% of infants so diagnosed has not been begun until they are 2 to 9 months of age, with an average treatment onset age of 4.6 months. Five hundred eighty-seven infants (947 hips) two to nine months of age with typical CDH or subluxation were treated with a specially designed abduction brace. This brace, which has been in use for more than 22 years, proved simple and reliable. The follow-up period ranged from two to 20 years (average, 4.5 years). Excellent results were found in 862 hips (91.0%), good results in 44 hips (4.5%), fair results in 32 hips (3.5%), and poor results in nine hips (1.0%). Changes due to ischemic necrosis were noted in 6.8% of the hips, with severe changes present in 3.0%. The most recent results have improved as a result of greater attention to very gentle and gradual abduction of the hips before the application of the brace and the avoidance of extreme abduction positioning in the brace.

Braces↗
PubMed1989

Experience with total hip arthroplasty in Greece, the first 20 years. A particular reference to long-term results with the McKee-Farrar technique.

Total hip arthroplasty was introduced early in Greece (1966-1967) and was initially performed in very small numbers. However, even after the difficult early period, statistics are low compared to other countries. An estimate brings the total number of operations during a 20-year period to 9000 with a rate in recent years of 1000 per year. An early series of 143 arthroplasties (122 patients), mainly of the McKee-Farrar metal-to-metal technique, was reviewed. A final group of 52 arthroplasties, all primary prostheses of the McKee-Farrar type, were assessed with a follow-up period ranging from 12 to 20 years postoperatively. In the surviving cases, 53% were pain-free, and, in 79%, useful motion was maintained. The roentgenographic results were less satisfying but a fair roentgenographic picture did not preclude a good or very good clinical and functional outcome. Although the metal-to-metal technique now appears to be more of historic value, long-term results with this type of implant offer grounds for comparison with current cemented techniques.

Adult↗
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Epidemiology and diagnosis of rabies in Greece.

During the decade 1951-1960, 8626 rabies cases were reported among domestic animals in Greece and 53 deaths in humans. During the decades 1961-1970, 1971-1980 cases were reduced to 3009 and 242, respectively, while no more cases in man occurred since 1970. Vaccination campaigns of dogs, besides the low prevalence of rabies among wild animals, resulted in its eradication from the country. Immunofluorescence is the method used for diagnosis.

Animals↗
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[Reasons and factors which are causing tooth loss in the population of Greece].

The aim of this study was to determine the reasons for tooth loss among the population of Greece and the factors which contribute to it. A total of 600 individuals, ages 18-50, was included in this study. During the examination the following were recorded: 1) The number of teeth which had already been lost and the number of teeth which had to be extracted. 2) The dental disease which was responsible for tooth loss. 3) The age, the socioeconomic status, the oral hygiene habits and the dental care of the individual. For the entire age group the percentages of teeth which had to be extracted due to caries, periodontal disease or other reasons were 68.7%, 12.3% and 19.0% respectively. The percentages of teeth which had been lost due to caries, periodontal disease or other reasons were 56.5%, 10.8% and 32.8%. The mean number of extractions of individuals was inversely related to their oral hygiene habits and frequency of visits to their dentist. Tooth loss was greater among the rural population than the urban population. People of the higher socioeconomic class tend to have a lower number of extractions.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1987

Haptoglobin subtypes in Greece.

The HP*1S, HP*1F, HP*2SS, HP*2SF, HP*2FF alleles have been studied on 212 individuals from Northern Greece. Their frequencies are 0.311, 0.042, 0.179, 0.463 and 0.005 respectively. The results have been compared with those found in other European populations.

Alleles↗
PubMed1987

[Taxonomy and geographic distribution of Phlebotomus (Adlerius) chinensis s. l. and P. (Larroussius) major s. l. (Psychodidae-Diptera). Status of species present in Greece].

Vectors of leishmaniasis have to be identified with precision. Some subspecies of the subgenus Adlerius and Larroussius have been recently raised to the specific level. Paleobiogeography justifies this opinion. So some past identifications and repartition maps have to be revised. According comparisons between sandflies from various areas, it has been established that the species present in Greece are: Phlebotomus neglectus for Larroussius of the major group and P. simici and P. balcanicus for Adlerius subgenus.

Animals↗
PubMed1985

Tobacco smoking, coffee drinking, and occupation as risk factors for bladder cancer in Greece.

Patients with bladder cancer (250 males and 50 females), consecutively admitted during a 2-year period in the major cancer hospital of Athens, and an equal number of age- and gender-matched comparison patients with orthopedic conditions were interviewed regarding demographic, socioeconomic, and biomedical characteristics, including their occupations and their use of coffee and tobacco prior to the onset of their present disease or condition. Analyses of the data showed that cigarette smoking is an important, statistically significant and dose-dependent risk factor for bladder cancer, particularly in males (tobacco smoking is rare among older Greek women); drinking 2 or more cups of Greek coffee per day appears to be a risk factor for bladder cancer, independent of tobacco smoking, although the association is neither strong nor dose dependent; and a priori specified "high-risk" occupations were associated with an increased rate ratio for bladder cancer among men less than 65 years and among women in general but not among older men. The overall results of this study indicate that the established risk factors for bladder cancer in the United States and in other developed countries are, apparently, equally important for bladder cancer in Greece, despite the differences in composition and conditions of use of Oriental tobacco and Greek coffee and in the activities and exposures to carcinogens in the Greek work place.

Age Factors↗