Measures of disease occurrence

Epidemiology is the scientific branch that studies the frequency of occurrence of diseases (health states or death), as well as the characteristics of individuals on which this frequency depends. Measures of occurrence,...

The evolution of ancient Greek medicine as a trade and a science: Study of the sources

Ancient Greek medicine is unduly and mistakenly considered to have been a mixture of shamanism and religion before the time of the Koan master, Hippokrates. According to Greek, Roman/Latin and medieval sources, however,...

Καρδιακές τροπονίνες. Υποδηλώνουν πάντα μυοκαρδιακή νέκρωση;<br />

The role of computerised tomography (CT) in the preoperative diagnosis<br /> and surgical treatment of intrabiliary rupture of hydatid cyst of the liver

This is a retrospective study to evaluate the role of computerised tomography (CT) in the preoperative diagnosis of echinococcal cyst rupture into the biliary tract and the surgical management of this complication. Eight...

Private health expenditure in Greece: The Greek paradox

OBJECTIVE It is called "the Greek paradox". Given the country's universal coverage by a public health insurance system, it is indeed paradoxical that Greece today has the most "privatized" health care system among EU cou...