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Tissue microarrays in immunohistochemical expression and molecular detection of DNA MMR system instability in colorectal cancer

OBJECTIVE To evaluate immunohistochemical expression DNA MMR (mismatch repair system) proteins (MLH1, MSH2 and MSH6-GTBP) in sporadic colon adenocarcinomas, correlating the results with chromosomal instability of chromos...

Late ischemic preconditioning reduces spinal cord injury <br /> after descending thoracic aortic occlusion

OBJECTIVE Ischemic preconditioning has been found to protect various organs from subsequent ischemic insult. In this study it was investigated whether late ischemic preconditioning reduces spinal cord injury after descen...

I CAN! A graduate self-completion questionnaire for evaluating medical curriculum outcomes: How to use it, and preliminary findings on Greek medical education outcomes

OBJECTIVE Although valid instruments are available for measuring the educational environment during the 6-year period of undergraduate medical study, there was no tool for measuring the end-product of the medical curricu...

Modern methods of hospital funding, competition and financial incentives

The various mechanisms of payment for health services aim to create incentives which affect the health provider behavior, economic efficiency and productivity of a health system, and ultimately its quality. This paper de...