JULY-AUGUST 2009, VOLUME 26, No 4

CONTENTS

reviews

Pharmacogenomics and gene therapy in heart failure
D. Lykouras, D. Dougenis
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Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria: Clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment
J. Meletis, A. Sarantopoulos, J.V. Asimakopoulos, E. Terpos

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Chronic heart failure and skeletal muscle myopathy: Effects of exercise training
G. Tzanis, S. Dimopoulos, A. Tasoulis, S. Nanas
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brief review

Vaccines in sickle cell disease
P. Diamantopoulos, X. Giakoumi, A. Andreopoulos
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original papers

Oral health and quality of life of dental patients in the General Hospital of Kalymnos
�. Stamadianos, G. Alexias, F. Anagnostopoulos
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Cost identification analysis of culture methods for trichomoniasis
W. Saksirisampant, J. Prownebon, V. Wiwanitkit
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Interaction between gold nanoparticles and Cryptococcus spp
A. Sereemaspun, V. Wiwanitkit, R. Rojanathanes
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special article

Individual and contextual influences of social variables in health outcomes:
�he impact of social capital
G. Kritsotakis, P. Maiovis, A. Koutis, A.E. Philalithis
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history of medicine

The mentally ill as a "spectacle" on the streets of Athens
E. Poulakou-Rebelakou, C. Tsiamis, G. Panteleakos, D. Ploumpidis
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applied medical research

Number of patients needed in randomized clinical trials
P. Galanis
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clinicopathological rounds

Multilobar community-acquired pneumonia
A. Papathanasiou, E. Svarna, G. Nakos
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continuing medical education

Medical Imaging Quiz - Case 7
S. Tandeles, A. Pomoni, S. Milona, L. Thanos
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Acid-Base Balance-Electrolyte Quiz - Case 11
M.S. Elisaf, M. Florentin
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Thoracic Surgery Quiz - Case 7
E. Spartalis, P. Paraskeva, P. Katsaronis, K. Konstantoudakis,
E. Stathopoulou, P. Vlachoyiannopoulos, P. Tomos
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Hematology Quiz - Case 14
J. Meletis, A. Sarantopoulos, Y. Dalamagas, J.V. Asimakopoulos, E. Papakostas, T. Chatzileonida,
E. Bazani, A. Vamvacousis, N. Trikilidis, M. Michael, E. Variami, N. Viniou, E. Terpos

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Oral Medicine and Pathology Quiz - Case 8
N.G. Nikitakis, E. Papadopoulou, E. Papagiannouli, A. Sklavounou-Andrikopoulou
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Vascular Diseases Quiz - Case 12
C. Klonaris, A. Katsargyris, E.D. Avgerinos, C. Verikokos
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