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"It was as if society didn't want a woman to get an abortion": a qualitative study in Istanbul Turkey
(Elsevier Science Inc, 2017)
Introduction: In 1983 abortion without restriction as to reason was legalized in Turkey. However at an international conference in 2012 the Prime Minister condemned abortion and announced his intent to draft restrictive ...
The availability of abortion at state hospitals in Turkey: A national study
(Elsevier, 2017)
Introduction: Abortion in Turkey has been legal since 1983 and remains so today. Despite this in 2012 the Prime Minister declared that in his opinion abortion was murder. Since then there has been growing evidence that ...
Personality Motivation and Math Achievement Among Turkish Students: Evidence from PISA Data
(Sage Publications Inc, 2017)
Using the Turkish portion of the Programme for International Student Assessment dataset (N=4848
Evaluation of Secondhand Smoke Using PM2.5 and Observations in a Random Stratified Sample in Hospitality Venues from 12 Cities
(MDPI, 2019)
Background: Turkey passed a law banning smoking in all indoor public places in 2008. In response to the indoor smoking restriction many smokers may have relocated to outdoor areas of venues. The aim of this study was to ...
Politics Policies Pronatalism and Practice: Availability and Accessibility of Abortion and Reproductive Health Services in Turkey
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2016)
Turkey has maintained liberal contraception and abortion policies since the 1980s. In 2012 the government proposed to restrict abortion
Engaging nurses in smoking cessation: Challenges and opportunities in Turkey
(Elsevier Ireland Ltd., 2018)
This paper discusses the training of nurses in smoking cessation as part of routine patient care in Turkey. Formative research was carried out prior to training to identify challenges faced by smokers when trying to quit. ...
Smoke-free Turkey: Evaluation of outdoor areas of public places
(Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, 2019)
Significance: Secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure is a major cause of morbidity and mortality around the world. The objective of this study was to evaluate the presence of smoking in outdoor areas of public places in ...
Coronary bypass surgery in octogenarians
(2001)
OBJECTIVE: The age of the patients referred for coronary bypass surgery is getting older progressively. Early and late postoperative outcome of octogenarians were evaluated and compared with younger age group in this study. ...
Cervical spine injuries in children
(2004)
Cervical spine injuries in children and adolescents are rare. Common mechanisms include motor vehicle accidents, sports injuries, fall from height, and gunshot injuries. Cervical spine injuries are classified by Allen and ...
Impacts of COVID-19 on changing patterns of household food consumption: An intercultural study of three countries
(Elsevier, 2021)
In light of COVID-19's effects on individuals' social, economic, political, and psychological values, this paper aims to investigate the pandemic's role in possible changes to people's food consumption and meal habits in ...