The prevalence of domestic violence against women among a group woman: Ankara, Turkey: Domestic violence against women in Ankara

T Akar, FN Aksakal, B Demirel, E Durukan… - Journal of family …, 2010 - Springer
This study determines the frequency of the spousal domestic violence among 1,178 married
women who applied to some first level medical institutions located in Ankara, the capital of …

Establishment of interdisciplinary child protection teams in Turkey 2002–2006: Identifying the strongest link can make a difference!

…, AG Coskun, A Dağçınar, Y Dallar, B Demirel… - Child Abuse & …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: The University of Iowa Child Protection Program collaborated with Turkish
professionals to develop a training program on child abuse and neglect during 2002–2006 with …

Six-year experience of a hospital-based child protection team in Turkey

…, A Duyan-Camurdan, T Akar, B Demirel… - The Turkish journal of …, 2009 - turkjpediatr.org
The objective of this article was to review the case series' profile followed up by the Gazi
University Multidisciplinary Team for Child Protection and to describe the challenges in our child …

Suicide in different cultures: A thematic comparison of suicide notes from Turkey and the United States

…, L Leenaars, T Akar, B Demirel - Journal of Cross …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Suicide is a global concern, hence, cross-cultural research ought to be central; yet, there is
a paucity of cross-cultural study in suicidology. A thematic or theoretical-conceptual analysis …

Farewell to the world: Suicide notes from Turkey

B Demirel, T Akar, A Sayın, S Candansayar… - Suicide and Life …, 2008 - Guilford Press
There has been limited study of suicide in Islamic countries. This paper marks the first study
of suicide notes in Turkey, an Islamic country. Using a classification scheme, 49 suicide …

Elderly deaths in Ankara, Turkey

T Akar, M Karapirli, R Akçan, B Demirel… - Archives of gerontology …, 2014 - Elsevier
According to World Health Organization, the life expectancy at birth is increasing. An increase
in life expectancy might result in increased morbidity and mortality in elderly. The increase …

A Prospective Study of Serotonin Transporter Gene Promoter (5-HTT Gene Linked Polymorphic Region) and Intron 2 (Variable Number of Tandem Repeats) …

…, A Demircan, G Kurtoglu, B Demirel… - DNA and cell …, 2010 - liebertpub.com
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of both promoter and intron polymorphisms
of the serotonin transporter (5HTT) gene on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) …

Tuberculosis prevalence in forensic autopsies

S Ozsoy, B Demirel, A Albay, O Kisa… - The American Journal …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Materials and Methods: It is aimed to determine the infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis
using acidoresistant bacilli microscopy, TB culture, and histopathological methods in …

The analysis of hormones and enzymes extracted from endocrine glands of the neck region in deaths due to hanging

E Senol, B Demirel, T Akar, Ö Gülbahar… - The American journal …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Our study was designed to determine whether the hormone and enzyme levels that we have
mentioned in serum specimens can be used in postmortem examinations of the cases of …

The diagonal ear-lobe crease. As sign of some diseases.

M Bahcelioglu, AF Isik, B Demirel, E Senol… - Saudi medical …, 2005 - europepmc.org
Objective The present study dealt with the question of possible association between the
diagonal ear lobe crease (ELC) and diabetes mellitus, hypertension, myocardial infarction, …