Complementary/alternative medicine use in a pediatric oncology unit in Turkey.

Background: Important in the cancer therapy is the increasingly use of complementary/alternative medicine (CAM). The current study aims to establish the extent of use, the types of therapies employed, factors influencing, the reasons for choosing and the cost of CAM used in pediatric cancer patients in our clinic in Ankara, Turkey.

Procedure: A detailed questionnaire regarding demographic data and information about the use of CAM was completed by 95 patients who have attended the clinic between 1999 and 2000.

Review of 609 patients with rheumatic fever in terms of revised and updated Jones criteria.

Background: To investigate the findings and prognosis of rheumatic fever (RF) patients seen in the past 20 years and to compare the last two decades.

Methods: The medical records of all RF patients admitted to Gazi University Department of Pediatric Cardiology during 1982-2002 were reviewed. The decade from 1.

Circadian variation of QTc dispersion in children with vasovagal syncope.

Aims: To assess the validity of QTc dispersion to cardiac autonomic nervous function status.

Method And Results: Prospective comparisons of QTc dispersion measurements in 77 neurally mediated cardiac syncope (NMCS) patients (29 boys, 48 girls, mean age 13.4+/-0.