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Pantovic M, Djordjevic O, Radevic S, Bankovic D, Ilic KP, Radovanovic S. Mortality of Malignant Melanoma in Central Serbia, in the Period 1999-2015. Dermatol Pract Concept 2023; 13:dpc.1301a8. [PMID: 36892369 PMCID: PMC9946065 DOI: 10.5826/dpc.1301a8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Malignant melanoma is one of the rarest forms of skin cancer but it is the most deadly. OBJECTIVE The objective of this paper was to analyze the epidemiological characteristics and trends of mortality from malignant melanoma in the population of Central Serbia in the period 1999-2015. METHODS The study was designed as a retrospective descriptive epidemiological study. Standardized mortality rates were used in statistical data processing. A linear trend model and regression analysis were used to examine trends in malignant melanoma mortality. RESULTS In Serbia, malignant melanoma mortality shows an increasing trend. The overall age-adjusted melanoma death rate was 2.6 per 100,000 with a higher death rate among men (3.03 per 100,000) than among women (2.1 per 100,000). Malignant melanoma mortality rates increase with age in both sexes and are highest in the age group of 75 and older. The highest increase in mortality in men is recorded in the 65-69 age group, with an average percentage increase of 21.33 (95% CI, 8.40 - 51.05), while in women the largest increase in mortality was recorded in the 35-39 age group, with an average percentage increase of 31.4 and in the 70-74 age group, 12.9. CONCLUSIONS The trend of increasing mortality from malignant melanoma in Serbia is similar to those in most developed countries. Education and improvement of awareness in the general population and among health professionals are vital to reducing melanoma mortality in the future.
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- Department of Hygiene and Ecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Serbia, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Physical medicine and rehabilitation
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- Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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Radojlovic J, Kilibarda T, Radevic S, Maricic M, Parezanovic Ilic K, Djordjic M, Colovic S, Radmanovic B, Sekulic M, Djordjevic O, Niciforovic J, Simic Vukomanovic I, Janicijevic K, Radovanovic S. Attitudes of Primary School Teachers Toward Inclusive Education. Front Psychol 2022; 13:891930. [PMID: 35602730 PMCID: PMC9121194 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.891930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background The aims of our study are related to examining the relevance of teachers' attitudes toward the implementation of inclusive education. In addition, its subject is related to the implications on inclusive education policies, limitations of the existing study along with the recommendations for our future research endeavors. Methods The research is a cross-sectional study type. The sample included 64 primary school teachers in the lower grades of primary school (grades 1–4), selected by using simple random sampling, in three primary schools on the territory of Belgrade, Serbia in 2021 (26, 17, and 21 primary school teachers). The Questionnaire for Teachers, which was used as a research instrument, was taken from the Master's Thesis Studen Rajke, which was part of the project “Education for the Knowledge Society” at the Institute for Educational Research in Belgrade. Dependent variables measured in the study referred to the attitudes of primary school teachers toward inclusive education. Categorical variables are represented as frequencies and the Chi-square test was used to determine if a distribution of observed frequencies differed from the expected frequencies. Results One in three teachers (32.8%) thought that inclusion was useful for children with disabilities (29.7%), of them thought that schools did not have the conditions for inclusive education, whereas one in four teachers (25.0%) believed that inclusion was not good. No statistically significant differences were found in the attitudes of professors, when observed in terms of their gender, age and length of service. Conclusion Investing more resources and time in developing and implementing special education policies can promote successful inclusive education.
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- Department in Cuprija, The Academy of Applied Preschool Teaching and Health Studies Krusevac, Cuprija, Serbia
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- Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department School of Applied Health Science Studies, Academy of Applied Studies Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Communication Skills, Ethics and Psychology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Communication Skills, Ethics and Psychology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Hygiene and Ecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism in Vrnjacka Banja, University of Kragujevac, Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia
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- Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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Sekulic M, Stajic D, Jurisic Skevin A, Kocovic A, Zivkovic Zaric R, Djonovic N, Vasiljevic D, Radmanovic B, Spasic M, Janicijevic K, Simic Vukomanovic I, Niciforovic J, Parezanovic Ilic K, Barac S, Lukovic T, Joksimovic S. Lifestyle, Physical Activity, Eating and Hygiene Habits: A Comparative Analysis Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Student Population. Front Public Health 2022; 10:862816. [PMID: 35372255 PMCID: PMC8968854 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.862816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Changing daily habits such as diet, hygiene and physical activity may be some of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the study was to analyze the effect of this pandemic on lifestyle, physical activity, eating and hygiene habits among students. Methods This cross-sectional study involved 171 students from the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Serbia. Data were statistically analyzed using Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test, Marginal homogeneity test and Chi-square test. The differences were considered statistically significant when p ≤ 0.05. Results In this study, it was observed that the most common physical activity before the pandemic was walking, while during the pandemic was home exercising. Compared to the period before the pandemic, there was no difference in the time spent engaging in daily physical activity (p = 0.334). However, there was a significant increase in sitting time during the pandemic (p = 0.005). Difference was noticed in the use of breakfast, the number of meals, and the type of fat in the diet before and during the pandemic (p = 0.000). During the pandemic, there was an increase in the use of fruits (p = 0.000), vegetables, and nuts (p = 0.001), while the use of fast food and alcohol have decreased. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant increase in the use of dietary supplements was observed (40.2%), (p = 0.008). Conclusions Given that the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing, certain changes in lifestyle observed in this study should be confirmed in more extensive population studies.
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- Marija Sekulic
- Department of Hygiene and Ecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Hygiene and Ecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
- *Correspondence: Dalibor Stajic
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Hygiene and Ecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Hygiene and Ecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism in Vrnjacka Banja, University of Kragujevac, Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Forensic Psychiatry, University Clinical Centre Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Surgical Oncology Clinic, Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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Divjak A, Aleksic D, Ilic KP. Impact of Rehabilitation on Health Related Quality of Life in Patients with Hip Osteoarthritis. Serbian Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research 2017. [DOI: 10.1515/sjecr-2016-0040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Hip osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative, progressive musculoskeletal system disease in adult individuals. Both genders demonstrate a similar prevalence at 11.5% for men and 11.6% for women. During the initial stage of hip OA, conservative treatments may significantly decrease pain, provide functional improvement and enhance health related quality of life (HRQoL).
The aims of the study were to evaluate the quality of life of patients with hip osteoarthritis and to estimate the impact of a comprehensive rehabilitation intervention on their HRQoL.
This was a prospective, observational study of 50 consecutive patients with hip osteoarthritis who were referred to an outpatient rehabilitation intervention. To assess their HRQoL before and after rehabilitation, we used the SF-36 and the Lequesne index for hip OA.
The mean age was 61.7±8.3 years, and 56% of the patients were women. After rehabilitation, the SF-36 RE and RP subscales and the Lequesne pain subscale showed the most significant improvement, although all of the SF-36 and Lequesne domains showed significant improvement. Before rehabilitation, the Lequesne ADL subscale was most correlated with the SF-36 PF subscale (rho=−0.908). After rehabilitation, the total Lequesne score was highly correlated with the SF-36 PF subscale (rho=−0.895). Age, education and the duration of disease were significantly correlated with all of the Lequesne subscales before and after rehabilitation.
This study showed that patients with hip osteoarthritis had a substantially low HRQoL, but all health dimensions showed statistically significant improvements after outpatient rehabilitation intervention.
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- Ana Divjak
- Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Kragujevac , Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Kragujevac , Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Kragujevac , Serbia
- Service for physical medicine and rehabilitation , Clinical Center Kragujevac , Serbia
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Grbovic V, Skevin AJ, Ilic KP, Tomic AL, Nurkovic J, Jeremic D, Djordjevic D. Correlations Between Clinical Parameters and Health-Related Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Osteoporotic Women. Serbian Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research 2016. [DOI: 10.1515/sjecr-2016-0044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to assess the correlation between health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and clinically relevant osteodensitometric and biochemical parameters in postmenopausal osteoporotic women. Bone mineral density (BMD) and T scores of the lumbar vertebrae and femoral neck were assessed in 100 osteoporotic women (56 without previous fractures and 44 with previous fractures) using dual x-ray absorptiometry. The Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) index for major osteoporotic and hip fractures was calculated based on demographic data and hip BMD. Venous blood samples were taken from each subject for biochemical analysis (serum calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase and vitamin D levels). HRQoL was assessed using the QUALEFFO-41 questionnaire (domains: Health perception, Pain, and Physical, Social and Mental function). Basic participant characteristics (age, menopause length, body mass index, smoking habits, hereditary tendency towards fracture, fracture history) correlated with some of the QUALEFFO-41 domains, but the correlation coefficients were low (r<0.3), except in the case of the correlation between Pain and fracture history (r=0.638). Of the six variables included in the multiple regression model, fracture history was shown to be the most significant predictor with respect to the following three QUALEFFO-41 domains: Pain (b=20.511), Social function (b=2.548) and Health perception (b=3.185). Correlation analysis showed that after adjustment for basic characteristics, BMD and T score of the femoral neck and Pain (r=0.331 and r=0.449, respectively), Social function (r=0.422 and r=0.419) and Health perception (r=0.434 for T score of the femoral neck) exhibited the strongest correlations. Vitamin D was negatively correlated with Mental function, while the other biochemical parameters exhibited variable correlations with the QUALEFFO- 41 domains (r≈0.2-0.5). Our study confirmed the previously established relationship between BMD of the femoral neck and HRQoL in patients with osteoporosis and demonstrated correlations between various blood bone metabolism parameters and HRQoL that have not been previously investigated.
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- Vesna Grbovic
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Novi Pazar, Serbia
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Svetozara Markovica 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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Nurkovic J, Jovasevic L, Konicanin A, Bajin Z, Ilic KP, Grbovic V, Skevin AJ, Dolicanin Z. Treatment of trochanteric bursitis: our experience. J Phys Ther Sci 2016; 28:2078-81. [PMID: 27512268 PMCID: PMC4968510 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.28.2078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2016] [Accepted: 04/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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[Purpose] Trochanteric bursitis is a disease for which there are no effective
standardized therapy protocols. Very often pain persists in spite of applying all
therapeutic treatments. The purpose of this study was to determine whether treatment of
trochanteric bursitis with a local injection of bicomponent corticosteroid and 2%
lidocaine would improve patients’ conditions and relieve pain symptoms in the trochanteric
area. [Subjects and Methods] A retrospective observational study was conducted of 2,217
patients in a 6 year follow-up period at the Special Hospital “Agens”, Mataruska Banja,
Serbia. [Results] Of 2,217 examined patients, 58 (2.6%) patients were found to suffer from
trochanteritis associated with low back pain, and 157 (7%) were found to suffer from
trochanteric pains without low back pains. Local corticosteroid therapy followed by
physical therapy was effective in 77 (49%) of these patients, and only corticosteroid
injection in 61 (39%) patients. A single injection was given to 47 (29.9%) of the
patients. Two injections were given to 9 (5.7%) patients, and from 3 to 5 injections were
given repeatedly every 4–6 weeks to 7 (4.5%) patients. [Conclusion] For most patients,
local injections of corticosteroids with lidocaine alone or followed by physical therapy
gave satisfactory results.
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- Jasmin Nurkovic
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Novi Pazar, Serbia; Center for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Clinical Center Kragujevac, Serbia; Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Novi Pazar, Serbia; Special Hospital "Agens", Serbia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Novi Pazar, Serbia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Novi Pazar, Serbia; Institute for Orthopaedic Surgery "Banjica", Serbia
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- Center for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Clinical Center Kragujevac, Serbia; Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Center for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Clinical Center Kragujevac, Serbia; Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Center for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Clinical Center Kragujevac, Serbia; Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Novi Pazar, Serbia; General Hospital Novi Pazar, Serbia
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