Nicholas J. Sarlis, Loukas Gourgiotis, Frank Pucino, George J. Tolis
Several authors have suggested a positive association between Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) and breast cancer (BrCa). Others have refuted these findings; hence, this subject remains controversial. We therefore reviewed the world literature on this subject accumulated over the last 50 years and performed a quantitative research synthesis …
Spyridon N. Karras, Panagiotis Anagnostis, Andrea Petroczi, Cedric Annweiler, Declan P. Naughton, Dimitrios G. Goulis
Maternal hypovitaminosis D during pregnancy has been associated with a wide spectrum of adverse maternal and neonatal health outcomes, some manifesting stronger associations than others. Research in this field has entered the “era of systematic data evaluation” via the conducting of a series of meta-analyses in an attempt to synthesize …
Eleni P. Kotanidou, Maria G. Grammatikopoulou, Bessie E. Spiliotis, Christina Kanaka-Gantenbein, Maria Tsigga, Assimina Galli-Tsinopoulou
OBJECTIVE: While the US today has the highest rates worldwide of obesity, Europe, and particularly Southern Europe, is catching up fast. The aim of this study was to report the prevalence of obesity in Greek children, aged 1-12 years. DESIGN: A systematic review—including all studies published in English and Greek …