Croatian Medical Journal

Current Issue

The December 2009 issue of the Croatian Medical Journal contains several articles which might be of interest to our readers.
First of all, we mark the International Day of People with Disability, celebrated on the 3rd December every year to recognize the achievements and contributions of people with disability, with the Cover Page. Please find time to read also the essay on Croatian paralympics’ champions by Prof. Tonko Vlak and his colleagues from the Department of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Rheumatology of the University of Split Hospital Center and School of Medicine.
The end of 2009 has been marked by a public debate about the A/H1N1 influenza vaccination in Croatia. The discussion was in part fueled by the request of the Croatian health authorities, who mandated a written informed consent for this vaccine, even though a similar form was not required for the vaccination against seasonal influenza virus. The article of Dr Marko Jukić and his colleagues addresses the legal regulation of informed consent for medical procedures in Croatia in the study from 6 Croatian hospitals, where they asked medical specialists about their knowledge of regulatory issues and practices in informed consent. You can hear more about their research directly from Dr Jukić on the CMJ video clip for this issue.
Other research papers published in this issue cover a variety of topics, from the role of TWIST, a highly conserved transcription factor from the basic helix-loop-helix family, in paclitaxel-induced apoptosis in human laryngeal carcinoma cells in vitro, to the study of “revolving door” patients in a public psychiatric hospital in Israel.
We hope you will find time to read CMJ during the holidays.
Best wishes for the New Year from the CMJ editorial team!