Release Date: 2024-06-19

Tuberculosis in Childhood

Release Date: 2024-06-19

In this text, the topic of spouse selection in marriage is discussed and the importance of this process is emphasized. It focuses on how the choice of a spouse affects people’s lives, the impact of cultural differences on this process and the association of happiness in marriage with the right choice of a spouse. The [...]

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    In this text, the topic of spouse selection in marriage is discussed and the importance of this process is emphasized. It focuses on how the choice of a spouse affects people’s lives, the impact of cultural differences on this process and the association of happiness in marriage with the right choice of a spouse. The text also explains that the basis of a healthy marriage is based on choosing the right spouse and how this process should be managed.

    Mehmet Fuat Gurkan (Author)
    Prof. Dr., Specialist of Pediatric Pulmonology, The Private Dunyapark Hospital
    https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3226-5495
    3He currently works as a specialist of Pediatric Pulmonology in Dünyapark Hospital in Diyarbakır, Türkiye. He completed his education as follows: Medical School: Dicle University Faculty of Medicine Diyarbakir, Türkiye Specialization training: Haydarpaşa State Hospital İstanbul, Türkiye Subspecialization training: Certified by Turkish Republic Ministry of Health He worked as a member of academic staff in Dicle University Faculty of Medicine Diyarbakir, Türkiye during 1997-2016.

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