Ajka Pribisalić (ex Relja) defended her doctoral thesis at the TRIBE graduate program on July 27, 2022.
Photo: Ajka during thesis defense.
Thesis title: Determinants, trends, and health outcomes associated with the Mediterranean diet in the population of Dalmatia
Mentor: Professor Ozren Polašek
Full text of the Ph.D. thesis: (TRIBE repository: pdf)
The doctoral thesis is based on the following publications:
- Kolčić I*, Relja A*, Gelemanović A, Miljković A, Boban K, Hayward C, et al. Mediterranean diet in southern Croatia - does it still exist? Croatian medical journal. 2016;57(5):415-24. (*The first two authors contributed equally.) IF: 1.6
- Pribisalić A, Popović R, Salvatore FP, Vatavuk M, Mašanović M, Hayward C, et al. The Role of Socioeconomic Status in Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Body Mass Index Change: A Follow-Up Study in the General Population of Southern Croatia. Nutrients. 2021;13(11):3802. IF: 5.4
- Relja A, Miljković A, Gelemanović A, Bošković M, Hayward C, Polašek O, et al. Nut Consumption and Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Mediterranean Population. Nutrients. 2017;9(12). IF: 4.5
Enrollment year: 2018