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Christos Economou is Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Nicosia.

Dr Economou holds an MB ChB from the University of Manchester (1984). He also has a Diploma in Child Health (DCH) from London (1988).  He holds a Post-graduate diploma in General Practice from the University of Surrey (1999) and a Training of trainers Certificate from the Royal College of General Practitioners (2005). Recently, he also received a Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare and Biomedical Education from St. George’s, University of London (2015).

His research interests are in paediatrics.

Selected Publication

Karras, D., Economou, Ch., Giannakos, G., Gogaki, Z. and Kyprianou, Ch.  (1986). Enthesopathy and inflammatory Sondyloarthopathies.  Frequency, radiological description and clinical significance.  A study of 120 cases.  XXVI International Congress of Military Medicine and Pharmacy.  March 23-28 1986.

Kyprianou, C., Laganas, G., Koumas, M., Karras, D. and Economou, Ch.  (1988). Psychological Observations on Soldiers Admitted in the Psychiatric Clinic of the Nicosia General Hospital.  International Review of the Armed Forces Medical Services, LXI 7/8/9.

Economou, C. (2004) Further research on the aetiology of asthma.  BMJ: 329: 486.

Economou, C. (2009) Istories tou Dasous (Stories of the Forest) – Children’s Book [on sale in Cyprus bookshops]. Nicosia: Epifaniou Publishers

Koliou, K., Andreou, K. Lamnisos, D., Lavranos, G., Iakovides, P., Economou C. & Soteriades, E. (2017) Serotypes and antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumonia nasopharyngeal carriage in children from Cyprus: a country with relatively low coverage with the seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Journal of Epidemiological Research, 3 (2), 51-57.

Koliou, M., Andreou, K., Lamnisos, D., Lavranos, G., Iakovides, P., Economou C. & Soteriades, E. (under review) Identification of risk factors for carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children.  Manuscript submitted for publication.