COVID-19 and non-communicable diseases

Indoor Air Quality and Severity of COVID-19: Where Communicable and Non-communicable Preventive Measures Meet

Comparing Health Service Reception in Individuals with and Without Non-communicable Diseases Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Shahrekord Cohort Study

Introduction: The utilization of health services is an opportunity for using health services by the needy. Since COVID-19 can have significant effects on all life dimensions, including the utilization patterns, especially in patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs), this study aimed to determine and compare the extent of utilizing health services by individuals with and without NCDs in th...

Biosecurity and Non-Communicable Diseases

Although the traditional biosecurity paradigm is concerned with the deliberate misuse of biological agents, in recent years national security strategies have widened in scope to address a much wider spectrum of biological threats. This expanding remit, partly spurred by the high-profile epidemics of the early 2000s, still does not include conditions that have been traditionally conceived as non...

Combating non-communicable diseases.

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IMPORTANCE OF POPULATION-WIDE STUDIES IN CONTROLLING NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES: ACHIEVEMENTS OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES RESEARCH CENTER, ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are the major cause of premature death and disability due to diseased globally, imposing a heavy burden on the health systems. Four main categories of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases, neoplasms, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases. Iran, the second greatest country in the Middle East Region, has been through an important transition period of communicable...