Epidemiologic aspects: Lost in transition

Epidemiologic Transition in Iran with Emphasis on the Third Stage of Transition

Introduction: During the last half century, all indices of mortality imply the prompt and continuous decrease of nationwide mortality. Alongside reduction of mortality, there happened a comprehensive form of transition of mortality causes, from epidemical and other communicable diseases such as mothers' (birth giving) mortalities and birth related ones, to other causes like chronic diseases r...

Epidemiologic aspects of cutaneaus leishmaniasis in Hajiabad, Hormozgan, Iran (2003)

Introduction: Zoontic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) is one of the most important vector-born diseases in Iran, transmitted by phlebotominae sandfiles and its foci exist in different parts of the country. In Hormozgan province, south of Iran, cataneous leishmaniasis mainly reports from Hajiabad, Banda-Lengeh and Kahoorestan. This study is conducted to investigate epidemiology of leishmaniasis in...

Epidemiologic and genetic aspects

Vertigo: epidemiologic aspects.

Vertigo is a frequent symptom in the general population with a 12-month prevalence of 5% and an incidence of 1.4% in adults. Its prevalence rises with age and is about two to three times higher in women than in men. The epidemiology of vertigo and underlying specific vestibular disorders is still an underdeveloped field despite its usefulness for clinical decision making and its potential for i...

Epidemiologic and Etiologic Aspects

In the NIH Collaborative Perinatal Project, a prospective study of over 53,000 pregnant women and their offspring, 71 single-born children (13.33/10,000) were found to have a non-syndromal neural tube defect (NTD). A family history was present in only one case. The group of individuals with NTD was compared to a group of 400 randomly selected non-malformed control infants. Of over 50 maternal f...