Alireza Ahmadvand
Department of epidemiology and biostatistics, school of public health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
[ 1 ] - A Review of Medication Errors in Iran: Sources, Underreporting Reasons and Preventive Measures
Medication error (ME) is the most common preventable cause of adverse drug events which negatively affects patient safety. Inadequate, low-quality studies plus wide estimation variations in ME from developing countries including Iran, decreases the reliability of ME evaluations. To clarify sources, underreporting reasons and preventive measures of MEs, we reviewed Iran current available literat...
[ 2 ] - A Review of Medication Errors in Iran: Sources, Underreporting Reasons and Preventive Measures
Medication error (ME) is the most common preventable cause of adverse drug events which negatively affects patient safety. Inadequate, low-quality studies plus wide estimation variations in ME from developing countries including Iran, decreases the reliability of ME evaluations. To clarify sources, underreporting reasons and preventive measures of MEs, we reviewed Iran current available literat...
[ 3 ] - The relationship between important reproductive health indices and human development index in Iran
Background: Reviewing the reproductive health indicators (RHIs) provides the possibility of periodic health system performance evaluation to achieve balanced development. This study aimed to determine the trend of ten reproductive health indicators changes during 2002-2011, and examining their relationship with the Human Development Index (HDI). Methods: In this ecological study the trend of t...
[ 4 ] - Using drug sales data to evaluate the epidemiology of cardio-metabolic risk factors and their inequality: an ecological study on atorvastatin and total cholesterol in Iran
Background: Statins have been effective medications in lowering serum total cholesterol (TC) concentrations across populations over time. The aim of this study was to estimate national and provincial trends in atorvastatin sales in Iran, to systematically quantify its relationship with socio-economic indicators, and changes in TC level. Methods : In this retrospective ecological study, cond...
[ 5 ] - Evaluation of Iranian pediatric specialists’ attitude and knowledge regarding approach to patients with acute otitis media
Background: The ministry of health and medical education of Iran and many other countries advice physicians to use this guideline for diagnosis and treatment of acute otitis media (AOM), but there is not any evaluation of effectiveness and obedience of this guideline, so the aim of this study was to evaluate the attitude of pediatricians, the most important group that interfere with these pati...
[ 6 ] - CONSORTEHEALTH، بهبود و استانداردسازی گزارش‌های ارزشیابی مداخلات سلامت مبتنی بر وب و تلفن همراه
دریافت: 27/2/94 پذیرش: 25/5/94 مقدمه: مداخلات سلامت مبتنی بر وب و تلفن همراه (که «مداخله‌های اینترنتی» یا «مداخله‌های eHealth/ mHealth » نیز نامیده می‌شوند) ابزارها یا درمان‌هایی عمدتاً مبتنی بر تغییر رفتار هستند که برای ارایه از طریق اینترنت و یا تلفن همراه، طراحی و عملیاتی شده‌اند. این مداخله‌ها شامل ابزارهای الکترونیکی برای بیماران، مراقبان آن‌‌ها، افراد سالم و هم‌چنین ارایه‌دهندگان خدمات ...
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