Masoud Behzadifar
Health Management and Economics Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
[ 1 ] - Iran’s Health System Transformation Plan: A SWOT analysis
Background: Societies are characterized by evolving health needs, which become more challenging throughout time, to which health system should respond. As such, a constant monitoring and a periodic review and reformation of healthcare systems are of fundamental importance to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare services delivery, equity, and sustainable funding. The establish...
[ 2 ] - Low birth weight in Iran: Implications from a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis in the period 1999-2017
Background: Low birth weight (LBW), a crucial determinant of neonatal complications, represents a major public health concern worldwide. Epidemiological research is of crucial importance for designing and implementing ad hoc interventions for this issue, helping and guiding decision- and policy-makers in each country to prevent the increased prevalence of LBW in infants through estimating the p...
[ 3 ] - Depression among Iranian nurses: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background: Depression is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders. Nurses and other hospital service providers are a group at high risk for developing depression. Thus, knowing the prevalence of depression among nurses can help the health care decision- makers to plan ad hoc prevention programs to control depression in this group. This study was conducted to quantitatively assess th...
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