Nikbakht, Hossein-Ali

Babol University of Medical Sciences

[ 1 ] - Epidemiological study of different types of cancers among adults in Sowme’eh Sara County, Guilan, Iran

Background: Cancer is the leading cause of death in the world after cardiovascular disease, and is the third leading cause of death in Iran. Objective: This epidemiological study aims to investigate different types of cancers in Sowme’eh Sara County, Guilan, Iran. Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study is a part of the PERSIAN Guilan cohort study that was conducted on 10520 adult men ...

[ 2 ] - Prevalence of hypertension in Iran: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of community-based studies

Background: Hypertension (HTN) is one of the primary risk factors for heart disease and stroke worldwide. The present meta-analysis was aimed to systematically review and statistically estimate the prevalence rate of pre-hypertension (PHTN) and HTN in the Iranian child/adolescent and adult age groups. Methods: In this study, four International databases, including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Scien...