Rohollah Lak 1, 3, MSc; Abolfazl Hajari 2, MSc; Mohsen Naderi Beni, MSc, MPH3* 1Health Technology Assessment, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 2Center of Disease Control, Tiran & Karvan Center of Health, 3Center of Disease Control, Chadegan Center of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Received: Jan 29, 2014; Accepted: Feb 12, 2014; First Online Availabl...

background: nowadays pharmaceutical care departments located in hospitals are amongst the important pillars of the healthcare system. the aim of this study was to evaluate designing features and equipments of hospital drugstores affiliated with isfahan university of medical sciences. methods: in this cross-sectional study a self-defined and validated questionnaire was used which included all th...

1 Pediatrics Department, Child Growth and Development Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, 81676-36954 Isfahan, Iran 2Environmental Engineering Department, Environment Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran 3Preventive Cardiology Department, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA 4Arteriosklerose-Präventions-Institut, University of Munich...

BACKGROUND Changes in modern societies develop the perception that the external environment is essential in organization's practices, especially in the way they deal with aspects such as human rights, community needs, market demands and environmental interests. These issues are usually under the umbrella of the concept of social responsibility. Given the importance of this concept in the contex...

This study was undertaken to investigate molecularly the occurrence of EHV-1 and EHV-4 infection among equine population in regions, Iran. Blood samples from 53 and 37 randomly selected horses settled in Isfahan and Shahrekord, Iran, respectively, were collected. Detection of EHV-1 and EHV-4 genes in the blood samples was done using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Out of 53 and 37 samples from...

Cockroaches were collected from hospitals, houses and poultry sheds in various parts of Isfahan (Iran) and identified to species. In total, seven species of cockroaches in seven genera were identified: Blatta lateralis, Polyphaga aegyptiaca, Arenivaga roseni and Parcoblatta spp. Three species Periplaneta americana, Blattella germanica and Supella longipalpa (Blattidae and Blattellidae) were mor...

BACKGROUND Coronary artery diseases are one of the causes of early death all over the world. In developed countries, ischemic heart disease is responsible for half of the entire mortalities; however in developing countries it is estimated that from 9 million deaths per year, 32 percent are due to coronary artery disease. Acute coronary syndromes are responsible for over 250,000 deaths per year ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this descriptive and cross-sectional study is to explore the relationships between managers' leadership styles and employees' job satisfaction in Isfahan University Hospitals, Isfahan, Iran, 2004. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH The data were collected through the distribution of two questionnaires among the 814 employees, first line, middle and senior managers of these hos...