LTHOIJGH the association of bleeding teuideuicy with uremia has beeui recognized fon’ at least a century,n the exact (‘ause has miever 1)een clearly defined. Vascular damage has been suggested.2 This study includes assays of many hemostatic factors in twelve patients showing varying degrees of azotelllia with and without hemorrhagic manifestations. An abnormality in platelet function (thrombocy...

OBJECTIVES Hospice care provided to nursing home (NH) residents has been shown to improve the quality of end-of-life (EOL) care. However, hospice utilization in NHs is typically low. This study examined the relationship between facility self-reported EOL practices and residents' hospice use and length of stay. DESIGN The study was based on a retrospective cohort of NH residents. Medicare hosp...

background unwanted pregnancies remain a main public health problem worldwide. in iran, comparative studies on the risk factors of unwanted pregnancies and their effects on maternal health are rare. conclusions lower education and socioeconomic status, longer marriage duration, being employed, and unwilling of spouse were among the risk factors of unwanted pregnancies. these women are at high r...

Gossiping is a widespread phenomenon in interpersonal relationships, significantly impacting social dynamics and the emotional state of participants. It has potential to create distrust conflict, especially when false information involved. Despite its prevalence, there lack reliable instruments measure gossip propensity. This article aims present results pilot study that involved developing val...

As human beings we are endowed with gregarious tendencies. Like most other primates we need to live in groups. Since we are also endowed with the capacity to communicate in sophisticated ways, particularly through language, we create cultural milieus. Cultural milieus prescribe and proscribe behavior, that is, what people should do and should not do given their social surroundings and circumsta...

Nowadays the global changes process and various developments in various fields of economic, social and cultural rights at the national level have led to present the issue of religion in the country as a sub-category alongside other categories and it is on the sidelines. The aim of this study is to investigate the practices and factors affecting attitudes to religion among high school students i...