AIM Both observational and experimental studies have shown that higher selenium status reduces the risk of upper gastrointestinal cancers in selenium deficient populations. Recent cancer registry data have shown very different rates of esophageal cancer (EC) and gastric cancer (GC) in four Provinces of Iran, namely Ardabil, Mazandaran, Golestan, and Kerman. The aim of this study was to have a p...

BACKGROUND Northern regions of Iran have been encountered to dominate malignancies of gastrointestinal (GI) tract. We aimed to examine the excess mortality due to the GI tract cancer in Mazandaran province. METHODS Socio-demographic and clinical data of 484 patients with GI cancer collected during the years 1990-1991 were available from Babol Cancer Registry Center in Iran. Patients were foll...

BACKGROUND During the last decades, the number of dentistry units increased significantly across the country. The aim of this study was to assess the efficiency of dental units of Iran provinces regarding dental health inputs and outputs using Data Envelopment Analysis approach. METHODS In this applied descriptive-analytical study, the study population included all of Iran 31 provinces. The o...

1 Department of Physics, Takestan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Takestan, Iran 2 Department of Chemistry, Takestan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Takestan, Iran 3 Department of Chemistry, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mazandaran, Iran 4 Environment Department, Research Institute of Environmental Sciences, International Center for Science, High Technology & Environme...

Shokofe Darkhor, Fatemeh Estebsari, Jamshid Yazdani Charati. Master student Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences &, Tehran, Iran; PhD of Health Education & Promotion, Department of Health, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; AssociateProfessor, Department of Biostatistics,...

[1]. Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, Utercht, Netherlands. [2]. Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. [3]. Department of Biology, Kharazmi University, Karaj, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. [4]. Department of Bacteriology, School of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat ...

__________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Head, Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Amir Mazandarani Hospital, Sari, Iran. [email protected] 2. (Corresponding author), Dentistry Student Research Committee (DSRC), Dentistry School, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Mazandaran, Iran. [email protected]...

A suitable location plays an important role in the competitiveness of a plant inthe market and should be selected such that it allows access to strategic advantagescompared with other competitors. The aim of the current study was identificationoptimized location of fluting paper plant from agricultural residues in Mazandaranprovince using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). After performing...

BACKGROUND Leukemia and lymphoma demonstrate significantly incidence rates throughout the world and particularly in Iran they cause serious mortality and diagnosis and treatment expenditures for both families and the health system. Combined they account for about 11 percent of cancers in Mazandaran province, ranking number 2 in prevalent cancers. The purpose of this study was to provide a first...