Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed at Ghaem hospital, Mashhad, Iran; from March 2008 to April 2010 to evaluate newborns’ outcome that were born from mothers with prolonged premature rupture of membranes (PROM> 18 hours). Maternal risk factors, antibiotic administration and its influences on neonatal complications were evaluated. Eligible infants were categorized into group I (sym...

Background: Hemoglobin D Iran is frequently misdiagnosed as Hb E or Punjab if only one method of screening used. The objective our study was to highlight the importance using two different techniques in diagnosis a hemoglobin variant, case. Hematological parameters heterozygous and compound β/Hb were also compared. Methods: A descriptive carried out on results 52,379 subjects which part thalass...

BACKGROUND Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common type of human cancer. Despite the high prevalence of these tumors, there is a lack of reliable epidemiological data in some regions including Iran. OBJECTIVE To assess the relationship between BCC subtypes and anatomical distribution in the Iranian population. METHODS There were 876 patients with a single BCC enrolled in this study (M...

This study was conducted to determine the causes and outcomes of burn in patients referred to Shahid Mohammadi Hospital in Bandar Abbass, southern Iran, in which 212 burned patients were assessed from March 2007 to March 2008 .Mean age of patients was 22.14 yr. Heat contact was the main cause of burn with 92.5%. 49.1% of total burns occurred among less than 20 yr old people. Mortality rate was ...

Received December 15, 2014. Revised March 6, 2015. Accepted March 11, 2015. Correspondence to: Mohamed Amin Ghobadifar Zoonoses Research Center, Medicine School, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Motahari Avenue, Jahrom 12345, Iran Tel: +98-936-620-8078, Fax: +98-713-635-4094, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Att...

INTRODUCTION During the last few decades, healthcare expenditures (HCEs) have increased significantly in Iran and throughout the world. Understanding the determinants of such increases is essential to health policymakers in finding the best policies to manage healthcare costs. This study aimed to determine the impact of some of the key explanatory variables on household healthcare expenditures ...

On March 9th, 2011, the eminent scholar of Iranian studies, historian, bibliographer, Persian manuscript expert, journalist, biographer and writer, Iraj Afshar passed away at the age of 85 in Tehran. His demise was a great loss to Iranian culture. He edited or wrote around 300 books in various fields of Iranian studies, including the history of medicine in Iran and published more than 2000 pape...