1. Dept. of Nutrition, Rasoul-e-Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. Oncopathology Research Center, Dept. of Hematology-Oncology, Rasoul-e-Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3. Dept. of Hematology-Oncology, Rasoul-e-Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 4. Dept. of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, ...

1 Full Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran. E-mail: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 2 Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Industrial Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran; and is the corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected] 3 Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Iran University of Scienc...

The Pasteur Institute of Iran was inaugurated on August 24, 1921 in Tehran. This new institution was established on the request of the Iranian government with the agreement and scientific support of the French authorities under the supervision of Professor Pierre Paul Emile Roux (1853 - 1933), the General Director of the Paris Pasteur Institute of the time. The Iranian institute was inaugurated...

INTRODUCTION Nowadays, HIV is mostly spreading in Asian countries. One of the important routes for HIV transmission in these countries is the vertical route which infects 35% to 45% of newborns. Mother's education, drug prophylaxis and Cesarean section, accompanied by banning breastfeeding will decrease this rate to 2%. Therefore, mothers' knowledge about Prevention of Mother to Child Transmiss...

BACKGROUND Cation exchange-high performance liquid chromatography (CE-HPLC) is most commonly used to evaluate hemoglobin (Hb) variants, which elute in the Hb A2 window. This study aimed to assess prevalence of an uncommon Hb variant, Hb D-Iran, and compare its red cell parameters and peak characteristics with those of Hb E that commonly elutes in the Hb A2 window. METHODS Generally, we assess...

Khoshsokhan, M., Kazempour Osaloo, S., Saadatmand, S. & Attar, F. 2010 06 30: Molecular phylogeny of Rochelia (Boraginaceae) based on nrDNA ITS and cpDNA trnL-F sequences. -Iran. J. Bot. 16 (1): 22-29. Tehran. We here present molecular phylogeny of the genus Rochelia (Boraginaceae-Eritrichieae). A total of 8 species of Rochelia and 2 species of Lappula as outgroups were included in analyses usi...

BACKGROUND Myiasis is defined as the infestation of live human and vertebrate animals with dipterous larvae for a certain period. There are reports indicating that dogs are the most common species affected by myiasis. This study was conducted to identify myiasis-causing flies in owned and stray dogs in Mashhad (Northeastern Iran). METHODS A total of 435 owned dogs and 800 stray dogs were exam...

OBJECTIVES Plague remains a public health concern worldwide, particularly in old foci. Multiple epidemics of this disease have been recorded throughout the history of Iran. Despite the long-standing history of human plague in Iran, it remains difficult to obtain an accurate overview of the history and current status of plague in Iran. METHODS In this review, available data and reports on case...

BACKGROUND To determine the equality in safe delivery indices, i.e., appropriate place of delivery, type of delivery and skilled attendant for delivery, and their determinants in Iran. METHODS This study was performed using the data of Iran demographic and health survey, performed in 2000. Our sample was nationally representative and included 17,991 Iranian married women aged 10 - 49 years wh...

BACKGROUND Infant mortality rate is a useful indicator of health conditions in the society, the racial and socioeconomic inequality of which is from the most important measures of social inequality. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the socioeconomic inequality and its determinants regarding infant mortality in an Iranian population. PATIENTS AND METHODS This cross-sectional...