1- Assistant Prof. of LIS, Department Information Management, Regional Center for Science & Technology (RICeST), Shiraz, Iran , [email protected] 2- Graduated knowledge and Science, Shemiranat Public Libraries Office, Tehran, 3- Ph.D. in School Psychology Educational Sciences, Kharazmi University,

Background: Acute obstruction of the colon continues to be a lethal disease with little improvement in the mortality rate over the past 50 years. So, this study was undertaken to define the causes of colon obstruction and their probable changes after years. Methods: From 1979 to 2004, all records of patients with definite diagnosis of intestinal obstruction at all hospitals affiliated to Shiraz...

1Department of Community Medicine, Sari Medical School, Sari, Islamic Republic of Iran (Correspondence to N. Motamed: [email protected]). 2Department of Biostatistics, Shiraz School of Public Health, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran. 3Department of Community Medicine, Shiraz Medical School, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran. Received: 24/03/03; accepted: 18/02/04 ABSTRACT To assess the validity...

BACKGROUND Expanding cities with rapid economic development has resulted in increased energy consumption leading to numerous environmental problems for their residents. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between air pollution and mortality rate due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases in Shiraz. METHODS This is an analytical cross-sectional study in which the corre...

4th national student congress on new-horizons of rehabilitation sciences, march 6 to 8, 2015, shiraz, iran   the conference is organized by: student research committee, school of rehabilitation sciences, shiraz university of medical sciences and health care   congress president : dr mohammad hadi imanieh, president of shiraz university of medical sciences and health care committee president : d...

OBJECTIVE To compare the success rate and capacities of nonsurgical (halo cast) versus surgical management of lower cervical spine injury. METHODS Forty patients admitted to hospitals affiliated with Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Shiraz, Iran, from August 2002 to August 2004 with unstable cervical injuries were divided into 2 equal groups (halo versus surgery), and in each group, p...