BACKGROUND This study was carried out to evaluate activities in different branches of science in Iran compared to other countries over the past 35 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS Essential Science Indicators (ESI) and Web of Science from (Thomson Reuters ISI) and SCImago Journal & Country Rank (SJR) were searched for scientometrics data. ESI indicated place of Iran among other countries in all 2...

The patient was 35-year-old women with a six-month history of difficulty breathing and chest pain. An anterior-posterior chest radiograph revealed a widened mediastinum with small lung volumes. During his diagnostic evaluation, a computed tomographic scan was performed and with huge mass in the anterior mediastinum with extension to the left and right side of pleural space. With postero-lateral...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to examine the factors associated with maternal mortality among women aged ≥35 years. DESIGN Unmatched population based case-control study. SETTING United Kingdom. POPULATION Between 2009 and 2012, 105 cases of maternal deaths aged ≥35 years were extracted from the surveillance database of the MBRRACE-UK confidential enquiries into maternal deaths in the UK. In ...

BACKGROUND Breast cancer in very young patients represents a unique issue that needs more attention as the number of cases is increasing and it has special characteristics at presentation, diagnosis, and biologic behaviors which reflect on both treatment strategies and survival. The aim of the current study was to analyze and report the clinico-pathological characteristics and treatment procedu...

PURPOSE To identify experiences and needs of women with coronary artery disease. METHODS Qualitative research utilizing focus groups and grounded theory. Women were recruited from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Alumni, a group of former Heart Institute patients, and from the Heart Institute cardiac rehabilitation program. FINDINGS All women had difficulties recognizing their sympt...

OBJECTIVE To review the use of quinacrine pellets for non-surgical female sterilization. BACKGROUND The transcervical insertion of quinacrine pellets has been under study for over 15 years. It could potentially expand access to sterilization services, because it is relatively simple to administer, with the use of a modified IUD inserter, and is inexpensive. METHODS Published and unpublished...