background: breast cancer (bc) is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer after lung cancer. survival of bc patients is affected by intermediate events. this study was aimed to investigate the disease course of primary non-metastatic bc patients with first recurrence of the tumor (frt) as the intermediate event using the illness- death model. methods: this retrospective cohort study was condu...

background: since the mortality rate of mothers and infants is due to preventable factors, this study aimed to determine the effects of interventions on decreasing the mortality rate of pregnant women in isfahan province, iran. methods: this was an interventional study. the study population included all dead mothers in isfahan province from 21 march 2002 to 20 march 2005 and after intervention ...